Sanctions: Russia expels US diplomats

MOSCOW/BERLIN. – President Vladimir Putin on Sunday said the United States would have to cut 755 diplomatic staff in Russia and warned of a prolonged gridlock in its ties after…

Mhere to headline Gofan Conference

Vongai Mbara Arts Reporter Award-winning gospel musician Mathias Mhere will headline this year’s Gospel For All Nations, GOFAN Conference that kick starts tomorrow at ZITF Hall 3 in Bulawayo.

Keep President Mugabe’s dream alive, say experts

From Sifelani Tsiko in JOHANNESBURG, South Africa President Mugabe’s dream of an economically-free and industrialised Africa still needs to be realised and every effort must be made to keep the…

funeral assurers contribution cause for concern: IPEC

Tinashe Makichi in Bulawayo The Insurance and Pension Commission has raised a red flag over continued minimal participation by funeral assurance companies in funding the economy’s strategic projects.

Teen pregnancies spike c-sections

Paidamoyo Chipunza recently in Centenary About half of women who deliver at St Albert’s Mission Hospital in Centenary District are teenagers, increasing the number of caesarian-sections (c-section) conducted in the…

Why Kenya’s presidential election matters

NAIROBI. — Kenyans will be heading to the polls on August 8 for elections that have been closely followed not just in the Horn of Africa country but across the…

Govt to extend SI 129/2016

Kiyapili Sibanda Bulawayo Bureau GOVERNMENT says plans are underway to extend Statutory Instrument 129 of 2016, which provides a temporary window for exportation of raw hides.

MSU students shine at law contest

Amanda Chikari Midlands Reporter MIDLANDS State University (MSU) has been crowned 2017 Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot competition heads of argument category winners, beating top global schools such as the…

Sticking to our own kinship systems and world view

David Mungoshi  Shelling the Nuts There are those of us who are given to trashing our own culture and going all out on metaphorically bended knees with hat in hand…

WikiLeaks releases Macron e-mails

PARIS. – More than 21 000 “verified” e-mails allegedly associated with the French presidential campaign of Emmanuel Macron have been released by WikiLeaks.