DRC opposition rejects early results
Opposition parties in Democratic Republic of Congo have rejected partial results released by the electoral commission giving
A sweet potato a day could save lives in Mozambique
JOHANNESBURG – A helping of an orange coloured sweet potato just twice a week could save lives in Mozambique. This is
Climate change: More than just a word game
JOHANNESBURG – While poor countries are jostling to ensure the lives of their people are protected in a deal on the
Russians go to the polls in parliamentary elections
MOSCOW – Voters across Russia were casting their ballots yesterday in the country’s sixth parliamentary elections, as seven
US-led missile attack kills eight Afghans
At least eight Afghan civilians have been killed in a missile attack by foreign forces in Kapisa Province in northeastern
Muslim Brotherhood-led coalition wins 40 percent votes in first round polls
CAIRO – The Democratic Alliance, led by the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party, won around 40 percent of votes
Costs increases squeeze commercial farmers
Cape Town – South Africa’s commercial farmers’ income has hardly been great, especially for those planting crops. Stock farmers
Teens arrested for stabbing cops
Johannesburg – Three teenagers were arrested after allegedly stabbing police officers at a stop and search operation in
Meikles to open first Pick n Pay mega store next year
Business Reporter
Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed entity, Meikles Limited, is set to open its first Pick n Pay mega store in Harare next year.
‘Africa has shamed the cynics’- UNAIDS Boss
By Robert Mukondiwa in Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA
The progress made by Africa in reining in the Aids pandemic has shamed cynics who thought Africa could never have the discipline to deal with the scourge, the UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe has said.



