adminNATO to meet over Syria’s downing of Turkish jet
DAMASCUS — NATO governments expressed mounting anger yesterday over the downing of a Turkish fighter jet by Syria as alliance ministers prepared to hold an emergency meeting on the shooting.
President justifies minister’s sacking
ABUJA/KANO — Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has said he sacked his security chiefs because new tactics are needed to fight Islamist group Boko Haram.
He dismissed his defence minister and security adviser after about 150 people were killed last week.
Tunisia’s post-revolution alliance faces deepest crisis
TUNIS — Tunisia’s post-revolution political alliance faced its deepest crisis yesterday after the Islamist prime minister ignored the president’s opposition to the extradition of a former top Libyan official.Nine nabbed, 3 tonnes drug component seized
BEIJING — Chinese and Australian police have arrested nine suspects and confiscated 3.35 tonnes of a key component of ecstacy in a major drug chemical smuggling case.Putin meets Israeli leaders
JERUSALEM — Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday met Israeli leaders on a rare trip to the Jewish state for discussions that focused on continuing violence in Syria and Iran’s disputed nuclear programme.Made castigates sanctions
Agriculture ReporterAGRICULTURE, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Joseph Made yesterday said the illegal sanctions imposed on the country by the West were crippling smallholder farmers’ capacity to contribute to the mainstream economy.
Corruption blamed on poor remuneration
Herald ReporterJUSTICE and Legal Affairs Deputy Minister Obert Gutu has blamed the rampant corruption particularly in the public sector to poor remuneration.
He challenged Government to urgently address the issue of civil servants’ salaries to arrest the scourge.
Shamu pays tribute to Mozambique
Herald Reporter
ZIMBABWE and Mozambique must remain vigilant and not lose sight of the lurking danger of imperialists now employing new tactics
Sherpa cycles for world peace
Herald ReporterNepalese cyclist Furtemba Sherpa who is on a cycling expedition around the world in a bid to promote peace, environment protection and social harmony arrived in Zimbabwe last week.
Construction of female open prison delays
Herald ReporterConstruction of a US$700 000 Open Prison for female inmates has been stalled due to the unavailability of money.