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Paris — French President Francois Hollande said yesterday that Russian President Vladimir Putin was welcome to attend ceremonies marking the 70th anniversary of D-Day in June, despite the standoff over…
Taliban declares last ‘spring offensive’
Kabul — Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan announced the start of their annual “spring offensive” yesterday, vowing a final summer of bloody attacks on foreign forces before the 13-year Nato combat…
Rebels bomb Syria army’s hotel base in Aleppo
A “huge explosion” has levelled a hotel in Aleppo that government troops used as a military base, according to state television and activists.
Is there any future for ‘grand coalition politics’ in Zim?
Factmore Dzobo THE MDC-T “renewal team” led by Tendai Biti and Professor Welshman Ncube recently revealed that they were currently courting other political parties including Zapu led by Dumiso Dabengwa,…
Editorial Comment: RBZ boss needs everyone’s support
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Dr John Mangudya in his maiden statement on Wednesday said the country will overcome its economic challenges but that requires discipline, hard work, unity…
Diamond park to open soon: Chidhakwa
Peter Matambanadzo Senior Reporter Government is establishing a diamond park in Harare for local companies to cut and polish gems, and also produce finished products, Mines and Mining Development Minister…
Media experts blast Holland over pirate radio stations
Senior Reporter The Netherlands has no justification to fund a pirate radio station broadcasting illegally into Zimbabwe, media practitioners have said. They said this in response to claims by Dutch…
Residents call for setting up of media fund from licensing fees
Sifundiso Ndlovu Chronicle Reporter BULAWAYO residents yesterday told the Information and Media Panel of Inquiry (IMPI) that a media fund must be established from licensing fees to stop media’s dependency…
Amai Mugabe bemoans rise in baby dumping
Senior Reporter The habit of dumping children in the streets is on the rise because of moral decadence in the society and the collapse of the extended family unit, First…
‘Opposition parties headed for political cemetery’
Patrick Chitumba Senior Reporter ZANU-PF national chairperson Cde Simon Khaya Moyo has said opposition parties in the country were headed for the political cemetery as their structures were now in…