Staff Writer

IT WAS Francis Bacon, the prominent philosopher and politician, who said rather flamboyantly that silence is the virtue of fools.

THE promulgation of the Freedom of Information Bill into law and the subsequent repeal of the Access to Information and Privacy Act (AIPPA) were long overdue.

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday consoled MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa following the death of his mother, Alice, on Monday.

JITTERY Zanu PF officials are sweating over the planned July 31 mass protests, which they claim are meant to topple President Emmerson Mnangagwa from power, the Daily News reports.

THE strike for better salaries and working conditions by nurses continued yesterday as labour unions and human rights groups expressed anger over the arrest of some of their colleagues on Monday.

POLICE yesterday arrested 13 nurses who were protesting against poor salaries at Harare Central Hospital.

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday consoled MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa following the death of his mother, Alice, on Monday.

THE late revolutionary and politician Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo was an unparalleled statesman with empathy and compassion who put his country first in all occasions, analysts contend as this month marked his 21st anniversary.

MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa’s mother Alice has died.

ZIMBABWE is currently going through political and economic crises that have caused untold suffering to citizens. At the same time, factionalism appears to be devouring both the ruling Zanu PF and opposition MDC.

EAT n Lick, one of Zimbabwe’s fastest growing fast food retail outlets, has rebranded in line with international trends as part of measures to increase its market share in the sector.

THE trend in African politics has had a uniform pattern with incumbent leaders often preferring to cling to power like leeches, which explains the tragic situations the continent’s nation states find themselves in.

I had just switched on my computer at the start of my graveyard shift when the phone rang.

GLOBAL coronavirus cases exceeded 11 million on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, marking another milestone in the spread of the disease that has killed more than half a million people in seven months.

THE aviation industry must adapt to market changes and embrace new technologies to enhance operations and passenger experience in the post-coronavirus era, a top industry expert has said.

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has informed parliament of his decision to extend the deployment of 20,000 soldiers, a drop from 76,000, until Sept. 30 to help enforce COVID-19 restrictions as the country reported its biggest…

Mexico has recorded more than 30,000 deaths from its coronavirus outbreak, as the disease continues to ravage one of Latin America's worst-hit countries.

AS the ads boycott grows, Mark Zuckerberg shows no sign of backing down.

US President Donald Trump has used an Independence Day address to vow to defeat the "radical left" as protests sweep the country.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to begin phasing out the use of Chinese tech giant Huawei’s technology in Britain’s 5G network as soon as this year, The Daily Telegraph reported on Saturday.

WOMEN empowerment is an integral pillar of financial inclusion, Women Affairs, Community and Small and Medium Enterprises minister Sithembiso Nyoni has said. 

THE signing into law of the Freedom of Information Act, repealing the draconian Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA), is a significant milestone in Zimbabwe’s law reforms agenda, media watchdogs have said.

THE vulnerable in society must be prioritised in coronavirus (Covid-19) interventions as they are already disadvantaged because of their condition and status, a government official has said.

HERENTALS have bounced back into the Premier Soccer League (PSL) after successfully appealing against their expulsion to the Zifa Appeals Committee.

THE government has barred interim MDC leader Thokozani Khupe from holding the party’s planned extra-ordinary congress slated for July 31 — until the coronavirus pandemic is under control in the country, the Daily News reports.