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DAMASCUS — The defection yesterday of Syrian prime minister Riyad Hijab, despite attempts by the government to downplay its significance, is considered as another sign of the increasing political
Shortage of oncologists hits Zim
Health ReporterZimbabwe has a severe shortage of oncologists, with only four serving at least 7 000 cancer patients.
Director of Health Services in the City of Harare, Dr Prosper Chonzi, said the shortage of the cancer
Separating love from materialism
Sekai Nzenza
“I love you so much that I am going to make you my third and last wife!” declared the hero in the Nigerian movie on Africa Magic. And the beautiful young woman looked at the hero’s glittering black
Editorial Comment: Grants best way to ensure no one starves
All countries and all societies have to face the fact that some people, some families, simply cannot support themselves and need help, even to buy food. How this is done has always been the difficult question. Zimbabwe, since independence, has tried a variety of schemes: subsidies on basic foodsA mother of the struggle
Tichaona ZindogaThe widow of Father Zimbabwe Joshua Nkomo, Johanna — who died on June 3, 2003 — could best be described as the mother of Zimbabwe’s liberation struggle. This is not only because of the fact that
Africa must work on energy supplies
Dr Mudzike KundeHigh-energy costs continue to be a major impediment to the expansion of the manufacturing sector in Africa and the situation has resulted in huge losses in production. Due to the key role provision of
Significance of editorial cartoons
Knowledge MushohweEditorial cartooning is not a recent phenomenon. There is evidence that the cartoon has been part of the human experience for centuries. What is believed to be the oldest existing caricature was
Biti fanning ethnicism
Tendai MoyoAnyone who followed the unfolding of the morbid 1994 Rwandan genocide would certainly agree that playing the ethnic card in politics is not only reckless, but irresponsible and divisive. With this in
New HIV testing device
Catherine Murombedzi Herald Reporter
MANY people in Zimbabwe are scared to know their HIV status. Status awareness appears to have increased as results from a national survey showed that the percentage of people ever tested for HIV
RG’s office digitalises
Bulawayo BureauThe Registrar-General’s Office has digitalised, a development that will see passport forms being downloaded online among other services, a Cabinet Minister has said. Home Affairs co-minister Kembo