Ramaphosa suspends public protector
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday suspended Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane from the office of the Public Protector.
South Africa’s inflation exceptionalism: Can it last?
South Africa is often seen as a high-beta play, be it regarding financial market risk aversion, or political uncertainty and corruption. Yet we have displayed remarkable exceptionalism over the past year, rarely featuring on the global political risk radar or suffering from capital flight. South Africa has, however, stood out on the inflation front.
Church leader hit with 17-year jail for sex abuse offences
LOS ANGELES. — Naasón Joaquín García, the leader of the La Luz del Mundo megachurch, has been sentenced in a Los Angeles court to 16 years and eight months in prison.
My sister’s wedding ceremony
Chelsy Nyasha Saungweme WEDNESDAY, January 31, 2019 will remain etched in my mind as it was my sister Rumbidzai’s wedding day. Early in the morning, with the sun still behind…
Social media: The new slave master
Simbarashe Musara Post Correspondent SOCIAL media has emerged as a communication medium and source of information in the 21st Century. Big corporations and small businesses have resorted to online…
Zim should benefit from its human capital investment
Cletus Mushanawani News Editor OF late, private employment agents have been sprouting up across the country, with some of them allegedly duping prospective employees. Some agencies are behind…
Duo caught with 144kgs dagga
Lovemore Kadzura Rusape Correspondent POLICE in Nyanga on Sunday arrested two suspected dagga dealers who had smuggled 144kgs of the drug into the country from Mozambique. David Mavhiri and…
Blatter defends payment
ZURICH. – Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has denied approving fraudulent payments to Michel Platini, saying that a 2011 transfer followed a “gentleman’s agreement” between the pair.
Kenya flushes out ghost voters
An ongoing audit of Kenya’s voters’ roll has found the names of about 250 000 deceased on the register, Kenya’s electoral agency has confirmed.
World farmers collateral victims of Russia sanctions
The rush to impose sanctions on Russia, and the departure of scores of companies from the country, following the launch of the military operation in Ukraine was done with a specific calculus: to devastate the Russian economy.









