adminNational health institutions need resuscitation
The recently reported shortage of medicines at Bulawayo’s Ingutsheni Central Hospital is an example of a prevailing situation at virtually all Zimbabwean public health institutions. The Ingutsheni case is of…
Namas closed to public
Auxilia Katongomara Entertainment Correspondent THE 13th edition of the National Arts Merit Awards (Nama), to be held in Bulawayo for the second year running, will be closed to the public.…
Filipino caregiver is surprise star of Israel’s X-Factor
ONCE part of a faceless crowd of foreign workers who clean homes and tend to Israel’s sick and elderly, a Filipino caregiver has shot to stardom on a popular TV…
Gospel musician furious over booking without prior knowledge
TWO of South Africa’s top gospel stars, Sechaba Pali and S’fiso Ncwane, nearly came to blows in Durban and had to be held apart by singer Hlengiwe Mhlaba. Pali confirmed…
US, Russia propose Syria truce
The possibility of organising ceasefires in parts of Syria and a willingness by President Bashar al-Assad to open humanitarian access corridors formed part of the discussions between the UN, US…
Sharon buried
Sycamore Ranch — Israel’s former prime minister Ariel Sharon was laid to rest at his ranch in the southern Negev desert yesterday, an AFP correspondent said. Sharon died on Saturday…
Hundreds of CAR troops return to bases
Bangui — Hundreds of deserting Central African Republic soldiers and police returned to their commands yesterday as the interim president said “the party is over” following weeks of deadly sectarian…
31 killed in tribal clashes in southern Libya
Tripoli — Three days of fighting between tribes in a restive city in southern Libya killed 31 people, the country’s health ministry reported on Sunday, as gunmen assassinated the country’s…
Protesters block roads in bid to shut Thai capital
BANGKOK — Anti-government protesters seized key intersections across Thailand’s capital yesterday, blockading major roads into the heart of Bangkok’s downtown districts at the start of a renewed push to derail…
Iran nuclear talks to resume next month
Brussels — World powers and Iran will very likely resume negotiations on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear ambitions next month, shortly after an interim, six-month deal restricting its atomic work goes…