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Herald Reporters
ILLEGAL settlements have contributed largely to the spread of typhoid that has so far seen over 1 000 people treated since most of them have no sewer reticulation system and tap water, the Harare City Health Department has said. Briefing Local
Manicaland steps up preps for 21st February Movement celebrations
Cletus Mushanawani in Mutare
MANICALAND Province has stepped up preparations for the 21st Movement Celebrations to be graced by secretaries
Bank ready to fund city water projects
Municipal Reporter
THE Development Bank of Southern Africa is committed to funding Harare’s water demand
Palestinian aids Israeli soldier left behind in raid
JERUSALEM – An Israeli soldier stranded after a raid in occupied territory was escorted to safety by a Palestinian man in the same village the troops had targeted, witnesses and media reports said. The Israeli military said yesterday a batallion commander had been suspended from duties for the soldier having been abandoned on enemy turf in the raid this week, an
Italy’s Monti suffers first defeat in parliament
ROME – Italy’s technocrat government has suffered its first major defeat in parliament in a vote that revealed the strains and discontent in the political alliance sustaining Prime Minister Mario Monti as he combats a major economic crisis. The chamber of deputies on Thursday night voted 264 to 211 to pass a legal amendment which will make it possible to bring
ANC calls urgent meeting over Mandla Mandela
Johannesburg – The ANC in the Eastern Cape has called for an urgent meeting with the Mandela family to discuss Mandla Mandela’s personal life, a newspaper reported on Thursday. The high-profile delegation, which will be led by ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe, wanted to meet elders of the Mandela family to prevent the Mandela name from suffering any more
Mass demos called as anger rages in Egypt
Cairo – Egyptian activists called for mass protests in Cairo yesterday to demand the ouster of the ruling military council, target of raging anger over the deaths of 74 people in football-related violence. Demonstrators were to stage marches from mosques across Cairo after noon prayers towards parliament, 28 pro-democracy groups said in a statement on the Internet.
Ghetto Blast: First Street Mall: It’s gone to the dogs
Rosenthal Mutakati
A PREACHER shouted messages of hope and deliverance on one end, while on the other a woman donning dingy and sun-baked clothes used her piercing voice to draw customers to her cellphone recharge cards and lines. Underneath, a baby
DeMbare strike ends
Eddie Chikamhi Sports Reporter
AFTER a week of turmoil, which has wrecked havoc on Dynamos’ Champions League preparations, life is finally expected to return to normal in the Glamour Boys’ camp with the crippling strike set to be put on hold. The Harare giants are set to resume
A Warrior who became a Leopard
Zimbabwe international striker Kingston Nkhata is excited by the prospect of playing in the African safari for the first time with his South African club Black Leopards. Lidoda Duvha have a preliminary round date against Motor Action this month and have stepped up preparations for the contest. Nkhata believes the Polokwane-based outfit is geared for the challenge as they