adminIs Harare really the worst city on earth?
Andre VltchekFor a change, I don’t want to discuss politics. I don’t want to debate whether Mugabe is actually an African national hero, as many on this continent believe, or some brutal dictator, as we are told relentlessly by the BBC, The Economist and virtually the entire Western establishment media.
Review of mining laws timely
Platinum and diamonds now top Zimbabwe’s mineral output, yet neither was being mined when the original version of our present Mines and Minerals Act was passed into law in the 1960s. Coal, the third of the big four, is now seen more and more as an energy source, rather than just a mineral, and has its own special environmental costs throughCalls for renewed commitment to improving martenal health
Beatrice Tonhodzayi- Ngondo in Kampala, UgandaAfrican countries have been urged to build on the momentum generated by the African Union High Level Event on the Campaign on Accelerating Maternal Mortality Reduction in Africa (CARMMA).
Officials dump MDC-T
Herald ReporterTHREE MDC-T officials, including a councillor in Chikomba Rural District Council, have dumped the party alleging that there was no democracy in the party.
The officials feel that the leadership was victimising people who wanted to contest against their party superiors in the forthcoming harmonised elections.
Headlands bomb victim fears for life
Freeman Razemba in Rusape
ZANU-PF leader for ward 21 in Headlands Cde William Chapepa whose house was allegdly petrol-bombed by an MDC-T official is still admitted to Rusape General Hospital where he is in a stable condition.
Social networks, thieves of time
Catherine Murombedzi
Over the years the world has been captivated by the spectacle more commonly referred to as social networks.Zimbabweans have not been spared, and the locals are entranced by the likes of Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp to the extent that we spend days on end glued to our screens.
Being safe with computers
Wenceslaus Murape
The National Social Security Authority has been at the forefront of campaigning for health and safety at the workplace. The campaign has led to the enactment of varied legislation compelling employers to prioritise health and safety issues.Mali split over election readiness
BAMAKO — A year after a coup which opened the door to the Islamist invasion of northern Mali, politicians are split over the nation’s readiness for elections as it remains entangled in a war with the extremists.Nigerian boat sinks, 2 survivors found
LAGOS — Only two survivors have been found so far after a boat capsized off Nigeria with an estimated 128 people on board, emergency officials said yesterday.“One hundred twenty-eight people were suspected to be aboard the boat, but only nine bodies have been recovered, while there were two survivors so far,” Yushau Shuaib, spokesman for the National Emergency Management Agency, told AFP.