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Iran has denied it conducted air strikes against ISIL targets in eastern Iraq, after Al Jazeera ran footage of what appeared to be an F-4 fighter jet, similar to those…
Zambia ruling party splits ahead of polls
A major split in Zambia’s ruling Patriotic Front (PF) has seen two factions select rival candidates for presidential elections next month, raising the possibility that the opposition could snatch victory.
Empowering women will help reduce gender based violence
Gibson Mhaka VIOLENCE against women is undoubtedly one of the most widespread of human rights abuses and studies revealed that around the world as many as one in every three…
No solution in sight for Boko Haram carnage
By Dr Michael J K Bokor FOLKS, the carnage being wreaked on Nigeria by the dreaded Boko Haram terrorists is now beyond belief. Forget about control. I am deeply worried…
Editorial Comment: VP Mujuru position now untenable
PRESIDENT Mugabe on Tuesday broke his silence on the ongoing upheavals within the ruling Zanu-PF party and labelled Vice President Joice Mujuru “too simplistic” and lacking capacity to lead Zimbabwe,…
Union of Southern Africa to fine-tune investment policies
THE people of Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania and Namibia should form a “Union of Southern Africa”. The present territorial boundaries are artificial, having been…
Congress delegates troop in
Tinashe Farawo Harare Bureau ALL is set for Zanu-PF’s 6th National People’s Conference set to be officially opened by the party’s First Secretary and President Mugabe in Harare today.
Zanu-PF, MDC-T to share $3m
Harare Bureau Zanu-PF and MDC-T will share $3 million allocated to political parties by Treasury under the Political Parties Finance Act. Presenting the 2015 national budget in the National Assembly…
President to launch tree planting season at Congress
Diana Nherera Harare Bureau PRESIDENT Mugabe will launch the 2014/5 tree planting season on the National Tree Planting Day to be held on Saturday at the Zanu-PF 6th National People’s Congress…
Call for mandatory 30-year prison term for sex offenders
Loveness Bepete Chronicle Reporter Bulawayo pressure groups against gender-based violence have called for a mandatory minimum sentence of 30 years for rape and sodomy. Representatives of the pressure groups that attended…