adminUN warns of rampant sexual violence in Greek refugee camps
ATHENS. – Asylum seekers in Greece suffer widespread sexual violence and harassment in the country’s sub-standard, overcrowded reception centres, the UN said yesterday.
Provincial magazine on the cards: Govt
Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Manicaland Bureau Government has partnered with private sector stakeholders to come up with a magazine that is expected to sell Manicaland as a tourist destination and lure more investment…
5 300 tobacco farmers benefit from $28m input scheme
Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter More than 5 360 tobacco farmers have benefited from Government’s $28 million Tobacco Input Credit Scheme. The fund, which was availed last year, was meant to empower…
Mutare to host investment conference
Manicaland Correspondent MUTARE will this month host the inaugural Manicaland Investment Opportunity Public Private Partnership Conference aimed at increasing the flow of investment into the Eastern Highlands and promoting economic…
Ethiopia pardons prominent opposition figure, journalist
ADDIS ABABA. –– The Ethiopian government yesterday pardoned 746 suspects including prominent opposition figure Andualem Arage and dissident journalist Eskinder Nega. The Ethiopian Federal Attorney General said the prisoners will be…
S.Korean president to meet high-ranking DPRK delegation on Feb. 10
SEOUL. — South Korean President Moon Jae-in plans to meet the high-ranking delegation from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on February 10, the presidential Blue House said yesterday.
DRC: aide says Kabila not standing in elections
KINSHASA. – Joseph Kabila, the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, whose refusal to step down at the end of his mandate in 2016 resulted in ongoing, bloody…
Brazilian left-wing parties unite to back ex-president Lula for election
RIO DE JANEIRO. — Five Brazilian left-wing parties announced Wednesday that they were creating a common front to support former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to stand in the October presidential…
Namibia’s president reshuffles cabinet
WINDHOEK. — Namibia’s President Hage Geingob reshuffled his cabinet yesterday, announcing that Vice President Nickey Iyambo had asked to retire on medical grounds. Former secretary general of the ruling Swapo Party,…
Opposition parties plan national shutdown to force Zexit
JOHANNESBURG. – Opposition parties are planning a national shutdown to protest against the long and drawn-out process leading to President Jacob Zuma’s resignation. Economic Freedom Fighters spokesperson Mbuyiseni Ndlozi told News24…