adminEditorial Comment: Nip drug abuse in the bud
WE are alarmed by reports of rampant drug abuse on the streets of Bulawayo and call on authorities to nip the emerging problem in the bud before it gets out…
Party organs need conflict resolution frameworks
Dr Sikhanyiso Ndlovu POLITICAL violence results from political conflict. Violence is psychological. It is a mental stimulus response mechanism. The stimulus can be threats or induced fear for losing. Violence can…
Isolation, gloom a part of old people’s lives
LUNGISI Phiri has lived at Entembeni Old People’s Home in Bulawayo’s Luveve suburb for the past 39 years. Originally from Malawi, he opted to remain in the country when his family…
Arab League calls for ISIS confrontation
Cairo – Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi yesterday called for a military and political confrontation with Islamic State jihadists and other militants he said threatened the existence of Arab states. “What…
Heavy fighting threatens Ukraine ceasefire
Mariupol – Gunfire and heavy shelling rocked a key frontline city in eastern Ukraine overnight, raising fears yesterday that a tenuous truce between government and rebel forces had already collapsed. Numerous…
ANC’s top six split over e-tolls saga
Johannesburg – A City Press report yesterday said the e-tolls saga had split the top six of the African National Congress. Transport and Sanral officials have confirmed that Secretary-General Gwede Mantashe…
China kills 5,000 dogs to control rabies
Chinese authorities killed almost 5,000 dogs in one city after blaming five human deaths on rabies, according to a report. The official Xinhua News Agency reported Sunday that the city of…
Monsoon rains kill 230
Islamabad – Heavy monsoon rains and flash floods have killed 128 people in Pakistan and 108 people in India, officials said Saturday, as forecasters warned of more rain in the…
Afghan rape gang gets death sentence
Kabul – An Afghan judge yesterday sentenced seven men to death for the gang-rape of four women in a case that sparked nationwide outrage and highlighted the violence women face…
12 killed in Tripoli clashes
BENGHAZI, Libya – Around twelve people have been killed and ten wounded in a flare-up of clashes between rival armed groups near the Libyan capital Tripoli, a doctor said yesterday. The…