adminAccident halts work at Tokwe Mukosi
From George Maponga recently at Tokwe-Mukosi Dam in CHIVI Construction work at the Tokwe-Mukosi Dam in Chivi had to be stopped for two days last week, after one worker was…
South Africa beefs up Zuma’s security
JOHANNESBURG. — President Jacob Zuma’s personal guard now includes members of the police’s special task force, as well as heavily armed soldiers, an indication that officers responsible for his safety…
Horror train crash…Cameroonian leader declares day of mourning
DOUALA/YAOUNDE. — Cameroonian President Paul Biya on Saturday decreed today a national day of mourning for victims of Friday’s train derailment accident, which left more than 70 people dead. The national…
Inmates escape in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE. — At least 172 inmates escaped a Haitian prison near the capital Port-au-Prince during an armed mutiny, killing one guard and many escaping with police weapons, local media reported. Le…
Khartoum welcomes ‘softer’ US stance
KHARTOUM. — Sudan welcomed the US officials’ recent statements, which reflected positive stances towards the country. On Saturday, the US envoy for Sudan and South Sudan Donald Booth, who is currently…
Morsi’s sentence confirmed
CAIRO. — An Egyptian court confirmed on Saturday a 20-year prison sentence against deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, official MENA news agency reported. Egypt’s highest court, the Court of Cassation, rejected…
‘Gender violence adversely affects war on HIV’
Roselyne Sachiti in CHICAGO, US New findings presented at the HIV Research for Prevention 2016 conference currently underway in Chicago, United States have revealed how social harms such as gender-based…
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Norton poll: Zanu-PF must heed message
THOSE of old said to be forewarned is to be forearmed, and we hope Zanu-PF is alive to the message delivered by the constituency of Norton where it lost to…
Chigumadzi’s noiseworthy debut
Stanely Mushava Literature Today Book: Sweet Medicine Author: Panashe Chigumadzi Publisher: BlackBird Books (2015) ISBN: 978-1-928337-12-7 During the launch of her book in South Africa last year, Panashe Chigumadzi stressed…
Hopelessness, the yearn for homely home
Elliot Ziwira @The Book Store “Where then are the roots, where the solution To life’s equation The roots are nowhere There are no roots here Probe if you may From…