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At least eight Afghan civilians have been killed in a missile attack by foreign forces in Kapisa Province in northeastern Afghanistan, Press TV reports.
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 parties vied for representation in the 450-seat State Duma, or lower house.
The first polling stations to open were in the Far Eastern regions of Kamchatka, Chukotka, Magadan and Sakhalin, where voting started at 8 am local time (2000 GMT Saturday).
Teens arrested for stabbing cops
Johannesburg — Three teenagers were arrested after allegedly stabbing police officers at a stop and search operation in Ga-Sekgopo, Limpopo police said yesterday.
Climate change: More than just a word game
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 changing climate being negotiated in Durban, various NGOs, agencies and research institutes are lobbying to get a word into the negotiating text.
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 no ordinary sweet potato — it has been bred to have a high beta-carotene content, a compound rich in vitamin A, which is found naturally in the root, hence the more intense orange colour. The human body is unable to synthesise vitamin A and has to obtain it from external sources.
Sandra steals Patricia’s thunder
By Givemore Muzariri
SANDRA Ndebele stole the show at Jabula Inn in Esigodini and left revellers asking for more when she upstaged the fancied Patricia Majalisa at the gig of the year on Saturday.
Young Igwe’s star shines bright
Masvingo correspondent
THE young Igwe, Peter “Dehwa” Moyo showed that he has great potential when he performed at Club Oasis in Masvingo on Friday night.
Considering that it was his maiden appearance in the entertainment starved city of Masvingo, he demonstrated that he has great potential to scale dizzy heights in music. Fans were thrilled by his performance.
Govt to compensate people displaced by MZWP
Victoria Falls Reporter
THE Government has put in place plans to compensate people along the Gwayi-Bulawayo pipeline who would be relocated or affected by the implementation of the National Matabeleland Zambezi Water Project (MZWP), Minister of Water Resources Development Samuel Sipepa Nkomo said.
‘$500m needed to complete outstanding projects’
Chronicle Reporter
THE Government needs more than $500 million to complete outstanding projects countrywide, the Minister of Public Works Joel Gabbuza said.
In an interview on the sidelines of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s tour of Government projects in Gwanda last Friday, Minister Gabbuza said allocation to the outstanding projects will be done in order of priority.
Sanctions affect ZNA training programmes
By Mduduzi Moyo
ILLEGAL economic sanctions are adversely affecting the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA)’s training programmes, a senior army officer has said.
Officiating at a combined graduation parade of six courses at the Zimbabwe School of Infantry at Mbalabala on Friday, the chief of staff and administration Major General Trust Mugoba said scarcity of training resources poses a challenge to the ZNA.