adminRepatriation of miners bodies from SA begins
Herald Reporter Government will today start repatriating 21 bodies of illegal miners who died at the Durban Deep mine in Roodepoort, South Africa on February 21 this year.
Zim committed to reform of the UN
Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter Zimbabwe is committed to the urgent reform of the United Nations to make the world body more democratic and transparent and to better serve the interests…
India, Zimbabwe sign MoU
Herald Reporter Zimbabwe and India have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote technology transfer in the local SMEs sector. The MoU is also meant to strengthen bilateral co-operation in…
Pope defends Church’s actions against sex abuse
Vatican City — Pope Francis has defended the Catholic Church’s record on tackling the sexual abuse of children by priests, saying “no-one else has done more” to root out paedophilia.
Pistorius asked friend to ‘take blame’ for restaurant gunshot
“Blade Runner” Oscar Pistorius asked a friend to take the blame for him accidentally discharging a pistol under the table of a posh Johannesburg restaurant in January 2013, a month…
S Sudanese refugees forced to flee to Darfur
The civil war in South Sudan has left people so hungry and desperate for relief that they are even fleeing across the border into Darfur, a long-troubled region of famine…
Mthwakazi meaning lost, word abused
Cont Mhlanga I ALWAYS monitor what people discuss on social media to educate myself on new ideas. This other day I was surprised when a group of Kalanga educationists said…
Editorial Comment: People must move from floods-prone areas
Government recently declared the flooding at Tokwe-Mukorsi in Masvingo a state of national disaster. Amid an estimated 900mm downpour in an area where annual average rainfall is around 400mm, the…
India announces election dates
India, the world’s biggest democracy, has set dates for its next general elections, with polling to start on April 7. Elections to 543 parliamentary seats would be held in nine…
Syrian air raids hit Lebanese border region
Syrian military helicopters have launched three raids in areas inside Lebanon close to the border town of Arsal, witnesses and Lebanon’s official news agency said.