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Tichaona ZindogaThe world today is on fire and it is not just American flags burning on account of the offensive anti-Muslim video released recently. Conflicts are gnawing at societies from Afghanistan to Syria, from North Africa down to DRC. United Nations chief Ban ki-Moon put it well in his address to the UN
Address women’s challenges now
Ruth Butaumocho Gender ForumI was going through my e-mails last week, when I came across an auto-reply from a South African colleague, saying she was away from work for a week, as part of the Woman’s Month commemorations that were taking place in that country in August. Curious, what the hype was all about, I
JSE maintains positive tone
JOHANNESBURG. — The JSE pushed higher at noon yesterday, led by the rebound in the general mining shares after a big drop on Wednesday.Market players are also positioning themselves for the end of the month and the third quarter, during which the all share index has posted a gain of
The dangers of living in denial
You have heard of furniture shopping but have you ever heard of doctor shopping? It is rampant as one keeps changing doctors or health facilities as long as one is not happy with a diagnosis.My nephew Artwell (not his real name) used to say that one has to sample as many doctors as possible and that way one would be assured of finally meeting the best.
Whether he was right or not that cannot be proved as his doctor shopping had a motive behind it.
Artwell, a father of a beautiful girl aged nine then in 2010, was a soldier. He was based in Mutoko while his wife worked and lived in Harare.
Zim to hold science expo
Zimbabwe will next month hold the inaugural Science, Engineering and Technology exhibition week aimed at showcasing new innovations and encouraging the use of emerging technologies. The Ministry of Science and Technology Development will host the exhibition. In a statement, theBNC in debt, equity swap
Mwana Africa subsidiary Bindura Nickel Corporation (BNC) has struck a debt-equity swap deal with its workers and creditors paving way for reopening of the company. The nickel miner, which had a debt amounting to over US$20 million, said yesterday a settlement had been reached in which about 384Relief for Genesis depositors
Genesis Merchant Bank depositors who had their monies locked up in the bank have started accessing their funds through the Deposit Protection Corporation (DPC), an official said yesterday. The bank in June this year voluntarily surrendered its operating licence to the Reserve Bank ofHonda eyes double sales in UK
Honda has disclosed plans to double sales in the next five years, signalling a boost for British car making. The Japanese company — which employs 3 400 people in Britain — has set itself a target of selling more than six million vehicles in 2017 as it plans for ambitious growth amid rising demandIsraeli PM promises ‘tough response’
JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON — In an open letter to the Israeli public, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to deliver a “tough response” in his UN speech yesterday to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s address to the General Assembly a day earlier. Netanyahu made the remarks asZim, Zambia sponsor US tourism forum
Sydney Kawadza Assistant News EditorThe United Nations World Tourism Organisation General Assembly co-hosts, Zimbabwe and Zambia, have joined Tanzania and South Africa as the sponsors of this year’s Africa Tourism Association’s 7th Annual Presidential Forum on Tourism in New York. Tanzania sponsored the forum through the