Zim strengthens diplomatic ties with Algeria, Palestine, UNICEF
Ivan Zhakata Herald Correspondent ZIMBABWE continues to bolster its international partnerships with significant diplomatic engagements by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade,...
View ArticleDemand for Chinese medicine grows in Zim
Demand for Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is growing in Zimbabwe as more people seek to benefit from this medical system. Onias Ndoro, the director of traditional medicines in the Ministry of...
View ArticleRussia makes more gains in Ukraine
MOSCOW. – The Russian military has reported liberation of multiple new settlements in the southwest of Donetsk People’s Republic. The past week in the Russia-Ukraine conflict has seen intensive...
View ArticleJimmy Carter, longest-lived US president, dies aged 100
Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, a broker of peace in the Middle East in his time, and a tireless advocate for global health and human rights, has died, it was announced on...
View ArticleIsrael burns down Kamal Adwan Hospital, kills, tortures doctors and patients
Ivan Zhakata Herald Correspondent Israel has burned the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza and has arrested, stripped naked and tortured the hospital’s director of Dr Hussam Abu Safiyya along with...
View ArticleJournalist killed, five others injured
MOSCOW. – An Russia Today (RT) crew narrowly avoided a Ukrainian drone strike in Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic that claimed the life of Russian war correspondent Alexander Martemyanov and injured...
View ArticleChinese Foreign Minister to visit Africa
BEIJING. – Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Namibia, the Republic of the Congo, Chad and Nigeria from January 5 – 11, continuing the tradition of a Chinese foreign minister visiting Africa on the...
View ArticleIsrael’s collateral killing of civilians is finally in spotlight
The New York Times’ recent “bombshell” presents facts that have been known for a long time – and does its best to sanitize them The New York Times recently published a piece admitting that an...
View ArticleQuake rattles Tibet, killing dozens
Around 1 000 homes have been damaged by a 6.8 magnitude quake that hit a remote mountainous area, according to the agency At least 53 people have been confirmed dead and 62 injured after a powerful...
View ArticleUS Congress certifies Trump’s election win
The US Congress has certified president-elect Donald Trump and vice president-elect JD Vance as the winners of the 2024 election, with no Democrats objecting to a Republican victory for the first time...
View ArticleMoscow reacts to Zelensky’s request to Trump for frozen Russian cash
The Ukrainian leader is “completely out of his mind,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said Vladimir Zelensky’s claim that he told US President-elect Donald Trump that Kiev could use...
View ArticlePalestine condemns Israel’s new policy to flatten Gaza
Ivan Zhakata-Herald Correspondent THE State of Palestine has condemned the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip, which has escalated to a policy of systematic destruction of infrastructure...
View ArticleEthiopia celebrates Orthodox Xmas
ADDIS ABABA. — Ethiopia, one of the earliest nations to embrace Christianity, continues to honour its rich religious heritage. This year, thousands of Ethiopian pilgrims and international tourists...
View ArticleIs the world ready for another pandemic?
GENEVA. – An awkward question remains five years after Covid-19 began its deadly rampage: is the world ready to handle the next pandemic? The World Health Organisation (WHO), which was at the heart of...
View ArticleChina reaffirms support for Africa
WINDHOEK. – For the past 35 years, China’s foreign ministers have started each annual round of overseas visits with a trip to Africa, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday, describing the practice as...
View Article31 Palestinians killed in attacks
GAZA/JERUSALEM. – At least 31 Palestinians were killed in the latest Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip, Gaza’s Civil Defense spokesperson Mahmoud Basal told Xinhua yesterday. The Israeli jets...
View ArticleZelensky accuses US companies of corruption
Kiev has not received half the funds it was promised, due to “lobbyist” practices by the American military, the Ukrainian leader claimed US corporate “corruption” and “lobbying” are to blame for...
View ArticleMahama returns as Ghana’s president, vows to boost economy
ACCRA. — John Dramani Mahama was sworn in for a second term as Ghana’s president on Tuesday at a ceremony in the capital Accra, pledging to overcome public discontent by boosting the economy and...
View ArticlePope condemns child labour
VATICAN CITY. — Pope Francis condemned the “scourge” of child labour and the various abuses that children endure, asserting that those who harm or exploit a child will ultimately face divine judgment....
View ArticleAfrica reaps dividends of development via FOCAC
NAIROBI.– Once dotted with dilapidated roads, limited railway lines, inadequate port facilities, isolated and underdeveloped regions due to poor connectivity, and unending power outages coupled with...
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