By Staff Reporter  PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has issued the first batch of title deeds to the first cohort of beneficiaries under the Land Tenure Implementation Programme (LTIP) ostensibly to guarantee land ownership by indigenous black Zimbabweans. Mnangagwa says land tenure security encourages investment and productivity, and with secure land tenure, farmers can access finance to

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BBC Two men have been arrested in Zambia accused of being “witchdoctors” who had been tasked with trying to bewitch the president. The police said they had arrested Jasten Mabulesse Candunde and Leonard Phiri in the capital, Lusaka. “Their purported mission was to use charms to harm” President Hakainde Hichilema, said the police statement, released

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When my oldest daughter started kindergarten, I signed up to be a classroom parent. The school was small, public and in ethnically diverse Jersey City, which meant my daughter shared crayons with kids whose families came from all over the world. When it came time to plan the holiday party, the principal requested that it […]

Ten years have passed since Ajoon Khan’s son died in a ghastly attack by the Pakistani Taliban that killed about 150 people, mostly children, at a military-run school in Peshawar, in northwestern Pakistan. But the pain of loss is unrelenting — it grows only deeper with time. Mr. Khan, a lawyer, said he could never […]

Although the collapse of President Bashar al-Assad’s government in Syria was shockingly quick, rebuilding the devastated economy he left behind will be painfully slow. After nearly 14 years of brutal civil war and political repression, most of Syria’s oil and gas wells, roads, electricity grids, farmland and infrastructure are in ruins. Ninety percent of the […]

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Jeremiyah Love tied the Notre Dame record with Riley Leonard added two more scores and the Fighting Irish shut down the highest-scoring team in the College Football Playoff, overwhelming Indiana 27-17 on Friday night. The seventh-seeded Fighting Irish (12-1) won their 11th straight — and their first playoff victory. They’ll face […]

In what may be its last big update of the year, popular well-being tracker Gentler Streak improved some of its health features, making it easier for users to track their readiness to work out or rest. With version 5.1, there are new trends on the Wellbeing tab. It’s now possible to see a 7-day chart […]

I love the original Mass Effect trilogy. That’s not exactly a huge leap but it is what makes Mass Effect: Andromeda so disappointing. I was ready for this game in a way I hadn’t been for a  game since Gears of War 3. I’m talking genuine excitement to the point where the last few days […]

The first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff is now underway with the first game in the books. The Indiana Hoosiers took on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on what was a cold night in South Bend. Notre Dame came away with the win, advancing to the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff. The final score came […]

MIAMI — Here’s how the last few days have gone for the Oklahoma City Thunder: in Las Vegas on Tuesday, spend time airborne over four different time zones on Wednesday, on Thursday, on Friday. It was, even by NBA standards, a ridiculous schedule. The Thunder never complained. They just played — and won. They expected […]