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UK jets failed to shoot down Iranian missiles
The BBC understands that British military jets did not shoot down any Iranian ballistic missiles fired overnight. Nor did the Royal Navy Destroyer, HMS Duncan, fire any of her Sea Viper missiles....Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 17:17hrs | 2121 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe warned to brace for fresh cyclone
ZIMBABWE has been warned to be on high alert for yet another tropical storm, Cyclone Belal, which barrelled down the Indian Ocean island of La RĂ©union yesterday and is heading for Madagascar's east c...Published: 17 Jan 2024 at 04:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Smith Debate is a Stroke of Genius
We have Lisah Ncube (Dutchess of Matebeleland) to thank for initiating the Smith was better than Mnangagwa debate. I don't know whether she planned it&n...Published: 25 Jun 2022 at 14:04hrs | | by Simon Peter Chamisa
Recent Supplies of Weapons to Ukraine by NATO Countries
Starting from the beginning of the year to the end of the second decade of February, nearly fifty military transport aircraft from various countries - USA, Great Britain, Canada, Poland, and Lithuania...Published: 24 Feb 2022 at 18:56hrs | 1 | by Press Release by the Ambassador of Russia to Zimbabwe and to Malawi
COP26: Mnangagwa tried too hard
THE Glasgow COP26 meeting in Scotland, United Kingdom, painted a grim picture about the environment and imminent dangers of climate change. However, besides Africa and the third world carrying the can...Published: 06 Nov 2021 at 06:35hrs | 5 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Zimbabwe ministries blocked from outsourcing legal advice
Thirteen tropical cyclones formed in the south-west Indian Ocean during the last rainy season and had some effect on southern Africa weather although only three made a landfall. The cyclones w...Published: 02 Sep 2020 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Understanding Cyclone Idai, associated geomorphological processes
Global pressure patterns are a function of spatial temperature variations. We use weather maps to show spatial pressure variations and through analysing atmospheric variables such as wind speed, wind ...Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 06:50hrs | 1 | by Energy Mutodi
Political drama engulfs 2018
The curtain came down on 2018 and as 2019 is finally into full swing, the Daily News spoke to a number of social and political analysts who gave us what they think were the political highlights of the...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 12:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Poll survey, wake-up call for Chamisa'
POLITICAL analysts have urged MDC Alliance presidential candidate, Nelson Chamisa, to objectively analyse a recent poll survey report produced by Afrobarometer to correct the highlighted grey areas an...Published: 11 Jun 2018 at 09:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chamisa dog-fight
A survey by the Mass Public Opinion Institute (Mpoi) and Afrobarometer has predicted a closely-contested presidential race between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamis...Published: 08 Jun 2018 at 14:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo's false hope from Malaysia
I have just been reading Deluze and Guattari's Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia. It's a big book, one quite opaque and thus requiring stout intellect and a liberal outlook to digest it....Published: 19 May 2018 at 14:40hrs | 1 | by Igomombe
Cyclone Zanu-PF ravaging Zimbabwe
The force with which the Zanu-PF government is bashing Zimbabwe exceeds that of the hurricanes, typhoons or cyclones which are known for causing catastrophic damage to nations.Zimbabwe's woes ...Published: 06 Nov 2017 at 05:21hrs | | by Pardon Maguta
Met Office allays Cyclone Enawo fears
The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned Zimbabweans not to panic over tropical Cyclone Enawo, as it is still too far from the mainland to have any effect.Cyclone Enawo is b...Published: 06 Mar 2017 at 05:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Powerful typhoon spoils Christmas Day, kills 4 people in the Philippines
Batangas - A powerful typhoon that spoiled Christmas Day in parts of the Philippines, leaving at least four people dead and destroying homes, roared over a congested region near Manila on Monday with ...Published: 26 Dec 2016 at 08:32hrs | 1 | by AP
Typhoon Hagupit sweeps across Eastern Philippines
Typhoon Hagupit is sweeping across the eastern Philippines, toppling trees and power lines and threatening coastal areas with a powerful sea-surge.More than half a million people have fled coa...Published: 07 Dec 2014 at 06:58hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Should Jonathan Moyo resign now?
The recent unprecedented but predictable summoning or should we say 'arrest' of Prof Jonathan Moyo by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) over the Baba Jukwa saga raises the question if the ministe...Published: 03 Aug 2014 at 10:43hrs | 7 | by Clifford Chitupa Mashiri
'Look East and grovel at China,' group tells Chinamasa
A UK-BASED activist group has told finance minister Patrick Chinamasa to "look East and grovel at China" instead of appealing for help from the same countries routinely vilified by his Zanu PF party ...Published: 18 Nov 2013 at 04:11hrs | | by Agencies
Philippines typhoon survivors beg for help
Tacloban - Dazed survivors of a super typhoon that swept through the central Philippines killing an estimated 10 000 people begged for help and scavenged for food, water and medicine on Monday, th...Published: 11 Nov 2013 at 03:17hrs | 5 | by Reuters
Typhoon Utor hits northern Philippines
Manila - Twenty-three people were missing as Typhoon Utor swept across the northern Philippines on Monday, ripping roofs off houses, tearing down power lines and triggering landslides in remote villag...Published: 12 Aug 2013 at 06:47hrs | 8 | by Staff Reporter
Diverted New York bound plane finally takes off
A PLANE which made an emergency landing at Prestwick Airport following security fears has left Scotland, the Daily Recorder reported Sunday.The aircraft travelling between Egypt and the US was...Published: 16 Jun 2013 at 08:29hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Goldman Environmental Prize winner Jonathan Deal to feature in upcoming documentary
A feature length picture featuring anti-fracking activist and Goldman Environmental Prize winner Jonathan Deal is in production and set for completion by early 2014.Filming of the indie d...Published: 01 Jun 2013 at 13:25hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Fighter Jets scramble in UK, Pakistan passenger Plane held
UK - A Pakistan International Airlines plane had been diverted from Manchester to Stansted Airport.The BBC reports that two men are being held on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft, Es...Published: 24 May 2013 at 13:26hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Philippines tsunami alert lifted
Guiuan - Tens of thousands of people on a central Philippine island returned home on Saturday after a tsunami alert was lifted following a 7.6 magnitude undersea quake, as local authorities began...Published: 01 Sep 2012 at 04:27hrs | 1 | by Reuters
Typhoon kills over 400 people in southern Philippines
More than 400 people were killed and an unknown number were missing after a typhoon struck the southern Philippines, causing flash floods and landslides and driving tens of thousands from their homes....Published: 17 Dec 2011 at 18:02hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Britain to send more warplanes to Libya
Britain said on Friday it will send four more Tornado warplanes to support the NATO mission in Libya, in addition to the 12 already deployed."These are the aircraft which are particularly well...Published: 15 Jul 2011 at 08:18hrs | | by Reuters
NATO targets Gaddafi communications, hits state broadcaster
NATO air raids targeted the communications of Muammar Gaddafi's battered regime in Libya, hitting offices of the state broadcaster and his military intelligence headquarters, says officials.T...Published: 07 Jun 2011 at 06:48hrs | | by Sapa-AFP
British embassy attacked, Libyan ambassador expelled
The Libyan ambassador to the UK has been expelled following attacks on British embassy premises in Tripoli, the foreign secretary has said.William Hague said Omar Jelban was "persona non grat...Published: 01 May 2011 at 15:39hrs | | by Bhebhe Mandla
Australians must flee for their dear life
Police barked at stragglers to get off streets as one of Australia's biggest-ever storms bore down on the northeast Wednesday while residents huddled in evacuation centres or at home in bathrooms ...Published: 02 Feb 2011 at 17:54hrs | | by Byo24News
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