MPs in it just for the money

Tichaona Zindoga
This week alone, two significant issues have been reported in the media about Members of Parliament as they relate to public funds. On Monday, it was reported in The Herald that MPs were demanding outstanding allowances for the Copac constitutional outreach exercise. The MPs reportedly

Behind the names

Sekai Nzenza
On the last day of the national census in August, a baby born in our village was named Census. In years to come, we will know that the boy was born during the Census. Like many of our names, the name Census will carry memories of an event in the country, in the village and in the family.

Marikana massacre puts mines’ nationalisation back on agenda

Alex Duval Smith
The scenes from a parched field near Rustenburg of well-armed police officers opening fire on miners waving spears and clubs has cast South Africa in a new light — that of a land of lowly citizens, kept in check by a distant elite of government ministers, and their friends in industry and the

Amendments to Draft Constitution

CHAPTER 14
Provincial and Local Government
217. 14.1 Replace “Devolution” with “Decentralisation”of governmental powers and responsibilities
218. 14.1(1) Replace “devolved” with “decentralised”
219. 14.1(2) Replace “devolution” with “decentralisation”

How much is the Art worth?

Knowledge Mushohwe
The beginning of a professional art career is almost always guided by three main objectives. An artist would seek to earn both acceptance and recognition from the wider audience. Secondly, it is imperative that a clear development pattern is part of the experience. Thirdly and perhaps

Editorial Comment: Curb abuse of public funds

The abuse of Government resources can never be tolerated under any circumstances and no amount of sanitisation can mask unbridled greed exhibited in some quarters to gain acceptance. Zimbabwe as a State founded on selfless values should never tolerate any form of corruption since

NUM steps in to stem mine violence

Johannesburg-MARIKANA — Lonmin Marikana mineworkers formed a united front yesterday and reiterated that they would be signing for nothing else but a wage increase. They welcomed and briefed their colleagues who were released from the Ga-Rankuwa Magistrate’s Court on Monday

SA announces mine conditions under control

JOHANNESBURG — The South African government remains in control of the situation in the mining industry and law and order continues to prevail despite the recent deaths of 44 miners, a panel of five government ministers announced here on Monday. The Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on

Bangladesh busts ‘DHL heroin racket’

DHAKA — Bangladesh police said yesterday they had busted a gang of suspected heroin smugglers who had been using international courier service DHL to ship drugs from Pakistan to London via Dhaka. Five men are accused of using the method at least 60 times since 2008, sending drugs via the

Chinese epidemiologist dismisses ‘Aids-like disease’ concerns

BEIJING — A Chinese epidemiologist yesterday dismissed public concerns over a latest immunodeficiency disease, after media likened the disease to Aids due to their similarity in symptoms. Scientists from the United States, Taiwan and Thailand said neutralising anti-interferon autoantibodies were

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