MPs demand allowances review

Pamela Shumba, Senior Reporter MEMBERS of Parliament have demanded an increase in their allowances, saying they play an important role in the running of the country. Norton independent MP Mr…

Letters to the editor: Silent Night: The story of the carol that paused a war

EDITOR: Few Christmas carols evoke the season of peace and goodwill as readily as “Silent Night”. Two popular stories contribute to its appeal: one concerning the circumstances of its composition…

Zanu-PF urges MPs to deliver

Esinathy Sibanda, Chronicle Reporter ZANU-PF Bulawayo Province has urged all MPs to start fulfilling promises they made during the election campaigning period. The province said it is also the duty…

TZ eyes more senior tournaments

Ellina Mhlanga, Harare Bureau AFTER successfully hosting the third Select Healthcare Tennis Masters that ended on Sunday at Harare Sports Club, Tennis Zimbabwe vice-president Biggie Magarira said they are hoping…

Gunmen storm Kabul gvt compound, gun battle ensues

KABUL. – Armed men detonated a car bomb before storming a Kabul government compound in an ongoing attack, officials and witnesses said, in the latest violence to rock the Afghan…

SA to prioritise Africa in its foreign policy: Sisulu

CAPE TOWN. — The Southern African Development Community (SADC) region and Africa as a whole will remain a strategic foreign policy priority for South Africa in 2019, Minister of International…

Turkey working to carry Khashoggi investigation to UN: foreign minister

ISTANBUL. – Turkey is working with other countries to carry the investigation into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi to the United Nations, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on…

Libya recovers 34 bodies from Islamic State mass grave

TRIPOLI. – The bodies of 34 Ethiopian Christians executed in Libya by Islamic State (IS) in 2015 have been exhumed from a mass grave, Libyan authorities said on Monday. The…

Israel holds elections in April

TEL AVIV. – Israel’s government decided Monday to hold early elections in April with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu struggling to keep together a one-seat majority in parliament as he also…

Indonesian tsunami death toll climbs to 373, hunt for survivors on

JAKARTA. – Dozens of filled body bags were hauled away from buildings flattened by Indonesia’s volcano-triggered tsunami Monday, as the death toll climbed to 373 and search teams pushed on…

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