Chinese gene-editing scientist faces the law
China has suspended He Jiankui — the scientist who claims to have produced the world’s first gene-edited babies, and he now looks set to face punishment after publicly revealing research…
G20 convenes Argentina summit clouded by disputes
BUENOS AIRES — A summit of the world’s top economies opened yesterday with leaders struggling over fallout from a US-China trade war that has roiled global markets and bracing for…
‘DRC’s Ebola outbreak now 2nd largest in history’
Democratic Republic of Congo’s deadly Ebola outbreak is now the second largest in history, behind the devastating West Africa outbreak that killed thousands a few years ago, the World Health…
West Africa leaders meet over Boko Haram escalation
Top leaders from Chad, Nigeria, Niger and Cameroon were holding talks in N’Djamena on Thursday to discuss the recent escalation of attacks by Boko Haram jihadists in the Lake Chad…
Zuma will be back in court in May 2019
Criminal proceedings in the corruption trial of former President Jacob Zuma will next be heard in May 2019, the High Court in Pietermaritzburg has heard. During a brief sitting yesterday,…
SA High Court rejects white farmers’ challenge to land expropriation plans
CAPE TOWN — South Africa’s High Court rejected a legal challenge yesterday brought by a group representing white farmers against President Cyril Ramaphosa’s plans for land expropriation without compensation. Land…
Govt releases $60m for fuel
Government has released US$60 million towards procurement of fuel to mitigate current shortages, a situation that had seen the emergence of unscrupulous fuel dealers charging more than double the gazetted pump price.
EDITORIAL COMMENT: DeMbare’s Fifa sanctions: Lesson for all
THE recent ruling by FIFA ordering financially-troubled local football giants Dynamos to pay compensation to Cameroonian player Christian Joel Epoupa for alleged breach of contract must not be treated in isolation, but should serve as a big lesson to all Zimbabwean sports entities.
Zim arts and the one-hit wonder
One-hit wonder. You may have heard of such creatures.
President puts his stamp on new Parly
President Mnangagwa yesterday officially launched the construction of the new 650-seater Parliament Building in Mt Hampden, nearly 20 kilometres outside Harare, that is expected to be completed by mid-2021 at the latest.











