adminUS slams N Korea’s ‘ugly’ racist Obama remarks
Washington — The United States has condemned “ugly and disrespectful” racist comments directed at Barack Obama by North Korea’s official KCNA news agency comparing the US president to a black…
How trivial are ‘trivial issues’ in tabloids?
Emmanuel Ndlovu WORLD Press Freedom Day is a remarkable moment for media practitioners across the globe. It came into being after the Windhoek Declaration of 1991 in Namibia, a statement…
Malema carries Mugabe torch
Robert Marquand The Monitor TWENTY years ago, South Africa transitioned to a full, non-racial democracy and elected Nelson Mandela president. This week, its citizens went to the polls for the…
Editorial Comment: ANC must uplift lives of SA citizens
South Africa’s leading party of liberation, African National Congress (ANC) was yesterday cruising to a foregone victory in that country’s fifth democratic elections.
Pistorius trial told police wrong on order of shots
Pretoria — A ballistics expert testifying for Oscar Pistorius’s defence said on Friday the bullets that hit Reeva Steenkamp were not in the order prosecutors claimed, offering key evidence in…
Zanu-PF congratulates ANC
Patrick Chitumba Senior Reporter THE ruling party Zanu-PF, has congratulated South Africa’s African National Congress (ANC) and President elect Jacob Zuma, for a resounding victory in the May 7, general…
Berlusconi begins community service
Cesano Boscone — Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi began community service for tax fraud yesterday in a spectacular fall from grace for the flamboyant ex-premier, who will likely seek political gain from…
Sponsors dangle carrot to Shabanie players
Paul Mundandi Zvishavane Correspondent SHABANIE Mine players have been promised rich pickings if they beat Dynamos at Maglas Stadium tomorrow afternoon. Two sponsors have come up with good incentives for…
Artiste who tied rooster to sexual organ guilty of exhibitionism
PARIS — A South African performance artiste who tied a live rooster to his penis during an impromptu open-air show near the Eiffel Tower was found guilty on Monday of…
$800k virginity auction: woman backs out
A 28-year-old medical school student who had planned to auctioning off her virginity on the internet and had received a high bid of $801,000 now says she won’t go ahead…