City woman’s death: Family suspects foul play

Thandeka Moyo Court Reporter A Bulawayo family is suspecting that its son-in-law had a hand in the death of his 23-year-old wife whom he alleges died after jumping off a moving…

5 SA cops nabbed at border

Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau Five South African armed female police officers who were on Thursday afternoon arrested and detained at Beitbridge Border Post after straying into Zimbabwe, have been cautioned and…

EDITORIAL COMMENT: Speed up rehabilitation of NewZim Steel

When President Mugabe commissioned the $750 million New ZimSteel to replace Ziscosteel in 2011, hopes were raised for the revival of the country’s giant steel plant. NewZim Steel, a joint…

Obama’s Zim Imbroglio

Perspective Stephen Mpofu United States president Barack Obama is stuck in the jaws of a gargantuan dilemma as to how to extricate himself and his administration from the Zimbabwe illegal sanctions…

Whose liberation war: Expressions of spirituality in ZPRA

Opinion Pathisa Nyathi From a front base within the treacherous gorges on the Zambian side of the Zambezi Valley the heavily armed ZPRA cadres expertly maneouvered their way down the precipitous…

Why women stay in abusive relationships

Vaidah Mashangwa INTERVIEWS with battered women reveal that battered women often remain in violent relationships for years and they highlighted the difficulties associated with disentangling themselves from a violent relationship.

Ebola declared ‘international emergency’

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the Ebola outbreak in West Africa to be an international public health emergency that requires an extraordinary response to stop its spread.

Obama authorises air strikes in Iraq

US President Barack Obama has authorised targeted air strikes against Sunni fighters in Iraq, saying the measure was meant to avert “genocide” in the country.

Gaza fighting resumes as truce ends

Israel has hit the Gaza Strip with missiles and artillery for the first time in three days, while Palestinian fighters launched a barrage of rockets at Israel, just hours after…

UN warns DRC rebels to disarm or face military

New York – The UN mission chief in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday warned the last remaining rebel group in the east to lay down arms or face…