adminCampaign forces U-turn on Afghan law
KABUL. — The Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, has backed away from a law that would have silenced victims of domestic violence, forced marriage and child abuse, after a campaign by…
Violence: MDCs members speak out
Tendai Mugabe and Lloyd Gumbo Intra-party violence is embedded in MDC-T and another serious implosion is imminent if the vice is not nipped in the bud, senior party officials said…
Drama in the air . . . as co-pilot hijacks own plane
GENEVA. – Ethiopia’s government yesterday named the co-pilot of an Ethiopian Airlines flight who hijacked his aircraft, describing him as “medically sane”. Information Minister Redwan Hussein named the hijacker as…
Boycotts and sanctions simply do not work
The world has of late witnessed sincere efforts by formerly antagonistic nations to re-engage and gradually dismantle measures that fuel international conflicts. Considering how volatile the Iranian nuclear programme had…
Nqobizitha Maenzanise dies
Bulawayo Bureau FORMER Zimbabwe international midfielder Nqobizitha Maenzanise, who played for Highlanders and Amazulu, has died. Maenzanise, undoubtedly one of the best football talents to emerge in Zimbabwe, was 44…
P Diddy ex-wife’s house to be auctioned
It has been said that you can never quite forget about your first love, but it seems as if P. Diddy might have. TMZ is reporting that the mother of…
Wheelchair athletes win medals in SA
Sports Reporter WHEELCHAIR athletes from Zimbabwe left their mark at the Outeniqua Wheelchair Challenge in South Africa when they won four gold medals and a silver. Nine athletes went to…
Ethics: A powerful intangible asset
Bradwell Mhonderwa Business Ethics This is so now as the business world become very competitive and unpredictable. The world over, intangible assets are assuming an increasingly strategic role in promoting…
Rooney to sign this week
LONDON. — Wayne Rooney is this week expected to sign a new contract that would keep the England striker at Manchester United until the end of the 2018-2019 season, local…
NSSA: Minimum NSSA pensions
It has been at that level since August last year, following an increase in June in the contribution rate and maximum insurable earnings. The minimum survivor’s pension and invalidity pension…