adminZim Theatre Association submits policy document
Entertainment Reporter
The Zimbabwe Theatre Association (ZITA) has responded to the Ministry of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture’s call to submit views on what should be taken on board when Government reviews its cultural policy.
Gamu fights off deportation
X Factor reject Gamu Nhengu has fought off the latest — and possibly last — attempt to deport her from Britain.
Sex workers risk violence, HIV in Juba’s brothels
JUBA — In the tin warehouses at the back of Jebel Market, in Juba, capital of South Sudan, the business of sex is booming; in the rows and rows of tiny, dark, padlocked rooms — a so-called “sex camp” — girls and women practise the world’s oldest profession in the world’s newest country.
Iranian students storm British Embassy in Tehran
TEHRAN, Iran — Dozens of hard-line Iranian students stormed the British Embassy in Tehran Tuesday, bringing down the Union Jack flag and throwing documents from windows in scenes reminiscent of the anger against Western powers after the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Eurozone crisis sparks global economic fears
LONDON — The financial crisis that began in Europe now poses a real threat to the entire global economy, according to a major economic organisation.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) issued the warning as it cut its global growth forecast for this year and next, and European leaders struggled to contain debt and save their common currency.
Vote counting starts in violence-hit DRC poll
KINSHASA — First results emerged from the Democratic Republic of Congo’s chaotic elections yesterday but some voters were still casting their ballots in a vote tainted by confusion, violence and allegations of fraud.
Civilian killings: Nato to retrain troops
Kabul — The commander of Nato-led forces in Afghanistan has written to President Hamid Karzai to acknowledge recent civilian killings during coalition operations and to promise troops will be retrained, Karzai’s office said yesterday.
Bulawayo blasts Biti
Chronicle Reporter
BULAWAYO residents and business community yesterday said there was nothing to cheer about the 2012 National Budget
Zim dollar compensation set for 2012 first quarter
By Freedom Mupanedemo
BUSINESSES and individuals whose savings were frozen following the dollarisation of the Zimbabwean economy in 2009 will be
Poor drainage mars Mbada final
Harare Bureau
ZIFA have deplored the poor state of the National Sports Stadium drainage which was exposed during the Mbada Diamonds Cup final between Dynamos and Motor Action on Sunday and challenged the authorities manning the giant facility to step up their act.