adminA new type of China-Africa strategic partnership
Hu Jintao
In October 2000, Focac was set up in response to the call of the times. This initiative demonstrates the shared desire of the Chinese and African people to seek peace, cooperation and development in
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Parliament should not be too luxurious
Suggestions to move Parliament to Mount Hampden and lodge it in a brand-new Borrowdale Brooke look-alike seem overdone and, considering the financial demands on the Government for years to come in providing basic social services, are unlikely to be affordable for decades.
Blair, Olympics deals and glimpse of another UK
John Pilger
THIS is a story of two letters and two Britains. The first letter was written by Sebastian Coe, the former athlete who chairs the London Olympics Organising Committee. He is now called Lord Coe.
Man raped to death by 5 jealous wives
A WEALTHY Nigerian businessman was “raped to death” by five of his wives because he was paying too much attention to the sixth one.‘Teachers’ incentives to stay’
Herald Reporter
Government has reversed its decision to scrap teachers’ incentives this year due to poor salaries.
There had been commitment to scrap off the incentives, as they were deemed discriminatory, while
Mobile service providers should share base stations, says Potraz
Herald Reporter
THE Posts and Telecommunication Authority of Zimbabwe is mulling a legislation compelling mobile service providers to share infrastructure.
Cellphone radiation Bill on the cards
Wenceslaus Murape Senior Reporter
THE Radiation Protection Authority of Zimbabwe has proposed a Bill that seeks to protect people from non-ionising radiation emitted by cellphones, radio transmitters and booster stations.
New Parliament set for Mt Hampden
Herald Correspondent
GOVERNMENT has identified a new site to construct a Parliament Building in Mt Hampden Kopje, a Cabinet Minister has said. Local Government, Rural and Urban Development Minister Ignatius Chombo
When big guns are brought out
Darlington Mahuku and Bowden Mbanje
In one of our contributions we submitted that human rights are a product of social struggles. We posited that our rights as Zimbabweans must be firmly fixed in our past, not an American or British
‘Depoliticise KPCS’
Herald Reporter
Association of Diamond Producing African countries has called for the depoliticisation of the Kimberly Process Certification Scheme.