Lungu ahead in early Zambia vote results
LUSAKA — President Edgar Lungu took the lead over his main rival yesterday in early counting from Zambia’s presidential election, but the main opposition said some electoral officials were colluding…
Cholera kills 16 people in CAR, 34 in Congo
Bangui — Central African Republic’s health minister says at least 16 people have died from cholera and there have been 66 recorded cases since the beginning of August.
War vets await school fees payment
Robin Muchetu Senior Reporter THE Government has promised to settle an outstanding $8,4 million that it owes in unpaid school fees for war veterans’ children throughout the country since the beginning…
Teacher absenteeism alarming
Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu Plumtree Correspondent ABOUT two teachers in every school are absent from work each day for various reasons which is affecting the performance of pupils, an audit report has revealed. Deputy…
Binga schools not bad after all
Sunday News Reporter IT is said some schools in Binga and other parts of Matabeleland North are now being run by traditional leaders such as headmen and volunteers because qualified…
The born free and other dangerous myths
It comes easy in Africa to call the young men and women born after political independence as the “born free” generation. What the nature of their freedom is, what they…
Landmines hinder Gonakudzingwa detention camp reconstruction
Feature Vincent Gono TELLING the story of the liberation struggle and that of the heroes and heroines that executed it and brought the country independence at the expensive cost of…
Unpacking double- barelled surnames
Feature Robin Muchetu GETTING married in an African context is usually celebrated and having a white wedding is icing on the cake hence the joy associated with it. Marriage confirms oneness…
Africa must benefit from its wildlife resources
Sifelani Tsiko African countries must institute coherent wildlife sector reforms that will ensure that they are better positioned to derive maximum benefits from the sustainable protection of their rich wildlife…
What’s wrong with being Zanu-PF?
Opinion Micheal Mhlanga Democracy is a contested and a perplexing notion yet it is a daily manual for political systems since time immemorial. The contribution of nationalist icons to modern…

