admin‘Credible lead’ shifts jet search area
Australian authorities say the search area for the missing Malaysian airliner has shifted because of a “new credible lead.” The revised search area comes as the weather cleared yesterday in…
Syria war spillover into Iraq feared
The United Nations has warned that armed groups are increasingly forging links across the border of Syria and Iraq, fuelling sectarian tensions in a region that has suffered from years…
Polygamy bill ‘threatens family values’ in Kenya
Nairobi — The adoption by Kenya’s parliament of a controversial bill that legalises polygamy has provoked a fierce national debate pitting modern secular values and Christianity against local traditions.
Ebola virus reaches Guinea’s capital
Four cases of infection by the deadly Ebola virus have been confirmed in Conakry, Guinea’s Health Minister Remy Lamah said, marking the first confirmed spread of the disease from rural…
251 drown in Lake Albert boat disaster
Kinshasa — At least 251 Congolese refugees drowned in the weekend sinking of a crowded boat on Lake Albert, the Congolese government confirmed on Thursday, declaring three days of national…
Fukushima nuke worker dies after accident
Tokyo — A worker at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan died in hospital yesterday after being buried in earth and rubble while digging a hole at the site,…
Pastors should stick to their basic roles
Opinion Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu A couple of weeks ago, a so-called pastor of one of Bulawayo’s Pentecostal churches, Dennis Hungwe, claimed to have successfully prayed for a miraculous recharging of…
Editorial Comment: Let the best man win Zifa presidency
Fifty-eight Zifa councillors vote for the president of the football mother body today. The election at the Zifa Village in Harare is a culmination of a long, largely gentlemanly campaign…
Women crossing the red line
Perspective Stephen Mpofu COME to think of it, Zimbabwe is celebrated in the global village – even in the western corner of the village – along with two other African…
Prioritise financing SMEs, banks told
Patrick Chitumba Senior Reporter AMBASSADOR Simon Khaya Moyo, the Senior Minister of State in the President’s Office yesterday called on banks to prioritise financing small to medium enterprises (SMEs) saying…