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Nick Mangwana View From The Diaspora CHRISTIANITY is a lifestyle. So are many religions. A thumping 85 percent of Zimbabweans are said to be Christians in one way or another.…
Actors bemoan lack of support
Sophia Chese Arts Correspondent The death of legendary actor Fidelis “Mudhara Danger” Cheza last month was like salt on a fresh wound to artistes in the film and television sector who…
17 MDC-T activists remanded in custody
Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter Seventeen MDC-T activists including Highfield East Member of Parliament Erick Murai – arrested at the weekend in Hopley, Harare South district for convening an illegal gathering…
Zimra pair fined for abuse of office
Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau Two Zimbabwe Revenue Authority officers stationed at Beitbridge Border Post were yesterday sentenced to six months each with an option of a $700 fine each for…
Editorial Comment: Put stop to State board musical chairs
The firing of the National Railways of Zimbabwe board chairperson highlights a problem in our governance structures. According to the letter written to Engineer Alvord Mabena by Transport and Infrastructural…
Crimes against the environment worrisome
Steven Freeland Correspondent Acts perpetrated during the course of warfare have, through the ages, led to significant environmental destruction. These have included situations in which the natural environment has intentionally…
Namibia scraps exam fees for secondary education
WINDHOEK. — Namibia has scrapped examination fees for pupils sitting for junior and senior secondary school certificates and it would be effective until 2016, Education Minister Katrina Hanse-Himarwa has said. Hanse-Himarwa…
Boko Haram poster yields first arrest
LAGOS. — Nigeria’s military has said it had made its first arrest as a result of publishing a list of the 100 “most wanted” Boko Haram suspects. Army spokesperson Colonel Sani…
Aussie migrants riot at Christmas Islands detention centre
SYDNEY. — Immigrants at a detention centre on Australia’s Christmas Island are protesting following the death of an Iranian escapee, lighting fires and damaging medical, educational and sporting facilities in…
$38m required to boost asbestos mining
George Maponga Masvingo Bureau At least $38 million is required to boost asbestos mining at King Mine in Mashava, which has been operating at below 50 percent capacity for the past…