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JUBA/KHARTOUM.Minister of Co-operatives and Rural Development in the South Sudan government Jimmy Lemi was shot dead in his office in Juba, capital of south Sudan, on Wednesday, a local correspondent…
SA to create US$1,2b jobs fund, says Zuma
CAPE TOWN.President Jacob Zuma announced the creation of US$1,2-billion job creation fund yesterday as he used a state of the nation speech to tackle rising criticism about South Africa’s rampant…
A fight over ‘bream soup’
BREAM soup is a delicacy in the village! Being elusive and sub-aqua meet, big breams are hard to come by.
Girl (6) rushed to hospital after getting drunk
A girl aged just six is thought to be one of the youngest in Britain to be rushed to hospital after drinking dangerous levels of alcohol.She was one of 198…
Tunisian woman sets self on fire
TUNIS.A Tunisian woman was yesterday in a critical condition in hospital after setting herself on fire after she was unable to obtain medication for her cancer-stricken husband, a report said.…
‘Butt enhancement’ op turns fatal
A British student who died after jetting to America for an illegal “butt enhancement” operation thought having a shapelier backside would make her a hip-hop star.Claudia Aderotimi (20) believed a…
Resident’s dark past leaves community shell-shocked
To his neighbours in a small country town he was Jeffrey Shaw, a greenhorn farmer with 12 cows and a US East Coast accent, who fixed their computers.There were clues…
Jackals pose threat to Hurungwe crop
From Noah Pito in HurungweCotton farmers under chiefs Nematombo and Nyamhu-nga fear they might once again lose their entire crop this season as packs of jackals have resurfaced and are…
Cops recover guns
Crime Reporter Police have arrested four poachers who last month escaped from National Parks rangers who were trailing them at Matopo National Park.They have recovered two AK-47 rifles, three magazines…
Beitbridge commits US$2,4m to capital projects
Beitbridge BureauBeitbridge Rural District Council has committed US$2,4 million to implementation of capital projects this year, an official has said.In an interview yesterday, the council’s chief executive Mr Albert Mbedzi…