Wife of Tsvangirai killed in car crash
The wife of Morgan Tsvangirai has been killed and the Zimbabwe Prime Minister injured after their car was involved in an accident with a truck. A spokesman for the Movement for Democratic Change…
More turning to Web to watch TV, movies
Story Highlights More Web sites like Hulu and Joost are offering free movies and TV shows Some consumers are taking advantage of this to eliminate cable or satellite TV Internet users in the…
US$10 for Zimbabwe?s teachers
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s cash-strapped government this week paid teachers less than US$10 for this month, as union leaders warned on Wednesday that teachers will not report for duty when the new school term…
Zambian Students in Russia appeal for a fellow student
TO: THE SECRETARY BURSARIES COMMITTEE OF ZAMBIA LUSAKA, ZAMBIA Ref: REQUEST FOR CARDSON KABWE’S TREATMENT TO BE DONE HERE IN RUSSIA With reference to the above mentioned subject, we (students union)…
Opposition leader wins Ghana poll
Opposition candidate John Atta Mills, left, has won a tight presidential run-off in Ghana, saying he will be "a president for all". Electoral officials announced the result after the last constituency to…
Conundrum in the Congo by Daniel Maswahu
The land-locked nature of our beloved Zambia is not a factoid manufactured by malicious schoolteachers to deliberately torture and make the lives of students or pupils difficult. The events that occur in all…
Mugabe critics pray for bank crash
Escalating food prices in Zimbabwe soar out of control Robert Mugabe's critics are praying for Zimbabwe's banks to finally, completely crash – and that day may not be far off. Mugabe's government may…
Zambian Diaspora: Expectations from the New President
Following the overwhelming response to Radio Phoenix's " Let the People Talk" special edition of " Zambian Diaspora: A Tribute to President Levy Mwanawasa" held August 29, Radio Phoenix will this Friday, November…
Miriam Makeba cremated in Jo?burg
Miriam Makeba has been cremated at a private ceremony in Johannesburg, the SABC reports today. Thousands of people attended her memorial service on Saturday at the Dome in Randburg. The world-renowned singer died…
Obama makes history by winning presidency
Democratic Senator Barack Obama has been elected the first black president of the United States, according to projected results. He is projected to have won enough states to guarantee that he has beaten…
Mbeki is ousted as South Africa’s President
lived in Kalingalinga After ANC calls on him to quit over conspiracy allegations, nation's humiliated leader is forced to announce departure 'within days' South Africa was plunged into political turmoil yesterday as President…
Zimbabwe: Mugabe and Tsvangirai sign historic power-sharing deal
Bitter rivals President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai of Zimbabwe have signed a power sharing agreement in Harare to pave way for an all inclusive government. At a colourful ceremony attended…
South African mob kills migrants
Some 500 police officers have been sent into the township Police reinforcements have been sent to the South African township of Alexandra, north of Johannesburg, after attacks on foreigners. Two people were killed…
Questions for Maya Soetoro-Ng – Obama half sister
Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng Interview by DEBORAH SOLOMON Q: What is the age difference between you and Barack? I’m nine years younger. Our mother, after divorcing Barack’s father, met my father at the same…
Africa the hottest investment destination
By Fidelity Investments Management (Hong Kong) Ltd., | 17 December 2007 Read this article online at: http://www.financeasia.com/article.aspx?CIID=98835 Affordable technology and oil revenues have boosted economic growth rates and changed the fate of…
Six month VISA ban for Non EU
LONDON: Non-European Union tourists to Britain will henceforth be restricted to a three-month visa, instead of the six-month limit, in one of the most severe attempts to tighten the UK's borders. Immigration…
Tough measure aganist ‘illegal workers’ in 2008
The Home office has announced new tough rules, businesses must source migrant labour through legal means or face severe penalties as part of its comprehensive programme to reform Britain’s immigration controls. The…
Australia has new Prime Minister
Kevin Rudd is set to become Australia's 26th prime minister, following the emphatic victory of his Labor party in November's general election. Born in September 1957 in the coastal hinterland north of Brisbane,…
Japan’s exports reach record high
Japan’s economic recovery is closely tied into US demand for goods Japan's exports hit a record high in October, figures have shown, boosted by sales to Europe and China which offset falling US…
Will Sphiwe Mutale Benasho be the first African to win Miss Earth crown?
As Miss Earth beauty contest comes to an end to today, in Manila, Zambia’s representative Sphiwe Mutale Benasho has already won the best environmental presentation award. Sphiwe scooped the award during…
SPHIWE AIMS FOR THE MISS EARTH CROWN
Sphiwe, middle Zambia’s envoy to the Miss Earth 2007 Pageant is aiming to bring the Miss Earth Crown to Zambia. Sphiwe, who arrived in the Philippines on 24 October 2007, has already bagged…
SPHIWE IS ZAMBIA’S ENVOY TO MISS EARTH 2007
Sphiwe Mutale Benasho The gorgeous and sultry Sphiwe Mutale Benasho is Zambia's envoy to the Miss Earth Beauty Pageant to be held on 11 November 2007 in Quezon City, the Philippines. In describing…
Pittsburgh Group Works To Send Computers To Zambia Schools
Mbao Ngula (baby sitter to graduate) PITTSBURGH — Computers are a part of most people's everyday life but in other parts of the world, vital services such as hospitals are still using paper…
Visa probe into bogus colleges
The Home Office yesterday launched an investigation into whether a string of Scottish colleges with questionable credentials uncovered by The Herald are being used as an elaborate front for an immigration scam. Its…
Biometrics required for British visa
From July 19, 2007 people applying for a British visa will have to be photographed and fingerprinted. (Illustration by Bob Knight) BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, July…
