adminCarson puts on the charm
Brezhnev Malaba in Washington DC
United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ambassador Johnnie Carson, yesterday struck a conciliatory note, surprising African delegates who had vowed to strongly reject Western attempts to politicise the definition of conflict diamonds.
SK Moyo speaks on Luanda summit
Herald Reporter
ZANU-PF is in agreement with the recent Sadc summit resolution that elections should be held within the next 12 months because it is in sync with the party’s declaration. Zanu-PF national chairman, Cde Simon Khaya Moyo told the Egyptian and
Luanda Troika Summit: A tale told by a fool
Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day
To the last syllable of recorded time,
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
Goes Macbeth’s famous soliloquy in William Shakespeare’s book by the same name. Whats immediately striking about this soliloquy is the phrase “tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. “
Warriors fall to Guinea
Harare Bureau
Zimbabwe ………………………………………… 0
Guinea ………………………………………… (1) 1
A SECTION of the fans yesterday threw missiles on the pitch as they briefly held the Warriors hostage following a painful defeat to Guinea in a 2014 Fifa World Cup qualifier at the National Sports Stadium.
Libya militia surrounds Tripoli airport
TRIPOLI — Gunmen from a Libyan militia surrounded Tripoli’s international airport yesterday to secure the release of one of their leaders whom they believed had been kidnapped and held there, a security official said.
Councillors face suspension
Leonard Ncube
A number of Bulawayo councillors are likely to be suspended soon over allegations of abuse of office, as the Government moves in to implement recommendations of a team that investigated the local authority recently.
Conscientiously monitor food vendors’ activities
Sukulwenkosi Dube
AS selling points continue to proliferate in Bulawayo, many residents have begun questioning the city council’s lenience towards unhygienic selling environments.
Gwanda abuzz with activity
Bongani Ndlovu recently in Gwanda
SATURDAY nights in Gwanda town in Matabeleland South province are a hive of activity, with joints like Mantengwane, Phakama and the ever popular Riverdance Night Club creating the buzz in the town.
Miners await revised fees
Business Reporter
THE Zimbabwe Miners’ Federation is yet to receive the schedule of revised mining fees announced by Mines and Mining Development Minister Dr Obert Mpofu two weeks ago.
Robbers strike Beitbridge truck port Beitbridge Reporter TWO men raided a Beitbridge Town Council truck port where they attacked a foreign truck driver and tied a security guard’s hands and went on rob them of cellphones and money, police said yesterday.
Beitbridge Reporter
TWO men raided a Beitbridge Town Council truck port where they attacked a foreign truck driver and tied a security guard’s hands and went on rob them of cellphones and money, police said yesterday.