adminEgypt Court Bans All Muslim Brotherhood Activities
CAIRO. — An Egyptian court yesterday banned the Muslim Brotherhood from operating and ordered its assets seized, in the latest blow to the Islamist movement of deposed president Mohamed Morsi.…
Merkel says euro crisis strategy won’t change
BERLIN. — German Chancellor Angela Merkel called her party’s election success a “strong vote” for a united Europe yesterday, saying her anti-crisis strategy would not change. “It was a strong…
Kenyan mall attack: 10 suspects quizzed
NAIROBI. — Kenyan police yesterday said they had arrested more than 10 suspects for questioning over an ongoing attack on a Nairobi shopping mall where more than 60 people were…
Iran to join six-power talks at UN: Ashton
UNITED NATIONS. — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will join the five permanent UN Security Council members and Germany later this week to discuss the crisis over Iran’s nuclear…
Lawmaker wants guarantee over iPhone 5S fingerprint data
MOSCOW. — A Russian lawmaker yesterday warned officials over the possible leak of fingerprints to US secret services via the iPhone 5S. Vitaly Milonov, a lawmaker from St Petersburg, said…
Brothers accused of attending terror training camp
LONDON. — Two brothers arrested entering Britain at the port of Dover appeared in a London court yesterday charged with attending a terror training camp in Syria. Mohommod Hassin Nawaz…
Editorial Comment: Zanu-PF should prove why it must always get two thirds majority
THE long wait is over for Parliament which resumes sitting today with a totally different composition, as Zanu-PF takes its place as the dominant party in both Houses. That Zanu-PF…
Parly should push indigenisation agenda
Kurai Prosper Masenyama THE inauguration of Zimbabwe’s Eighth Parliament on Tuesday last week was historic. For the first time since 2000, Zanu-PF carries an overwhelming majority having thoroughly clobbered MDC-T…
Confronting the political heresy
Mabasa Sasa THOMAS Hobbes, the political philosopher, had an indestructible belief in his own powers of reason. For him, as noted by one biographer, reason – especially his own reason…
Gender activism: Where it goes wrong
Harvey Banda IN Malawi, it is not unusual to see people discussing gender-related issues in public, on radio or on national television station. This has been happening for a number…