adminEditorial Comment: Well done ANC but . . .
WE salute the African National Congress of South Africa for winning last week’s general elections and hope that its victory will consolidate its hold on that country’s fledgling democracy. With…
A nation of gullible people
Godfrey Dzirutwe REVELATIONS that Baba Jukwa is neither a senior government official nor does he live in Zimbabwe have come as no small surprise. On Saturday evening computer hackers with…
LATEST: 70 tourists arrive in the country for classic safari challenge
Thupeyo Muleya A total of 70 tourists from across the globe arrived in the country through Beitbridge border post yesterday in 28 vintage cars. The convoy arrived at the border…
SA shifts focus to 2016 municipal elections
Setumo Stone SOUTH Africa’s metropolitan municipalities have been marked out as the battlefields for the 2016 municipal elections, given voting patterns in those areas in last week’s national poll. The…
Boko Haram offers to swap kidnapped girls for prisoners
Boko Haram has released a new video claiming to show the missing Nigerian schoolgirls who were abducted last month, alleging they had converted to Islam and would not be released…
Pistorius has anxiety disorder, psychiatrist tells court
PRETORIA – Oscar Pistorius has an anxiety disorder brought on by an unstable childhood and the “traumatic assault” of having his lower legs amputated as a baby, a psychologist told…
Taliban launch attacks across Afghanistan
Taliban fighters have opened fire and stormed a government building in eastern Afghanistan in the most serious of a string of attacks across the country, while in Kabul two rockets…
Mazibuko quits as DA parliamentary leader
Johannesburg – Lindiwe Mazibuko has quit her job as the DA’s parliamentary leader, the Sunday Times reported. Mazibuko, who became parliamentary leader three years ago, made the stunning announcement to…
S Sudan ceasefire broken as rebels, army battle
Juba – South Sudanese rebels and government troops waged fresh battles yesterday, breaking a new ceasefire deal and dashing hopes to a swift end to five months of brutal civil…
Six killed in US drone attack in Yemen
At least six people have been killed in an airstrike carried out by a US drone in northern Yemen, tribal sources say. The raid took place yesterday after the unmanned…