adminState’s appeal flawed, Pistorius lawyers argue
Johannesburg – Oscar Pistorius’s lawyers have reportedly challenged the State’s intention to appeal his conviction and sentence, saying it is deeply flawed and should be dismissed.
Virginity tests on police condemned
Human Rights Watch has urged Indonesia’s national police to halt “discriminatory” virginity tests for women applying to join the force in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country.
Nigeria set to extend state of emergency
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan is to ask the country’s national assembly to extend a state of emergency in three northeastern states hit by fighters when it expires this week, the…
DR Congo sentences Ndala killers
A Congolese army officer and four Ugandan rebels have been sentenced to death for the killing of a colonel credited with making great strides in restoring peace to the chaotic…
2015 National Budget set for next week
FINANCE Minister Patrick Chinamasa will present the 2015 national budget next week as government strives to come up with policy interventions that will stimulate the economy and investment inflows.
Banks channel $358m towards housing
Oliver Kazunga Senior Business Reporter THE banking sector has channelled $358 million towards the construction of houses and servicing of 6,460 residential stands across the country in the first nine months…
Presidential inputs distribution begins
Senior Business Reporter THE government has started distributing $200 million worth of inputs to farmers under the Presidential Agricultural Input Scheme, which will benefit 1,6 million households across the country…
A man can be VP: Amai Mugabe
Lloyd Gumbo Senior Reporter Vice President Joice Mujuru can lose her position to a man since the national Constitution provides that President Mugabe can appoint any person of his choice…
Editorial Comment: CPU must prepare adequately for disasters
The rains are upon us and are already causing havoc in different parts of the country. In Masvingo province, a hailstorm accompanied by strong winds destroyed homesteads, shops and schools…
President to appoint VPs, says Hungwe
Lovemore Mataire Senior Reporter THE Zanu-PF Politburo is agreed that only President Mugabe must stand for election at the forthcoming party congress and that he must appoint the two vice…