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Is Forex Trading Halal or Haram? A Comprehensive Analysis
Forex trading, or the act of exchanging currencies on the foreign exchange market, is a topic of debate in various circles, particularly among Muslims who seek to ensure that their trading activities ...Published: 24 Sep 2023 at 18:39hrs | 21 | by Staff Reporter
Who is causing parallel market rates to spike?
FOR the past 18 months, Zimbabwe's economy has been on a rebound, assisted by a stronger performance in the agricultural and mining sectors, an improved balance of payments and external sector p...Published: 30 Sep 2021 at 07:20hrs | 2 | by Dr Tim Rainhard
Who is causing parallel market rates to spike?
For the past 18 months, the country's economy has been on a rebound, assisted by the stronger performance in the agricultural and mining sectors, an improved balance of payments and external sector po...Published: 23 Sep 2021 at 19:35hrs | 1 | by Dr Tim Rainhard
Another Zimbabwean survivor tells of horrific scenes in Cabo Delgado
A brief background of PalmaPalma is a coastal town located far north of Cabo Delgado province in Mozambique. It is very close to the Tanzanian boarder, 20 kilometres away.Since the dis...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 18:30hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zimbabwe not among Africa's five most dangerous countries to be gay in
Several African countries continue to persecute people in the LGBT community and Zimbabwe is not among them. The five most dangerous countries to be gay in Africa are Uganda, Nigeria, Egypt, Tanzania ...Published: 10 Feb 2021 at 17:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Online casino on the rise in Africa
Casinos were previously associated with Las Vegas, Nevada in the US but the trending is quickly spreading to various other parts in the world. African countries has not been left behind in the elite g...Published: 29 Jul 2019 at 14:03hrs | 4 | by Staff Writer
Mnangagwa's political dialogue immobilises Chamisa's divisive politics
While Zimbabweans have largely moved on with life, following the 30 July 2018 harmonised elections, which President ED Mnangagwa and Zanu-PF won resoundingly, MDC- Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has a...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 08:05hrs | | by Cuthbert Mavheko
Trial of 'Shut-down' protesters fast-tracked
Eight protestors - who allegedly burnt down a Zupco bus and a car belonging to former Information minister Webster Shamu's wife - have accused the State of practicing "Sharia law" after they were "hur...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 18:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to abolish death sentence
Dear editor, This is a step in the right direction. This issue of abolishing death penalty is a bone of contention in most jurisdictions. Some jurisdictions which pursue Sharia law, will not e...Published: 19 Dec 2018 at 12:05hrs | | by Njabulo
Woman with '11 husbands' stoned to death
A woman has been stoned to death in Somalia after a court run by al-Shabab convicted her of having several husbands, the militant group says.Shukri Abdullahi Warsame was accused of marrying 11...Published: 10 May 2018 at 18:52hrs | | by BBC
Prof Jonathan Moyo: From pedigree political scientist to high profile political witch!
The man who once and severally gave Zimbabwean retired president, Robert Gabriel Mugabe, a most thorny political bed! The political scientist who once belonged to the stable of The Big Five intellectu...Published: 17 Jan 2018 at 14:17hrs | | by Reginald Thababi Gola
Denying husbands sex is abuse - Lawmaker
Kuala Lumpur - A Malaysian lawmaker came under fire on Wednesday for saying that women who deny their husbands sex were subjecting them to "psychological and emotional abuse".Che Mohamad Zulki...Published: 29 Jul 2017 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Corporal punishment must never be viewed as violence
Editor,Children have to be put on a leash. A child who grows without the leash of fear of the stick meanders boundlessly into forbidden seams of the social realm. The element of force is an es...Published: 11 Mar 2017 at 12:25hrs | | by Chigumbu Warikandwa
Spare the rod and spoil the child
We keep a German shepherd at home. He is quite an intelligent and polite dog. He is very inquisitive and playful with every new person it meets. It is very alert and energetic.The dog weighs a...Published: 06 Mar 2017 at 13:56hrs | | by Chigumbu Warikandwa
Learning sciences in local languages: now is the time
Let's talk about the philosophy of natural sciences. The mention of the word philosophy frightens many a people. Philosophy requires deep thought. Because the average person dislikes cranking his own ...Published: 06 Feb 2017 at 14:51hrs | | by Chigumbu Warikandwa
Every theological law was designed to be broken!
Error-free compliance with the law was certainly never intended for humans! Even in Heaven (the Christians' famous land of perfection) Lucifer jilted the law and got himself thrown out! The fi...Published: 15 Jan 2017 at 14:42hrs | | by Nimi Princewill. Twitter: @princewill_nimi
Man stones wife to death
IN a typical Sharia law application, a Gwanda man allegedly stoned his wife to death after he stumbled upon a message which had allegedly been sent by his wife to his best friend suggesting that t...Published: 29 May 2016 at 10:37hrs | | by Lynnia Ndlovu
Nigerian preacher fails to overturn death sentence
Abuja - Nigeria's Supreme Court on Friday upheld a death sentence handed out nine years ago to a Christian pastor for murdering a female member of his congregation and trying to kill five others. ...Published: 29 Feb 2016 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's speech at his 92th birthday bash in Masvingo - Fulltext
Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Amai Mnangagwa;Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko and Amai Mphoko;Minister of Provincial Affairs for Masvingo, Mai Mahofa, as represented by ...Published: 27 Feb 2016 at 23:38hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Legal age of marriage around the world
Country Boys Girls Afghanistan 18 16 Albania 18 18 Algeria 19 19 Andorra** 14 14 Angola 16 15 Antigua and Barbuda 15 15 Argentina 18...Published: 26 Feb 2016 at 19:35hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Woman publicly caned for having affectionate contact with a man
Hundreds of people gathered to cheer as a woman was publicly caned in Indonesia for having affectionate contact with a man who was not her husband. According to ...Published: 30 Dec 2015 at 13:04hrs | | by Staff Reporter
'I don't fear Mujuru,' says Mugabe
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe says he does not fear a political challenge from Joice Mujuru because he has dispensed with trickier political opposition in the past.Speaking at a luncheon hosted by t...Published: 16 Sep 2015 at 09:34hrs | | by Farirai Machivenyika
Woman receives 100 lashes as punishment for adultery - Video
An Afghan man and woman found guilty of adultery received 100 lashes on Monday in front of a crowd who filmed their punishment.The footage, taken in the western province of Ghor, showed a woma...Published: 01 Sep 2015 at 23:54hrs | 7 | by Staff Reporter
IS-linked militants take over major power plant in Libya
TRIPOLI - The Islamic State (IS) affiliated militants on Tuesday took over a power plant in northern coastal city of Sirte in Libya, according to the group and a military source."The Caliphate...Published: 09 Jun 2015 at 15:05hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Gushungo Diary sets sights on exporting
THE country's emerging dairy products manufacturing giant, Alpha Omega Dairy will soon introduce cheese as part of its product line amid revelations that the company was making headway towards explori...Published: 03 May 2015 at 13:05hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Woman divorces hubby because his manhood is 'too large'
Bigger isn't always better for some! According to media reports a Nigerian woman filed for divorce from her husband because his manhood was 'too large'. An Islamic Sharia court in Nigeria's Z...Published: 06 Mar 2015 at 13:38hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Man thrown off building for being gay
A man has reportedly been blindfolded and thrown off a tower block in Syria for ‘being gay’ before being stoned to death after surviving the fall.New images have emerged appearing to show ...Published: 03 Feb 2015 at 13:02hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Pakistan condemns fresh caricatures of prophet Mohammed
Islamabad - Pakistani lawmakers on Thursday criticised fresh caricatures of the Muslim prophet Mohammed which appeared in a special edition of the French magazine Charlie Hebdo, officials said....Published: 15 Jan 2015 at 14:15hrs | | by Sapa
Even Mandela was Pro-Palestine
He who controls the media can commit war crimes and get away with it.Israel for one. On Sunday 20th of July they refused a 3 hour humanitarian ceasefire requested by the International Red Cros...Published: 20 Jul 2014 at 21:28hrs | | by Ashirai Mtirikwi Mawere
Religious Freedom flourishes in Zimbabwe
As the persecution of Christians is on the increase in some parts of the world, the issue of religious liberty is increasingly becoming a contemporary global issue. Two weeks ago, the Seve...Published: 03 Jul 2014 at 09:00hrs | | by Tafara Shumba
Sources of Islamist group, Boko Haram, funds revealed
Just over a year ago, armed men on motorcycles entered a national park in Cameroon, near the Nigerian border, and swiftly abducted a family of vacationing French tourists - a husband and wife and thei...Published: 20 May 2014 at 07:35hrs | 8 | by Kathleen Caulderwood, International Business Times
Heavily armed gunmen storm Libyan parliament
Heavily armed gunmen loyal to a renegade Libyan general stormed parliament on Sunday demanding its suspension and a handover of power to purge the North African country of Islamist militants.S...Published: 19 May 2014 at 15:48hrs | | by Reuters
Move over South Africa: Here comes Nigeria?
For years South Africa has asserted itself as Africa's most dominant economy, frequently being touted as the world's gateway into Africa. However, its anaemic growth in recent times has seen...Published: 03 Apr 2014 at 10:28hrs | | by Perry Munzwembiri
Mugabe officially opens school named after his late sister
PRESIDENT Mugabe yesterday officially opened a secondary school in Zvimba South constituency named after his late sister and national heroine, Sabina Mugabe (pictured right), who died on July 29, 201...Published: 15 Mar 2014 at 05:59hrs | | by Farirai Machivenyika
4 gays whipped in Nigerian court
Lagos - A human rights network says four young men convicted of having gay sex have been whipped publicly in an Islamic court in northern Nigeria.Dorothy Aken'Ova of the Coalition for the Defe...Published: 06 Mar 2014 at 16:30hrs | 1 | by AP
Tsvangirai not in the official invited guests for Mandela burial
Johannesburg - Former Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is in South Africa to attend the burial Sunday of former President Nelson Mandela who died last Thursday at the age of 95.Mr. Tsvangirai ...Published: 14 Dec 2013 at 15:48hrs | 1 | by Sapa
40 people killed in an explosion in Libya
TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI, Libya - More than 40 people were killed on Thursday in an explosion at an army depot in southern Libya after locals tried to steal ammunition, officials said, while four soldiers die...Published: 29 Nov 2013 at 02:54hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe to introduce Islamic banking
Islamic group Orischart says it is in negotiations with monetary authorities in Zimbabwe to introduce Islamic banking in the country.Ashirai Mawere, an Orischart official, told businessdaily ...Published: 05 Nov 2013 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
19-year-old gang-rape victim sentenced to 200 lashes
A 19-year-old gang rape victim was sentenced to 200 lashes and to six months in jail for the crime of indecency and speaking to the press.Saudi Arabia defended a controversial verdict sentenci...Published: 28 Sep 2013 at 05:08hrs | | by Staff Reporter
New terrorist group emerges in West Africa
As Nigeria grapples with the terror activities of the fundamentalist Boko Haram sect, another terror group, Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa, has emerged.The new sect apparently h...Published: 26 May 2013 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Islamist rebels attack Mali town
Islamist rebels have attacked Gao in northern Mali, BBC reports.The rebels were repelled after two hours of fierce fighting, a Malian army official said.He said the insurgents had slip...Published: 24 Mar 2013 at 14:35hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Most feared al Qaeda commanders in Africa killed in northern Mali
One of al Qaeda's most feared commanders in Africa, Abdelhamid Abou Zeid, has been killed by Chadian forces in northern Mali, Chad's President Idriss Deby said on Friday. French officials said the...Published: 02 Mar 2013 at 06:07hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Africa: Divided, ruled, for now
Last week I gave you a perspective steeped in history. I am grateful for the polite responses I got, whether by way of counter-arguments or by way of polemical affirmations. Either way, the responses ...Published: 26 Jan 2013 at 09:30hrs | | by Nathaniel Manheru
Nigerian journalists freed, but equipment still held
NEW YORK - The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on Nigeria's State Security Service (SSS) to return laptops and cell phones confiscated from two journalists who were illegally detained fo...Published: 03 Jan 2013 at 04:46hrs | | by CPJ/APO
Nigerian man gets his hand chopped off in Saudi over theft
Saudi authorities on Wednesday chopped off the hand of a Nigerian muslim convicted of theft, in compliance with the Islamic sharia law strictly applied in the kingdom, the interior ministry said....Published: 21 Nov 2012 at 15:27hrs | | by Staff Reporter
My Own Boss reality show update
Harare contestant Godwin Gogwe (23) got one step closer to winning the grand prize of US$25 000 in the My Own Boss - Buy Zimbabwe edition entrepreneurship television reality show after leading his tea...Published: 12 Oct 2012 at 05:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mali's President asks ECOWAS for military assistance
Mali's interim president Dioncounda Traore has formally asked west African forces to intervene to take back northern Mali from Islamist rebels, a senior French official said here Tuesday."Pres...Published: 06 Sep 2012 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
The Only Man Who Can Stop Boko Haram
Renowned medical doctor and President of the Supreme Council of Sharia in Nigeria, Dr. Ibrahim Datti Ahmed is the only man who can stop Boko Haram hostilities, a Muslim organisatio...Published: 25 Aug 2012 at 03:54hrs | | by Moyo Fabiyi
Women-only city to be constructed in Saudi Arabia
A women-only industrial city dedicated to female workers is to be constructed in Saudi Arabia to provide a working environment that is in line with the kingdom's strict customs....Published: 19 Aug 2012 at 04:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Couple stoned to death for having an adulterous relationship
A spokesperson for the radical Islamic group controlling northern Mali says a couple who had an adulterous relationship was stoned to death this weekend in the town of Aguelhok.Sanda Abou Moha...Published: 30 Jul 2012 at 09:43hrs | | by AP
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