adminEmbassies to get facelift
Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter Foreign embassies, which have gone for long periods in a state of dilapidation, will soon get a facelift after Government resolved to commit resources to their refurbishment,…
Sulu pays tribute to Sam Mtukudzi
Arts Reporter Yesterday marked six years after the death of Sam Mtukudzi who perished in a car accident together with his friend and fellow artiste Owen Chimhare. A number of musicians…
Top IS commander killed
NEW YORK. — A top Islamic State group commander known as Omar the Chechen has died after being injured in a US-led coalition strike in north-eastern Syria, the Pentagon confirmed…
SA: Austerity, schizophrenia and political elites
Patrick Bond Correspondent A wedge is being quickly driven through Pretoria’s political elite, splitting even those who operated tightly together in the murky 1980s Durban spy scene during the fight against…
Tanzania seeks $10bn from India
DAR ES SALAAM. — Authorities in Tanzania are seeking $10 billion from various Indian financiers to meet its development goals, including the putting up of infrastructures, said a report released…
Judgment Day for Mbada Diamonds
Chief Court Reporter The High Court is today expected to deliver judgment in the case in which Mauritius-registered Grandwell Holdings, with a 50 percent controlling stake in Mbada Diamonds (Private)…
Medtronic brings back cardiac surgery at Pari
Business Reporter Global medical devices company, Medtronic Africa announced a long-term partnership with Parirenyatwa Hospital to bring back cardiac surgery that has been absent in Zimbabwe since 2003. Medtronic will supply…
SA loses Al-Bashir appeal
JOHANNESBURG. — South Africa’s Supreme Court yesterday rejected an appeal by the government against a ruling that the state had made an error in letting Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir…
Al-Shabaab seizes Somali port
BOSASSO. — Somali’s Al-Shabaab militants have seized a small port in the semi-autonomous Puntland region, the latest sign of a resurgence in activity by the Islamist militants in the Horn…
Teen writer tackles adolescent dilemma
Beaven Tapureta : Bookshelf Samantha Chihuri’s National Arts Merit Award winning novel “Chaotic” can best be described as a “teen thriller”. It won the 2016 NAMA award for Outstanding First Creative…