ABUJA – Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan wants the government to borrow $1bn (£580m) to strengthen the military’s capability to fight militant Islamists….
JOHANNESBURG – The items include a chess set of figures from either side of the apartheid battle, and salt and pepper shakers…
EDITOR – Africa, despite it being rich in resources remains the poorest continent in the world. The land issue is a major…
HARARE – Zimbabwe has become an insignificant destination in terms of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in sub-Saharan Africa due to the quality…
HARARE – Rio Tinto’s Zimbabwe-based Murowa Diamonds (Murowa) registered a four percent increase in gem production to 152 000 carats in the…
HARARE – German-Nigerian hip-hop/soul singer Nneka Lucia Egbuna and South Africa’s leading stand-up comedian Loyiso Gola are part of a high-profile cast…
BULAWAYO – Zimbabwean author Tendai Huchu was beaten to the £10 000 Caine Prize for African Writing by Kenyan writer Okwiri Oduor. Huchu,…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF yesterday extended a gesture of goodwill towards China, offering thanks for the help in last…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe is assuming the chairmanship of the 15-nation Southern African Development Community (Sadc) next month, at a summit…
HARARE – Rosemary Margaret Khumalo, a female death row inmate, died of natural causes on Tuesday at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison. Khumalo,…
