Time for experts to give back
Peter Mudzi
Zimbabweans shine abroad, but charity begins at home. With Zimbabweans excelling all over the world in various fields of academic and professional endeavour, one hopes that at some point, each
What’s the fuss about a vacation?
Tafara Shumba
During the festive season, the work places, including the newsrooms, are traditionally under the charge of skeleton staff as most of them will be on holiday. Production is usually scaled down andHeavy fighting between tribes in Darfur
Darfur — Heavy fighting has broken out between two tribes over a gold mine in Sudan’s Darfur region, killing several people and forcing authorities to close the mine, tribal leaders and state media saidClinton to rest for a while
Washington — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said yesterday she would step off the fast track “for a little while” when she leaves the State Department but she gave no hint as to whether she mayIndian rape accused to plead not guilty, seek trial
NEW DELHI — Three of the men accused of raping and murdering an Indian student in a case that has provoked widespread anger with the government and police will plead not guilty, their lawyer saidEgyptian president meets Abbas over Palestine
CAIRO — Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi met yesterday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, during which they discussed Palestinian internal reconciliation issue, anDozens hurt in New York ferry accident
NEW YORK — About 50 people were injured when a rush-hour ferry packed with commuters smashed into a pier in New York City on Wednesday, firefighters said. The accident took place at 8:45 am (1345 GMT)China remains top energy producer
Beijing — China remained the world’s largest energy producer for a fifth year in 2012, China’s energy authority said yesterday. The National Energy Administration (NEA) said in a statement on its websiteS A business confidence remains low: SACCI
JOHANNESBURG — The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry on yesterday said while the decline in the country’s business confidence moderated in 2012, the level of confidence remained‘Good health care is our priority’
Bulawayo BureauTHE country’s hospitals are facing serious shortages of critical medical equipment and suffering from perennial brain drain, Vice President John Nkomo said in Bulawayo yesterday. In a speech read on his

