adminWinnie blasts Mandela family feud reports
Johannesburg — Struggle stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela expressed disappointment on Wednesday evening at the media’s interference with the matters of the Mandela family, her spokesperson said. “Furthermore, she rebukes unambiguously the…
‘Mr President, I am Castro’: Raul to Obama
Fidel Castro has said his brother, Raul, introduced himself to US President Barack Obama in English at the funeral for former South African President Nelson Mandela, telling him, “Mr President,…
S Sudan rebels take flashpoint town
Anti-government fighters in South Sudan have claimed control over the flashpoint town of Bor as rival military factions pay no heed to the president’s call for talks, raising fears of…
Syrians disappeared in ‘campaign of terror’
Syrian activists and other citizens have vanished into secret detention as part of a “widespread campaign of terror against the civilian population” by the Damascus government, UN investigators said. “There…
Bogus interpreter admitted to psychiatric hospital
Johannesburg — The bogus sign language interpreter at former president Nelson Mandela’s memorial service on 10 December has been admitted to Sterkfontein Psychiatric Hospital, The Star reported yesterday. According to…
‘Virgin’ pregnancies on the increase in US
Nearly one percent of young women in a US study who have become pregnant claim to have done so as virgins, according to a report in the Christmas edition of…
CAR militias guilty of war crimes: Amnesty
About a thousand people were killed over two days in the Central African Republic, according to Amnesty International, which said that war crimes and crimes against humanity were committed by…
Editorial Comment: Outbreak of civil war in South Sudan worrying
SOUTH Sudan — the world’s youngest nation having gained autonomy and independence from mainland Sudan on 9 July 2011 — is mired in conflict again and this is worrying. South…
City firms spread Christmas cheer
Chronicle Reporters A Bulawayo law firm, Coghlan and Welsh Legal Practitioners has donated groceries worth $3, 500 to Entembeni Old People’s Home, Percy Ibbotson Remand Home, Hostel for Girls and…
Prison officer escapes rape charge
Mashudu Netsianda Senior Court Reporter THE prison officer, who was being accused of raping his girlfriend, had every reason to smile when he was acquitted of the charge. Givemore Muzariri,…