adminUK snooped on Islandic officials’ email
LONDON – An Icelandic MP says Britain spied on Iceland while wrestling to rescue its citizens’ cash from collapsed Icelandic banks after the financial crisis.
DR Congo deal ”a very important step for peace”: UN envoy
UNITED NATIONS – A deal set to be signed between the Democratic Republic of Congo and defeated M23 rebels is “a very important step for peace” in the war-torn Great…
Ex-UN deputy chief says Chinese dream converges with African dream
DAR ES SALAAM — The Chinese dream and African dream are two converged components because there are a lot of coalitions between China and Africa in realising their dreams, a…
Gold poised for further slide
LONDON. — Gold edged above three-week lows last week, but was still set for a second week of losses as the dollar steadied after the European Central Bank’s surprise interest…
‘Halt Renamo in its tracks’
Tichaona Zindoga Features Writer THOSE that romanticise about pre-colonial African history, which was characterised by idyllic seamlessness among peoples in terms of geography and cultures, often mention with regret the…
Importance of soft skills
Nyaradzo Mavindidze Motivation for success THE limited job opportunities in the country require prospective job seekers to have soft skills in order to get ahead of others. What is the…
Iran nuke talks at critical stage
GENEVA. — Iranian deputy foreign minister and member of Iran’s negotiating team Abbas Araqchi says nuclear talks with six world powers have reached a critical stage, saying higher-level talks are…
SA voter registration for 2014 polls kicks off
JOHANNESBURG. — South Africa will this weekend begin voter registration ahead of next year’s key polls, which for the first time will see ballots cast by those born after the…
October accidents claim 200 lives
Zvifadzo Lubombo Herald Reporter— AT least 200 people were killed in road traffic accidents in October alone, compared to 171 over the same period last year, a senior police officer…
Council to review tariffs, charges downwards
Farirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter— HARARE City Council has annou-nced a US$369,3 million budget for 2014, which will result in tariffs and charges being revised downwards, while ambulance, hospital and burial…