adminEDITORIAL COMMENT: At least for the people of Gaza
AT least something positive has come out of the US-Africa Summit underway in Washington DC, a 72 hour respite for the long suffering residents of the Gaza Strip manifest in…
Chombo turns down councillors’ allowances hike
Innocent Ruwende Senior Reporter Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Minister Dr Ignatius Chombo has shot down a request by Harare councillors to have their monthly allowances doubled. The mayor is…
13 perish in horror bus crash
Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter— This year’s Heroes and Defence Forces holidays — to be commemorated early next week — have started on a sad note with at least 31 people having…
Tsvangirai returns empty-handed
Herald Reporter— MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai returned from his much-hyped trip to the United Kingdom almost empty-handed after his fundraising dinner in Birmingham on July 26 was a huge…
US-Africa Summit: Checkmating China?
Wanjohi Kaburukuru Correspondent THE story of Africa’s unpredicted growth has been the refrain of the past decade. But in addition to the impressive GDP growth figures of late, reports such as the…
Winnie eyes Mandela estate
EAST LONDON. — Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is challenging the estate of former president Nelson Mandela, seeking the rights to his home in Qunu, the Daily Dispatch reported yesterday. Madikizela-Mandela’s lawyer Mvuyo Notyesi…
Southern Africa to hold Ebola talks
LUSAKA. — Southern African nations plan to hold talks on how best to respond to Ebola if it broke out in the region, the Zambia Daily Mail reported yesterday. Zambia’s Permanent…
UK minister quits over Gaza crisis
LONDON. — Lady Warsi, the senior Foreign Office minister, has resigned from the government in protest at its policy on Gaza, describing it as “morally indefensible”. Warsi announced her departure…
Chiyangwa faces US$2,4m lawsuit
Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter– Businessman Mr Phillip Chiyangwa and his two companies, Finwood Investments and Native Investments Africa, have been slapped with a US$2,4 million lawsuit after failing to settle…
29 in court over Chingwizi violence
George Maponga Masvingo Bureau At least 29 Chingwizi Camp dwellers appeared before a Chiredzi magistrate facing charges of public violence after they allegedly torched two police vehicles before forcibly taking two…