SA sets minimum daily wage

CAPE TOWN — The South African government yesterday set a minimum daily wage of R105 (about US$12) for farmworkers following a devastating strike in the Western Cape Province. The new minimum

Peter Ndlovu sues Twalumba for US$55 000

Innocent Ruwende Senior Court Reporter
FORMER Warriors captain Peter Ndlovu has taken Twalumba Holdings to court claiming US$55 000 in unpaid signing on fees. Ndlovu claims that Twalumba Holdings, the owners of Highfield United that he

Cambodia begins cremation

PHNOM PENH — Cambodia began to cremate the body of the country’s most revered King Father Norodom Sihanouk yesterday evening after it had been lying in state for more than three months at the

Schools reopen in liberated northern Mali

SCHOOLS re-opened yesterday in Gao in northern Mali after French and Malian troops moved in and armed Islamists who had held the town for seven months fled, an AFP photographer said. Girls and boys

Lack of reforms corners new Libyan rulers

TWO years after the start of the uprising that ousted Muammar Gaddafi, Libya’s new rulers are under attack for lack of reforms and face protests on February 15 being touted by some as a “second

How to distinguish true, false prophets

Takura Rukwati
Welcome to the wisdom corner, a place where issues and misunderstandings over Christianity today are solved by the word of God. In this week’s article, I will be talking a bit about how we can

Let’s take responsibility

Albert Nhamoyebonde
With the finalisation of the Constitution-making process, there has been a sigh of relief that at last, indeed the agreement on the provisional document has been reached at a considerable cost to the

Vernacular driving training

Government will this year introduce driver’s license training material in vernacular languages as part of efforts to improve the quality of driving in the country and encourage prospective drivers to get licenses.

War vets entitled to care

THE State will be compelled to provide financial support and other basic needs of the elderly if the draft constitution is approved. The provisions, contained in the Declaration of Rights contained in

Egypt opposition wants Morsi tried

Cairo — Egypt’s main opposition group on Saturday sided with calls to oust the ruling Islamists after deadly clashes left the presidency scrambling to contain fallout from footage of police brutalising a man.

A statement from the National Salvation Front signalled a harder line from the opposition

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