UN withdraws peacekeepers from DR Congo

The presence of peacekeepers in DR Congo will come to an end, Bintou Keita, head of the UN mission (MONUSCO), agreed with Congolese Foreign Minister Christopher Lutundula on Tuesday. A…

Maguire accepts Ghana MP apology

ACCRA. — Manchester United footballer Harry Maguire on Wednesday accepted the apology of a Ghanaian MP who mocked him during a parliamentary debate on the budget last year.  Opposition lawmaker…

Busy weekend for local artistes

Arts Reporter With the year coming to an end and the festive season approaching, a lot of artistes have busy schedules, booked either locally, regionally or internationally.  A survey conducted…

Russia to build gold refinery in West Africa

Mali and Russia have signed a deal on the construction of a gold refinery in the West African country’s capital, Bamako, Reuters reported, citing Malian Finance Minister Alousseni Sanou. In…

Liberian President-elect Boakai calls for unity in maiden speech

Monrovia. — Liberia’s new president Joseph Boakai on Wednesday called for unity and unity behind him in his first speech since being officially elected on Monday by a very narrow…

Man (101) in wife hunt

The Herald, November 24, 1985 HAROLD Bidwell (101) says he is looking for another bride after divorcing his wife Lucy (65) “because she wasn’t domesticated enough”. They married when he…

‘No compromise on service delivery’

Blessings Chidakwa-Herald Reporter COLLABORATION between Government, the private sector and local authorities should be scaled up for the development of modern, densified housing projects that adequately serve and cater for…

Emulate WestProp Holdings, property developers challenged

Herald Reporter THE private sector should emulate WestProp Holdings’ initiative of constructing densified premium luxury blocks of apartments as land is a finite resource, President Mnangagwa has said. One of…

Russia confident Vision 2030 will be achieved

Wallace Ruzvidzo-Herald Reporter RUSSIA will enhance its partnership and cooperation with Zimbabwe in various fields and is confident that the country, under the leadership of President Mnangagwa, will achieve Vision…

Zim GDP hits US$66bn

Herald Reporter ZIMBABWE’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is set to reach US$66 billion this year, 88 percent higher than the previously forecast US$35 billion, a survey by renowned financial analysts,…

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