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New York – UN Security Council ambassadors headed to Burundi on Wednesday to push the government to open up serious talks with the opposition and agree to an African Union…
Stop hate dump Trump: chant US celebrities
New York – Prominent actors, writers and thinkers joined a “Stop Hate Dump Trump” campaign to denounce the billionaire Republican presidential front runner, saying he is a threat to the…
Merkel unyielding in face of growing revolt over refugees
Germany – German Chancellor Angela Merkel has vowed to stay the course with her welcome to refugees but faces stormy waters, with some conservatives rebelling and key state elections on…
1,175 rhinos killed by poachers in SA
Pretoria – Nearly 1,200 rhinos were killed by poachers in South Africa last year, officials said yesterday, a slight decrease on 2014, but another year of carnage fuelled by Asian-led…
Gates, Dangote team up against malnutrition in Nigeria
Abuja – Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote and tech billionaire Bill Gates yesterday announced plans for a $100-million scheme to cut malnutrition in the continent’s most populous nation, Nigeria.
NRZ puts pressure on debtors
Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter THE government is engaging debtors owing more than $30 million to the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) as part of its efforts to resuscitate the parastatal.
Zimbabwe’s imports down 13%
Brighton Gumbo Business Reporter ZIMBABWE’s imports maintained a downward trend declining by 13 percent from $516 million to $449 million between October and November last year, official data shows.
ZTA assesses tourism sector performance
Adelaide Moyo Business Reporter THE Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) says it is in the process of evaluating the performance of the country’s tourism sector for last year to come up…
Right to marry no less controversial
Joram Nyathi Spectrum Initially I wanted to express my penny’s worth of thoughts on the vexed and vexing topic of indigenisation, an area of our economy I am very passionate…
Editorial Comment: Ban on child marriages long overdue
ZIMBABWE is making great strides in the protection of children and their rights and a landmark Constitutional court judgment outlawing marriages for children under the age of 18 is a…