Zim up three places on global connectedness index

Zimbabwe has moved a marginal three places up the Global Connectedness Index ranking to 111 from 114 last year out of 140 countries covered, a report by logistics company DHL has revealed. The DHL

67 die in work accidents: NSSA

Business Reporter
SIXTY-SEVEN people died in work-related accidents in the six months to June 2012, 15 more than the total fatalities for 2011, the National Social Security Authority has said. A total of 3 850 workers were

Securico eyes regional expansion

Golden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter
LEADING security services provider Securico is aiming to acquire a stake in a top security firm in Malawi as part of its plans to become a regional player. Securico is also considering listing on the Zimbabwe

There is always someone to blame

Albert Nhamoyebonde

It has been within our culture that someone is to blame for any distress or supernatural adversity. But lately, it has been the political game in town to blame, especially the party in power, for any

Even women are racially discriminated at WB

Phyllis Muhammad

In 2009, an op-ed in Foreign Policy in Focus by Bea Edwards, Executive Director of GAP, noted ‘nothing has changed for the better. If anything, the situation has worsened.’ Like McNamara of 1978,

Scorpion stings passenger on flight

A scorpion stung a passenger on a flight from Costa Rica to Spain, which forced the sealing of the Iberia airlines Airbus 340 at Madrid’s Barajas International Airport, said aviation sources. The incident took

Whisky restores pensioner’s eyesight

A pensioner from Taranaki, New Zealand, who went blind after his vodka reacted with his diabetes medication, had his eyes saved by a bottle of whisky. 65-year-old Denis Duthie decided to have a few

Naked jogger wins High Court appeal

The right to go jogging in the nude has been upheld by the High Court in New Zealand. Andrew Lyall Pointon (47) was wearing only a pair of shoes when he was spotted by a woman while running at 8.30am

Villagers turn to mosquito worship

BOKARO (JHARKHAND): Tired of the civic authorities’ inability to counter the spread of dengue and malaria, residents of Jharkhand’s Bokaro District have taken to worshipping an idol of a mosquito, and

Stevie Wonder pulls out of concert for Israeli soldiers

NEW YORK — Stevie Wonder has decided not to perform at a concert raising money for Israeli soldiers and their families. The singer has pulled out of a scheduled appearance at Friends of the Israel Defence

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