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WASHINGTON — At least seven people were killed after as many as three shooters dressed in military-style uniforms opened fire at the Washington Navy Yard yesterday, police said, spreading fear…
Banned chemical weapons used in Syria: UN inspectors
UNITED NATIONS. — Banned chemical weapons have been used on a wide scale in the Syria war and there is clear evidence sarin killed hundreds of people in one major…
SA joins international efforts over Somali reconstruction
JOHANNESBURG. — South Africa is joining the international community in promoting Somali peace and reconstruction, the foreign affairs department announced yesterday. Bringing together the important members of the international community…
Zambia, Egypt mull joint fruit project
LUSAKA. — The Zambian and Egyptian governments have embarked on a joint pilot project of early maturing multi-purpose fruits for juice production, the Times of Zambia reported yesterday. “Among the…
Editorial Comment: Local authorities must prioritise service delivery
The country’s 92 rural and urban local authorities yesterday successfully elected council chairpersons, mayors and their deputies, setting the stage for tackling the multi-faceted challenges facing residents countrywide. Today the…
Open letter to Minister Kasukuwere
Tichaona Zindoga— Dear Honourable For the last half decade or so, your name has been associated with the game-changing programme of indigenisation and economic empowerment in Zimbabwe. The onerous task…
From Russia without love
Andrew Levine— In the dramas of Greek and Roman antiquity, playwrights who found that they had backed their characters into hopeless situations would sometimes deploy a plot device called a…
MDC-T circus is here to stay
Cassaray Makuyana The MDC-T circus has not come to town. It has always been around entertaining townsfolk with comic antics far removed from what would otherwise characterise a political party…
Can Africa tell its own stories?
Simon Allison—- THERE is not a lot of money in African journalism. As an African journalist, I know this all too well. An illustrative example: I was in South Sudan…
Sport and its politics
Albert Nhamoyebonde—- It is a welcome development that the President has created a new Ministry of Sport, Arts and Culture, instead of continuing with sports administered by the Ministry of…