adminMDC-T must outline its policies
Tichaona ZindogaThose with an eye trained on Zimbabwean politics should have observed a growing tendency by MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai to talk about the health and age of President Mugabe as factors that should invalidate the latter’s candidature in an election. Tsvangirai is the right and possibly the
Libya: No hope in sight
Horace CampbellOctober 23, 2012 will be exactly one year after the Chairperson of the National Transitional Council declared that the Liberation of Libya was complete. A few days later the Secretary General of Nato, General Anders Fogh Rasmussen declared the end of the Nato mission, declaring that the
Deception and falsehoods: A mantra for private media
Panganai KahuniThe deception and falsehoods peddled by the West and private media eat people’s hearts and souls away like embers of a burning muvunga tree log. While it is accepted that the weak majority suffer in the hands of the West, God will one day give a positive response. The media, either
Muslim families pull daughters out of schools
MOSCOW. — Several Muslim families pulled their daughters out of schools in Russia’s south after the girls were told they were not allowed to wear their hijabs, a top Muslim cleric said yesterday. The Mufti of the southern Stavropol region Muhammad-Haji Rakhimov said he had received complaintsIsraeli parliament vote for dissolution
JERUSALEM. — The Israeli parliament was in session yesterday to vote on a motion to dissolve itself and clear the way for a snap election, likely to be set for January 22 next year. At the session, which began in the afternoon yesterday, MPs were expected to approve a government bill to dissolve theSudan army, rebels clash
Khartoum. — Clashes erupted between Sudan’s army and rebels in the oil-producing state of South Kordofan, both sides said yesterday, a week after the insurgents shelled the state capital near the border with South Sudan. The fighting, which has been rumbling since June last year, has forced moreViolence claims 10 people in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD. — At least 10 people were killed and several others injured in separate incidents of violence in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi yesterday, police said. Some unknown gunmen opened fire at a shop in Abul Hasan Isphahani Road of the city in the evening, killing four peopleDlamini-Zuma takes over as AU chief
Addis Ababa. — A female leader yesterday was inaugurated into the top leadership position at the African Union for the first time. South Africa’s Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma took charge of the African Union commission where she will be in charge of peace and security functions and keeping track
Mujuru hails indigenous churches
Masvingo Bureau
Vice President Joice Mujuru has hailed indigenous churches for playing a leading role
ZEC unveils new rule on polls
Lloyd Gumbo Herald Reporter
ASPIRING legislators representing political parties in general elections are now required to submit