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The World Bank has pledged $200m to help contain the deadly Ebola virus, with the growing crisis forcing healthcare system in Liberia to shut down out of fear of staff…
Proper perspective of ‘power’ for Christians
Pastor Samuel Manyika There is no word which is mentioned more in Pentecostal/charismatic circles than the word “power.” It also goes without saying that most people love to hear the…
Editorial Comment: Consult before making decisions
Conducting extra lessons especially for classes sitting public examinations has over the years assisted pupils to complete their syllabi. The decision by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education to…
Video shows troops slitting Boko Haram suspects’ throats
Lagos – Footage obtained by human rights group Amnesty International and released yesterday appears to show Nigerian soldiers slitting the throats of Boko Haram suspects and dumping their bodies in…
Stem-cell scandal claims Japanese scientist’s life
A senior Japanese scientist embroiled in a stem-cell research scandal has apparently committed suicide, according to police. Yoshiki Sasai had supervised and coauthored stem cell research papers that had to…
Egypt arrests orphanage head over torture
Cairo – Egypt arrested the head of a Cairo orphanage on Monday after a video showing him allegedly beating young children triggered outrage on social media, officials said.
SA quake claims first victim
Johannesburg – One person has been confirmed dead following an earth tremor yesterday, said emergency workers. “A 31-year-old man was found deceased in an old mining village in Orkney, in…
EDITORIAL 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…