adminHealth ministry steps up tobacco tax push
THE Ministry of Health and Child Care is stepping up calls for higher tobacco taxes, arguing it will discourage smoking. Zimbabwe held combined commemorations of World No Tobacco Day and…
Violence against women rising in Mali
New York — Violence against women has become one of the most pressing issues in Mali, where despite recent gains in stabilisation, the political and humanitarian situation remains fragile, John…
Malaysian plane search shifts south
Australian investigators have announced that the underwater search for the missing Malaysian passenger jet will shift to an area of the Indian Ocean hundreds of kilometres south of the first…
Defiant Malema asked to leave Parliament
Cape Town — Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema was asked to leave the National Assembly on Thursday night, after refusing to withdraw a remark accusing the ANC of murdering…
Zulu king hoping to build 8th palace
Durban — King Goodwill Zwelithini is hoping to build his eighth palace — and the location would involve cutting down 20 hectares of indigenous bush in a heritage park. The…
Kenya coast attack suspects shot dead
Kenya’s security forces have shot dead five people suspected of involvement in attacks on the coast this week that left at least 65 people dead, the Interior Ministry said.
Winter chill stealing the fire
IF you are living in this world of technology you are probably among the many of us who are getting at times upset by some nauseating Whatsapp chain messages. In…
Afghanistan to tour Zimbabwe
Ricky Zililo Senior Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE Cricket is set to play host to Afghanistan next month as part of their preparations for the Australia and South Africa’s trips to Zimbabwe…
Celebrities ‘deaths’ going viral on social networks
Simbarashe Mutizwa Showbiz Reporter SPREADING fabricated rumours about accidents and deaths of celebrities has become the order of the day as hardly a week goes by without rumours of a…
High performance technical committee named
Sikhumbuzo Moyo Senior Sports Reporter ZIFA have named a nine-member high performance technical committee that will be chaired by Zifa board member and former Warriors defender John Phiri. The new…