adminTension as Egypt braces for rival rallies
Cairo – Egypt was on edge yesterday ahead of rival protests by the military and Islamists, as the government declared a “war on terrorism” to end violence convulsing the country…
Long-delayed elections open in Togo
The west African nation of Togo has launched parliamentary elections, which were delayed by months of protests, with the opposition seeking to weaken the ruling family’s decades-long grip on power.…
Iraqi Shias executed at fake roadblock
Armed men shot dead 14 Shia men after checking their identity papers at a makeshift roadblock, police said. The killings took place on the main road on Wednesday near Sulaiman…
New genetic clues from China’s ancient man
Beijing – Genetic evidence linking early people in China with Native Americans has been unearthed in a cave with important implications for our understanding of how humanity spread across the…
Editorial Comment: Plot to discredit elections doomed
Western countries’ machinations to discredit next Wednesday’s elections were to be expected given that their preferred political party, the MDC-T, is facing defeat. Efforts to bring the harmonised elections into…
Indigenisation core of the economic sector
Charles Chiponda PRIMARY elections are gone and we are heading for harmonised elections on Wednesday. As with any contest, there are winners and losers; some candidates finding out that they…
‘Zim will not bar Obasanjo from polls’
ZIMBABWE has no reservations on former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo observing the harmonised elections under the auspices of the African Union. Addressing journalists after meeting President Mugabe, AU Commission chairperson,…
Treasury avails poll funds to electoral commission
FINANCE Minister Tendai Biti yesterday said funding for the harmonised elections was ready except for money needed to pay officials conducting the polls.He told journalists that of the initial budget…
Tributes pour in for Maraire
Auxilia Katongomara Entertainment Correspondent PEOPLE from all over Zimbabwe have described the death of mbira songstress Chiwoniso Maraire as tragic and a loss to the music fraternity. Social network sites…
Massive development beckons for Mat’land: Mpofu
Prosper Ndlovu Senior Reporter CONCERNS of marginalisation and lack of development in Matabeleland region will soon be a thing of the past when Zanu-PF wins next week’s harmonised elections, Politburo…