Why women stay in abusive relationships
Vaidah Mashangwa INTERVIEWS with battered women reveal that battered women often remain in violent relationships for years and they highlighted the difficulties associated with disentangling themselves from a violent relationship.
ZDF is apolitical: Minister
Peter Matambanadzo Senior Reporter The Zimbabwe Defence Forces is not a political organisation and is not involved in the succession issues in Zanu-PF, Defence Minister Cde Sydney Sekeramayi has said.
Relief for artistes as Zima deadline extended
Herald Reporter Zimbabwe Music Awards organisers have extended the period for submission of entries for this year’s awards to next Wednesday after several artistes who had turned up failed to…
How Selous Scouts planned, executed Nyadzonia massacre
ON this day, August 9, 1976, the special counter-insurgency unit of the Rhodesia Forces, the Selous Scouts, carried out a heinous attack on the Nyadzonia Camp in Mozambique, which held…
Ebola declared ‘international emergency’
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the Ebola outbreak in West Africa to be an international public health emergency that requires an extraordinary response to stop its spread.
Obama authorises air strikes in Iraq
US President Barack Obama has authorised targeted air strikes against Sunni fighters in Iraq, saying the measure was meant to avert “genocide” in the country.
Factional fights rile President
Farirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter PRESIDENT Mugabe yesterday slammed some Zanu-PF leaders for concentrating on factionalism and holding clandestine meetings to the negation of party business that culminated in shambolic preparations…
Gaza fighting resumes as truce ends
Israel has hit the Gaza Strip with missiles and artillery for the first time in three days, while Palestinian fighters launched a barrage of rockets at Israel, just hours after…
UN warns DRC rebels to disarm or face military
New York – The UN mission chief in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday warned the last remaining rebel group in the east to lay down arms or face…
Liberation movements rally behind Zim
Felex Share Herald Reporter PRESIDENT Mugabe is the only African leader who has successfully managed to deal with forces of neo-colonialism, ensuring Zimbabweans have total control of their resources in…











