adminCall for private sector salaries rationalisation
Lovemore Zigara Midlands Correspondent THE World Bank (WB) has called upon the private sector in the country to rationalise salaries to facilitate economic recovery. The global finance body also feels…
65 Gwanda projects get CSOT loans
Marvelous Moyo Gwanda Correspondent A TOTAL of 65 women and youth groups in Gwanda District have started accessing the $250,000 Gwanda Community Share Ownership Trust (GCSOT) loan facility meant to…
Tanzania to pick new president, parliament on October 25: officials
TANZANIANS will pick a new president and parliament on October 25, officials said yesterday, in a national election likely to be dominated by the ruling party despite rising anger at…
Tunisian soldier launches deadly attack on colleagues
TUNIS — A Tunisian soldier opened fire at a military base in the capital yesterday, killing seven colleagues and wounding 10 others before being shot dead himself, according to the…
Rights groups slam Myanmar birth law as anti-Muslim
A NEW law that forces some women in Myanmar to have children at least three years apart was yesterday criticised by rights groups who say it will be used to…
Editorial Comment: Report rape, abuse to police
Hardly a day passes without reports on raped minors and most of them by close relatives such as fathers. What is disturbing is that even babies that are a few…
Heatwave kills 500
NEW Delhi (India) — More than 500 people have died in a heatwave that has swept across India and is showing little signs of abating, officials said yesterday.
Africa’s second liberation
Garikai Chengu Yesterday many African government offices, businesses and banks ground to a halt in order to commemorate Africa Day. In schools up and down the continent, little children were…
Marikana letter of demand sent to President Zuma
JOHANNESBURG — The lawyer representing mine workers who were injured and arrested during the Marikana shooting has sent a letter to President Jacob Zuma on behalf of his clients demanding…
China takes officials to prison as warning
BEIJING — Chinese officials have been sent on prison tours visiting inmates including former colleagues as a warning against corruption, state-run media said yesterday, provoking mockery online.