adminTsvangirai flaunts feigned victimisation
Opinion Joram Nyathi My instinctive reaction was one of déjà vu: there we go again, political violence rears its head again. If everything goes according to the constitution, the next…
ANC election lead grows
Cape Town — The ANC’s resounding lead in the elections firmed to 62.7 percent as vote counting neared the two-thirds mark by late afternoon on Thursday, with the DA at…
South Sudan rivals in Ethiopia for peace talks
South Sudan’s two rival leaders were expected to meet face to face for the first time in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa since mass violence broke out in December.
‘Pay us to wear our clothes’
Perspective Stephen Mpofu “MAKE us crack a smile or else you’ll sing the blues at the year-end”. This appears to be a signature tune in vogue among teachers today and…
Mental exam for ‘baby slayer’
Leonard Ncube Victoria Falls Reporter THE 22-YEAR-OLD Victoria Falls woman who on Tuesday allegedly beheaded her eight-month-old daughter before attempting to commit suicide has been sent for a psychiatric evaluation.
Alcohol abuse among youth
Vaidah Mashangwa AFTER the Vietnam War, many American states re-examined their laws regulating legal drinking ages. Most states lowered the drinking age to 18. The argument was that if they…
Nigerian girls’ rescue ‘could turn tragic’
Cape Town — Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamists who kidnapped more than 200 girls in Abuja three weeks ago are seeking a prisoner swap for jailed comrades, a former mediator with…
US slams N Korea’s ‘ugly’ racist Obama remarks
Washington — The United States has condemned “ugly and disrespectful” racist comments directed at Barack Obama by North Korea’s official KCNA news agency comparing the US president to a black…
How trivial are ‘trivial issues’ in tabloids?
Emmanuel Ndlovu WORLD Press Freedom Day is a remarkable moment for media practitioners across the globe. It came into being after the Windhoek Declaration of 1991 in Namibia, a statement…
Malema carries Mugabe torch
Robert Marquand The Monitor TWENTY years ago, South Africa transitioned to a full, non-racial democracy and elected Nelson Mandela president. This week, its citizens went to the polls for the…