adminEurope — A Berlin Conference with no closure
OF course there has always been rules for the goose, rules for the gander. I am reading a piece in the British Guardian where one Chris Grayling says the Conservative…
The last word on editorial content
Baffour’s Beefs with Baffour Ankomah LAST week, I took readers through the first stages of how Britain controls information – through manifold legislation and then convention. This week I want…
City council is on life support: Mayor
Harare Mayor Bernard Manyenyeni (BM) last week completed a year in office. Despite the promise that greeted his ascension to the throne, the city has seen little or no improvement…
Housing is a fundamental human right
Beatrice Tonhodzyi-Ngondo Shelter is one of those basic needs that human beings have. Just like food and love, people cannot do without shelter. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is explicit in…
Editorial Comment: Govt, come to the aid of home-seekers
Members of housing co-operatives in Zimbabwe have been forced to pay for corruption, with some leaders of the schemes amassing wealth after diverting members’ contributions to finance personal businesses.
Long hair okay for schoolgirls, says Concourt
Senior Court Reporter The Constitutional Court on Wednesday declared as unconstitutional a decision by Batanai Secondary School in Mashava to expel four girls for wearing long hair.
Man claims to be Boko Haram leader in new clip
Nigeria. — A man claiming to be Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has appeared in a new video, contradicting Nigerian military reports that he was killed, French news agency AFP…
Nine United Nations peacekeepers killed in Mali
Bamako. — Nine United Nations peacekeepers in Mali were killed when heavily armed gunmen on motorbikes ambushed their convoy yesterday, the deadliest attack yet on UN troops in Mali, the…
The River Between . . . How dirty Mukuvisi River saves lives in Harare
Farai Kuvirimirwa & Tichaona Zindoga Features Writers THE mere mention of Harare’s Mukuvisi River triggers mixed reactions. The river, which originates somewhere in the wetlands near Msasa on the north-eastern limits of Harare…
Facebook to tighten standards
In an attempt to win back the good graces of people angered by its controversial emotional experiment this summer, Facebook said on Thursday that in future, its research on users…