adminLow cotton prices hit Gokwe businesses
Lovemore Zigara Midlands Correspondent The low cotton price has hit hard on the business operators in and around Gokwe as a result of low disposable incomes accruing to farmers. Businesses…
Boko Haram rule roost in Nigeria
Maiduguri — A raid on an army base in north-east Nigeria and massacres of civilians in nearby villages at the weekend have left Boko Haram free to move unopposed in…
Demise of Mthwakazi’s last spark
Obituary Prosper Ndlovu ONE of the distinguishing attributes of the Ndebele state was its well organised leadership structure in which chiefs played a critical role in governance matters.
Editorial Comment: Speed up re-engagement of teachers
Hundreds of schools especially in Matabeleland region are reported to be facing a serious shortage of Mathematics and Science teachers yet thousands of these teachers are roaming the streets.
Gaza families plead for evacuation
Gaza City — Dozens of Palestinian families trapped by clashes between Hamas militants and Israeli troops are scrambling to flee a southern Gaza Strip neighbourhood as Israel reported that two…
Ailing banks urged to merge, downgrade
Conrad Mwanawashe Harare Bureau Struggling banks should consider merging or downgrading to microfinance institutions which have less capital requirements and operating costs instead of posing a threat to the entire…
S Leone’s chief Ebola doctor contracts the virus
Freetown — The head doctor fighting the deadly tropical virus Ebola in Sierra Leone has himself caught the disease, the government said.
Obama cult: A sad hoax
Limukani Ncube THERE was some kind of pie in the sky when a black man was elected president of the United States, with Barack Obama taking over from George W…
Sugar industry to get support: Bimha
Leonard Ncube Victoria Falls Reporter GOVERNMENT will continue supporting the local sugar industry as it has a potential to sustain the economy, Industry and Commerce Minister, Mike Bimha, said yesterday.
MH17 shooting: What did US spy satellites see
Robert Parry In the heat of the US media’s latest war hysteria – rushing to pin blame for the crash of a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet on Russia’s President Vladimir…