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Newly-elected Chinese leader calls for solid work

BEIJING. — Xi Jinping, newly-elected general secre­tary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has long underscored solid work, as show­cased by his recent remarks that “making empty talk is harmful to the nation, while doing practical work can help it thrive.

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Zanu-PF Mash West executive hits back

Chinhoyi Bureau
The Zanu-PF Mashonaland West provincial executive is challenging the party’s criteria used to rate provinces during the Gweru 13th Annual National People’s Conference that saw it emerging the worst performer out of 10 provinces.

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‘Boere Ninja’ key in rightwing plot

JOHANNESBURG. —  A “general” in a far-right move­ment, calling himself the “Boere Ninja”, has emerged as a key character in an alleged right wing conspiracy to wipe out the ANC leadership.

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EDITORIAL COMMENT: Strengthen child abuse prevention services

Zimbabwean children under 18 years con­tinue to bear the brunt of sexual abuse. The police have from time to time issued serious warnings to offenders, most of them seem not to fear the law or repent.

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Tendulkar quits one-day cricket

NEW DELHI. — Indian batting legend Sachin Ten­dulkar yesterday announced his retirement from inter­national one-day cricket after scoring a record-break­ing 49 centuries in the 50-over format.

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Zvonareva to miss Australian Open

LONDON. — Russian tennis star Vera Zvonareva will miss the Australian Open because of an injury to her right shoulder.

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Pope criticises gay marriage

VATICAN CITY. — Pope Benedict XVI last Friday weighed in on a heated debate over gay marriage, criticis­ing new concepts of the traditional family and warning that “in the fight for the family, mankind itself is at stake”.

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Egypt’s opposition to contest referendum result

CAIRO. — Egypt’s main opposition bloc named “the National Salvation Front” said in a Press conference yesterday that it would appeal the result of the constitutional referendum that initially showed approval of the draft constitution, claiming that it was based on fraud.

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Africa — The next 20 years

Given the political and economic patterns set over the last 60 years, what can Africa expect over the next 20 years? If not more of the same, what needs to be changed? Sixty years ago, emboldened by such figures as Kwame Nkrumah, Julius Nyerere and Leopold Seng­hor, Africans were enjoying the fresh air and the expec­tations of independence.

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Ghetto Diary and other poems

Every time that I browse through the new col­lection of poems called Ghetto Diary and Other Poems, I vividly remember the beguil­ing words of Kenneth Koch: Poetry is lan­guage within a language.

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