adminTutu’s home burgled as he attended Mandela funeral
CAPE TOWN. — Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu’s home in Cape Town was burgled as he was away for former President Nelson Mandela’s memorial service in Johannesburg, police said yesterday. The…
Rent Board: A toothless bulldog?
Pardon Gotora In our neighbourhoods, especially in the urban areas, there is brisk business in letting out immovable properties, be they houses or office buildings. The arrangement is that one…
Dutch firm severs water ties with Israel
THE HAGUE. — Dutch water supplier Vitens has ended a partnership with Israeli water company Mekorot due to the “political context”, the Dutch company said yesterday. The decision comes days…
Obama, Cameron ‘selfie’ at Mandela memorial creates online stir
JOHANNESBURG. — US President Barack Obama may have moved the masses attending Nelson Mandela’s memorial service with his stirring eulogy on Tuesday, but it was his grinning “selfie” with the…
Career guidance: Zim’s missing link
Best Masinire THERE is always an assumption that a growing child may take after his or her father or sibling in terms of career choices and abilities. The subject of…
Rescuing the Mandela legacy
THERE are peculiar and bugged out narratives about the life story of Nelson Mandela that sometimes one feels compelled to rescue the name of this legendary son of Africa. No…
When death alters African character
TIME makes all the difference. If this piece had been penned a few days after the passing on of South Africa’s first democratically-elected president Nelson Mandela, one of the pillars…
Time we changed our priorities
It accounts for a significant chunk of its sales and profits. Of course, most business executives and business owners in this country own a Benz or two. This is not…
Mozambique local elections official results announced
Phyllis Johnson The Mozambique electoral commission has announced official results of the municipal elections held in November, showing significant gains by a new opposition party. The Frelimo party won 50…
Mozambique local elections official results announced
By Phyllis Johnson The Mozambique electoral commission has announced official results of the municipal elections held in November, showing significant gains by a new opposition party. The Frelimo party won…