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Ricardo AlarcónThe United States government seriously violated the constitution and the law to guarantee the unfair sentences of the Five Cuban patriots who will soon arrive at 14 years of arbitrary and illegal punishment. This was not an isolated event, but rather a systematic effort during the whole process
Protests against Japan’s ‘island purchase’ continue
BEIJING — There have been more calls both on — and off-line for rational expressions of patriotism as protests against Japan’s purchase of the Diaoyu Islands continued yesterday, drawing participants in more Chinese cities. In Guangzhou, capital of the southern province of Guangdong,Iran has no military presence in Syria
TEHRAN — Iran does not have any military presence in Syria, Iranian Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari, said yester- day. Talking to reporters, Jafari said that some of IRGC’s Quds forces are in Syria, but it does not mean that Iran is militarilyMan assaults magistrate, prosecutor in court
Midlands CorrespondentA Gweru magistrate sustained a fractured leg while a prosecutor was left with bruises when an accused person ran amok, jumped out of the dock and assaulted the court officials for denying him bail. The incident occurred at the Gweru Old prison Complex on Wednesday afternoon. Sources said
Zimbabwe don’t look good
Jeffrey MurimbechiZIMBABWE have done very little to suggest that they will brew up a shocker when they take on hosts Sri Lanka in the opening game of the ICC Twenty20 World Cup in Hambantota tomorrow. Two defeats in their warm-up matches against Ireland and Bangladesh have left more questions than
Charamba wins AON tourney
Takudzwa Chitsiga Sports ReporterTONGO Charamba won the inaugural AON Invitational golf tournament after he shot a three-under-par 69 at Royal Harare last Friday. The tournament featured the top 12 players on the Zambezi Tour order of merit and three others invited by the sponsors. Charamba — who is improving with each
Zim eyes 10 000MW power output
Golden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter
ZIMBABWE plans to raise power output to 10 000 megawatts in line with targets for a US$100 billion economy by 2040. The Government was thus committed to continue investing in new power generation capacity to close the supply gap. Addressing the Mining Indaba last week, Zimbabwe Energy
Bank charges: No reprieve in sight
Tawanda Musarurwa Business ReporterACTING Finance Minister Gorden Moyo says a review of high bank charges and interest rates was unlikely soon, as the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe had not taken decisive steps to address the issue. The Ministry of Finance and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe have both condemned the prevailing high
Pelhams share bargain boosts ZSE turnover
Business ReporterTHE Zimbabwe Stock Exchange share market rose slightly last Friday on gains in selected heavyweight counters, with the major highlight being a special bargain of 116,3 million Pelhams shares. The industrial index advanced 0,2 percent or 0,29 points at 140,02 points after cement maker
Turn rhetoric into action
Jeff Gogo Climate StoryTHE National Energy Policy launched by Government in Harare recently provides Zimbabwe a chance to turn rhetoric into action. Most importantly, it should provide direction and replenish national interest for the full-scale exploitation of renewable energies. The policy should be able to eliminate