Gold surges

LONDON.
The price of gold surged yesterday above US$1 600 per ounce for the first time in history, as investors bought the safe-haven

ZPC seeks power bids

By Martin Kadzere
ZIMBABWE Power Company, the power generating subsidiary of Zesa Holdings, is inviting bids from financiers interested in

Karzai’s advisor killed in Kabul

KABUL.
Jan Mohammad Khan, an advisor to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, was killed late on Sunday when gunmen stormed his

Gaddafi vows to stay as Nato intensifies raids

TAJOURA.
A new round of NATO airstrikes rattled the suburbs of the Libyan capital on Sunday as Mua-mmar Gaddafi vowed never to

Hacking: Fresh questions for PM

LONDON.
BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron faced fresh questions yesterday over the phone-hacking scandal convulsing the

When will real SA independence come?

ABOUT two decades after independence, and with three successive black presidents, South Africa has not given the black

Prophets: Wolves in sheep skin?

By Tendai Rupapa
GRACE MOYO (not real name) and her husband Casper have been in a childless marriage for three years. Everyone

Mohadi calls for revival of irrigation schemes

From Thupeyo Mleya in BIETBRIDGE
HOME Affairs co-Minister Kembo Mohadi, has urged communities here to partner the private sector to enable them revive major

Ministry seeks to take unexploited claims

Herald Reporter
THE Ministry of Mines and Mining Development is working on legislation to ensure large chrome miners relinquish some of

Masvingo gets R10m grant

From George Maponga in Masvingo
Masvingo City has started drafting a new 10-year master plan after receiving R10 million grant from the Government of South