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MALE – Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed resigned yesterday after three weeks of opposition-led protests in the Indian Ocean archipelago boiled over into a police mutiny. Nasheed handed over power to Vice-President Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik, saying continuing in power would result in his having to use force against his people. “I resign because I am not a person
Christians divided over music
Edgar Moyana Christian Entertainment
Last week’s article “Praise “God with any genre of music”, attracted mixed responses among readers. of this column.
Those who supported my view said the word of God could be expressed through any genre as long as the intended recipients
Brazil privatises 3 airports ahead of 2014
SAO PAULO – The Brazilian government on Monday privatised three airports – including Sao Paulo’s Guarulhos, the country’s largest and busiest – at a US$14 billion auction ahead of the 2014 World Cup. Three different consortiums made up of domestic and foreign operators won concessions to upgrade overloaded terminals at the airports, which are to handle the tens of
SA’s Zahara expected in March
Richmore Tera Arts Correspondent
SOUTH AFRICA’S pop sensation, Zahara, is expected to stage her maiden performance in Zimbabwe on March 2 courtesy of May 7 Entertainment. Her concert – to be staged at the Harare International Conference Centre – will be the second in Zimbabwe
Mine nationalisation not viable for South Africa, says minister
CAPE TOWN – Nationalising South Africa’s mines is not a viable option for the country’s key sector and has been ruled out by the ruling party, the mines minister said yesterday, in a move welcomed by industry. “We have consistently maintained that nationalisation is not the policy either of government or the ruling party,” Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu told
Obama orders global Iran asset freeze
WASHINGTON/ESFAHAN/TEHRAN – US President Barack Obama has signed an executive order freezing all assets of the Islamic Republic of Iran government held in the United States and US banks abroad. “I have determined that additional sanctions are warranted, particularly in light of the deceptive practices of the Central Bank of Iran and other Iranian banks to
10 facts on malaria
AbouT 3,3 billion people – half of the world’s population – are at risk of malaria. Every year, this leads to about 250 million malaria cases and nearly one million deaths. People living in the poorest countries are the most vulnerable.
Malaria is especially a serious problem in Africa, where one in every five (20 percent) childhood deaths is due to the effects
Faecal contamination blamed for typhoid
Health Reporter
Health and Child Welfare Minister Dr Henry Madzorera has said that the typhoid outbreak is due to people eating human waste. “The mode of transmission for typhoid is the faecal-oral route, that is, through ingestion of bacteria in food or water
Miners weigh down FTSE
LONDON. – Miners led Britain’s FTSE 100 lower early yesterday after Glencore’s merger with Xstrata received a mixed reaction and investors hung on for a resolution to the Greek debt deal. London’s blue chip index was down 4,93 points or 0,1 percent at 5 887,27 by 0849 GMT, hovering around six-month highs after the index added about 3 percent in the previous
Rand takes a break as Greece deal stutters
Johannesburg. – The rand’s resurgence took a breather yesterday when it weakened almost 2 percent against the dollar as Greek leaders struggled to reach an agreement on severe spending cuts in order to get aid and avoid a bond default. The JSE, which has been reaching record highs over the past week, tracked both US and European shares lower. “The Greeks are faced by a