adminFrance to table UNSC resolution on Syria
PARIS. — France said yesterday it would table a UN Security Council resolution calling on Syria to put its chemical weapons beyond use or face “extremely serious” reprisals.
Syria welcomes Russian initiative
DAMASCUS/CAIRO. — Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi stressed yesterday support for a Russian initiative to avoid possible US strike against Syria. During a cabinet session yesterday, al-Halqi said the Syrian…
Egypt bans unlicensed clerics
CAIRO. — Egyptian authorities will bar 55 000 unlicensed clerics from preaching in mosques in the latest move against sympathisers of deposed Islamist President Mohamed Morsi, the Minister of Religious…
RTG launches ‘Stay now, pay later’ scheme
Business Reporter ZIMBABWE Stock Exchange-listed Rainbow Tourism Group yesterday scored a first in the hotel industry when it launched a new package, “Stay now, pay later”, that allows individuals and…
Tongai Moyo commemorative gig slated for October
Problem Masau Arts Correspondent Commemorating the lives of fallen musicians is now part and parcel of Zimbabwe’s entertainment scene as evidenced by gigs in honour of the late musicians such…
Remembering the First 9/11
Peter Mayo Wednesday September 11, 2013 marks the fortieth anniversary of what in Latin America is referred to as ‘El primer 11 de septiembre’(the first 11th September). It is the…
ZSE industrial index rises
Business Reporter THE Zimbabwe Stock Exchange main industrial index yesterday rose for the third consecutive trading session, inching up 0,58 percent to 185,89 points on gains in a select blue…
Dillish to meets Kenyan father for first time
AFTER 22 years of hardship, Namibian beauty and Big Brother Africa winner Dillish Matthew is set to meet her father for the first time. In a recent interview with Standard…
Nadal subdues Novak Djokovic
NEW YORK. — From a threatened career to a threat to the record books, Rafael Nadal’s tennis resurgence continues after another extraordinary scrap against Novak Djokovic.
Liquid connects Zim to W. Africa
Business Reporter ECONET WIRELESS-OWNED internet access provider and internet service provider Liquid Telecom recently announced that it has completed the country’s first direct fibre connection to the West African Cable…