adminRift widens as tourism salary talks collapse
Leonard Ncube Victoria Falls Reporter THE National Employment Council (NEC) for the tourism industry will not increase salaries for its workers with only employees in Sector 2 getting a $3 increment…
Hwange Colliery negotiates debt clearance strategy
Oliver Kazunga Senior Business Reporter AILING Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) is negotiating a number of debt clearance instruments and creditor payment plans with the government as part of turnaround strategies. Once…
Orlando massacre propels terror threat into White House race
Washington – White House hopeful Donald Trump appeared bent on exploiting Sunday’s massacre in Orlando to boost the argument that he can be trusted to tackle terrorism over rival Hillary…
Vigils held after US’ deadliest shooting
Vigils have been held across the United States after the deadliest mass shooting in its history targeted a gay nightclub in the state of Florida. Orlando Police chief John Mina described…
Pistorius ‘a broken man’, psychologist
Oscar Pistorius is “a broken man” who should not be jailed, a psychologist told a court sentencing the South African Paralympic gold medalist for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend…
Feed people, not wars, pope says in address to UN food agency
Pope Francis yesterday condemned the use of hunger as a “weapon of war” and lamented the fact that it was easier to move weapons across borders than the aid needed…
Abu Sayyaf group beheads another Canadian hostage
Manila, Philippines — The Abu Sayyaf group has beheaded another Canadian hostage held on a southern Philippine island after ransom demands apparently were not met. Robert Hall was confirmed dead yesterday…
Nigeria agrees to Cameroon’s return of 80,000 refugees
Lagos – Nigeria says it has agreed to Cameroon’s voluntary return of 80,000 Nigerian refugees who have fled the Boko Haram Islamic insurgency. Nigerian officials had said Cameroon was threatening to…
Malawi’s Muslim Association condemns attacks on Muslim converts
Lilongwe – The Muslims Association of Malawi (MAM) has condemned attacks on Muslim converts in the country, Nyasa Times reports. Sheik Dinala Chabulika, MAM spokesperson, described attacks on those embracing Islam…
Qatar to deport Dutch woman convicted of illicit sex
Doha, Qatar — A Dutch woman who alleged she was raped after being drugged in an upmarket nightclub in Doha was convicted of having sex out of wedlock by a…