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by J. Pharoah Doss, For New Pittsburgh Courier Steven Poole is a British journalist who has authored books on the abuse of language. His column – Steven Poole’s word of the week – is featured in The Guardian. In February, one of Poole’s headlines asked: Why do we call vaccinations ‘jabs’? Poole explained, since the … Continued
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Many people have been killed since clashes began on Monday. Scores too had been killed in the run up to the vote as protestors marched against Conde's bid for a third term.
Three Black England international footballers became a target of racial abuse on social media following Sunday’s defeat against Italy in the Euro 2020 final. The “Three Lions” lost 3-2 in a penalty shootout after a stalemate in regulation time. And after penalty misses by Jadon Sancho, Marcus Rashford and Bukayo Saka, a section of irate...
Democratic lawmakers are launching an investigation into allegations that political appointees at the Department of Health and Human Services are attempting to alter weekly coronavirus pandemic scientific reports issued by the CDC. The CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWRs) are written by career scientists. The data is read by medical workers, epidemiologists, scientists and […]
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The season for the lettered has finally arrived. That season is, of course, autumn. Recall, dear reader, that precise description of our kind near the opening of Isaac Babel's short story \"How Things Were Done Odessa:\"...You have glasses on your nose and autumn in your heart... You pick fights from behind your desk and stutter when you are out in the world!\" The Seattle Times reports that the \"autumn equinox [arrived] Wednesday at 3:20 p.m....
POLICE yesterday arrested opposition Transform Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume and journalist Hopewell Chin’ono, accusing them of inciting violence in what observers said was a crackdown on critics of President Emmerson Mnangagwa ahead of planned protests on July 31. BY BLESSED MHLANGA/ANDREW KUNAMBURA Both Ngarivhume and Chin’ono were picked up in the morning and face charges of “incitement to participate in public violence”, police confirmed. Police officers broke into Chin’ono’s Chisipite house in Harare, threatened his workers and dragged him out, a video of the arrest which went viral on social media showed. Chin’ono has gained a following by exposing graft in Mnangagwa’s administration. His lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa, in a video shot at the house, said: “We have just arrived at Hopewell’s house after receiving an SOS that his home has been surrounded by about eight State security agents and they broke the glass at his door, gained entry and he has been abducted.” In a statement, national police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the arrests. “The Zimbabwe Republic Police confirms that Jacob Ngarivhume of Transform Ziimbabwe and Hopewell Chin’ono have been arrested in connection with allegations of contravening section 187(1)(a) as read with section 37(1)(a)(i) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, Chapter 9:23, ‘incitement to participate in public violence’,” the statement read. “The duo will appear in court soon and are currently in police custody.” Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR), who dispatched lawyers to aid Chin’ono and Ngarivhume, also confirmed the arrests. “We can confirm that Ngarivhume has been arrested and is being held at the law and order section. At the moment, they are still profiling him together with Chin’ono, but charges are yet to be preferred against them. The lawyers, who are with them, are saying the police are talking about inciting the public against the government as the possible charge,” ZLHR said. The arrests, which come amid reports that police were also after MDC Alliance deputy chairperson Job Sikhala and #Tajamuka/Sesijikile leader Promise Mkhwananzi, triggered an outcry from non-governmental organisations and the United States embassy, who condemned the arrests. In a statement, Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum castigated the State’s response and arrest of graft fighters ahead of the July 31 demonstrations. “The forum notes with deep concern the arbitrary arrest of journalist Hopewell Chin’ono from his home in Harare … His arrest was documented on video and confirmed by lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa who has been to his house. Police officers, with one holding a weapon, can be seen in the video. His house has been broken into and he has been taken to Harare Central Police Station,” NGO Forum said. The rights body also noted the attempt to silence Ngarivhume, who is fronting the demonstration against Mnangagwa’s government, which he has accused of being corrupt and failing to fight the scourge of corruption that has robbed the nation of billio
BY JAIROS SAUNYAMA GOVERNMENT yesterday hailed the then MDC Alliance-led Marondera council for using devolution funds wisely to better the lives of residents in the farming town. This was said by Mashonaland East Provincial Affairs minister Aplonia Munzverengi during the commissioning of council’s devolution projects in Ruware Park, Marondera. Munzverengi said the projects would go a long way in improving the quality of life of residents. “It is, indeed, gratifying that upon receiving devolution funds from the central government, you henceforth implemented a number of projects in order to improve the quality of life of our people,” she said. “I am aware that you were allocated $8 115 305 in 2019. I am also aware that council is grappling with the challenge of water provision to its esteemed residents. I want to compliment your council for prioritising the issue of water provision as evidenced by the projects you are implementing.” Some of the projects that Marondera council is implementing include the rehabilitation of water tanks as well as the expansion of the Longlands water treatment plant. The devolution funds were disbursed when all of the MDC Alliance councillors were still in power, and they decided to tackle the town’s perennial water challenges. The Marondera town waterworks was established in 1972 to cater for less than 20 000 residents, but the population has since ballooned to 65 000, leading to serious water shortages. Out of the town’s 12 councillors, 11 were affiliated to the MDC Alliance. Seven of them were then recalled. According to a devolution fund document which was done by council in 2020 and is in possession of NewsDay, most of the funds were used in upgrading water infrastructure. The council now falls under the Douglas Mwonzora-led MDC-T.
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By BEN JEALOUS People For the American Way While President Donald Trump continues to hog media attention with his dishonest “stolen election” claims, we should devote some attention to the good news that [...]
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[Nation] Kenya's Lilian Chemweno finished second in the Nedbank Runified: Breaking Barriers ultra-marathon 50 kilometres race in Port Elizabeth, South Africa Sunday.
