South Africa poll date set

JOHANNESBURG. — President Jacob Zuma yesterday announced that South Africa will hold a general election on May 7, a vote which promises to be the sternest test yet for the…

China says US ‘irresponsible’

BEIJING. — Some US officials are “extremely irresponsible” to accuse China over a so-called plan to set up an Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ) over the South China Sea, a…

The art of cake making

Tafadzwa Zimoyo “The wedding was superb! Let me show you a photo of the cake” “Here, I brought you a piece of Tino’s birthday cake. You have never tasted anything…

History Of Cake Decorating

Decorating cakes can be traced back to the mid-17th century. This is around the same time, probably that cake pans made their first appearance in domestic kitchens across North-eastern Europe.

So near, yet so far

I am sure those words have been said by millions of children the world over and you yourself might have replied that way when your primary or preschool teacher asked…

Angela Merkel fumes at US

KIEV. — German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed outrage yesterday over a leaked phone conversation in which a top US diplomat used the f-word regarding the European Union’s handling of the…

Gumbura: The untold story

Roselyn Sachiti Features Editor He is a certified sex predator, now serving time for serial rape and possession of pornographic material. Robert Martin Gumbura will spend the next 40 years…

It never rains, but pours for ex-PSMAS chair Namasasu

Lloyd Gumbo Herald Reporter The Civil Service Commission has suspended sacked PSMAS board chairperson Mrs Meisie Makeletso Namasasu from the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development where she was a…

Gwindi ponders next move

Petros Kausiyo Deputy Sports Editor HARARE City chairman Leslie Gwindi was yesterday still keeping his cards close to the chest and pondering his next move following a five-year ban that…

Botswana coal-fired power plant closed

GABORONE. — The long-delayed and troublesome Morupule B power plant, Botswana’s biggest ever coal-fired power plant, experienced fresh technical challenges recently which led to its complete shutdown. Botswana Power Corporation’s…

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