France unveils deficit target plan

PARIS. — Yesterday France presented a plan to get its public deficit back under the EU limit by 2014, having decided to let debt grow further as it tries to jump-start a sputtering economy. The plan to bring the deficit below 3 percent of Gross Domestic Product is

Living yesterday’s promises

The Arena Tendai Hildegarde
Tomorrow we celebrate 33 years of independence; 33 years of self-rule; 33 years of sovereignty; 33 years of self-determination; 33 years of a great, great Zimbabwe. A Zimbabwe, which against odds has stood firm and defended its principles, the very principles

Counterfeit democracy

Reason Wafawarova
It is amazing how some people in Africa show this despairing nonchalance whenever they are confronted with facts about Western hegemony or the evils of imperialism. There are African intellectuals that are quick to acknowledge the evils of imperialism, and some

58 pedestrians and cyclists killed

Crime Reporter
At least 58 pedestrians and cyclists were hit and killed by vehicles in separate incidents countrywide between January and February.

Task force a noble idea

Stephen Chifunyise Theatre Corridors
The national theatre indaba held in the Midlands city of Gweru from April 10-12 set up a five-member task force to consider the establishment of a voluntary national theatre regulatory body. The taskforce that comprises Daves Guzha, Cont Mhlanga, Nehemiah

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