adminRwanda slams US sanctions over child soldiers
KIGALI – Rwanda’s army yesterday slammed United States’ sanctions for the use of child soldiers by rebels it is accused of supporting in Democratic Republic of Congo, saying it had…
Man says dog ate his money and US Treasury paid up
A Montana man who pieced together the remnants of five $100 bills eaten by his one-eyed dog last year is sporting a $500 chegue he says he received this week…
Poo in a pill to treat stomach infection
Until now, the transplantation of healthy fecal bacteria into a patient’s gut to tackle Clostridium difficile infections could only be done one of three ways: with an enema; a colonoscopy…
Five arrested over sale of kidneys to buy iPad
FIVE people were arrested in southern China after a male student had sold his kidney to get money to buy the iPhone and the iPad. Those arrested, included surgeons, who…
Saudi cleric says women who drive risk damaging their ovaries
RIYADH – A conservative Saudi Arabian cleric has said women who drive risk damaging their ovaries and bearing children with clinical problems, countering activists who are trying to end the…
Mothers ‘iron’ daughters’ breasts to delay puberty
It happened a long time ago, two full decades, but Raissa Nana’s painful memories have remained fresh. “My mother began to flatten my chest when I was 11. Every evening,…
Midlands Convention Centre to be open for other events
Midlands Bureau WORK is underway to turn the imposing Midlands Convention and Conference Centre in Gweru, the venue of the Zanu-PF 2012 National People’s Conference into a venue for other…
Editorial Comment: War against poachers should be won at all costs
Five more carcasses of elephants suspected to have been poisoned by cyanide were recently discovered at Ngamo Forest which borders Hwange National Park. This brings to 95 elephants that have…
Cleansing contaminated tongues and minds
Perspective Stephen Mpofu Zimbabwe is rated the most literate nation in Africa, yet the production of local literature falls far short of sustaining that reputation. Indeed, one might be forgiven…
Njelele should be treated as a uniting factor
Opinion Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu The Zimbabwean traditional religious shrine of Njelele has recently been in the news, again this time after a group of people including some war veterans were…