adminBehind America’s long war on Syria
The United States has a new strategy for Syria, according to The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal. The new direction, however, is simply the old, largely unrecognised, one, transformed from a de facto status to official one by presidential authorisation. In other words, an aggressive US policy on Syria will continue to be implemented — one the US president had, for a time, openly mused about reversing, but has now accepted.
Expand city boundaries, Mutare council urged
MUTARE City Council has been challenged to revisit its master plan for possible expansion of its boundaries and avail affordable housing land ahead of the World Habitat Day commemorations slated for today.
Hamilton in key win
Moscow. — Valtteri Bottas moved aside to let Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton win the Russian Grand Prix and surge 50 points clear in the Formula One championship yesterday with five races remaining.
Topless Serena sparks internet stir
SYDNEY. — Tennis superstar Serena Williams caused an internet sensation yesterday by posing topless for a video while singing “I Touch Myself” to raise awareness for breast cancer.
Council to review solar lights deals
Harare City Council is auditing all its solar lighting deals to determine those which are working and benefiting council and residents.
ED’s UN performance shames detractors
The hatched plan by the MDC-Alliance supporters in the United States to humiliate President Mnangagwa, through demonstrations during the just-ended 73rd Ordinary Session of the United Nations General Assembly in the United States, miserably flopped.
Perception in world affairs
THE role of perception in world affairs is so central and significant that billions and billions of dollars are poured into propaganda systems each year to influence how people view events around them.
When Africans cheered John Bolton: Criminals on the ICC
When US National Security Advisor John “The Walrus” Bolton threatened the International Criminal Court with US sanctions, many of us here in Africa cheered, long having given up hope that the ICC would ever be held to even the slightest account, least of all for its crimes against our continent.
Tengenenge falls on hard times
TENGENENGE Arts Village in Guruve, which used to be the epicentre of sculpture during its heyday, is now a pale shadow of its former self due to the devastating effects of the economic sanctions imposed on the country by Western countries.
EMA, Chinhoyi lock horns over raw sewage
The Environmental Management Agency has taken Chinhoyi Municipality to court for discharging raw sewage into Manyame River, threatening the health of people downstream.