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JOS, Nigeria — A suicide bomber drove a car packed with explosives into a church in the Nigerian city of Jos yesterday, killing two people and wounding 38, and Christian youths beat two Muslims to death in revenge. A Reuters reporter at the scene of the blast saw two of the bodies, which police saidSyrians vote amid global presssure
DAMASCUS — Syrians went to the polls yesterday for a referendum on a new draft constitution, as Damascus struggles under mounting international pressure to carry out reforms and end the country’s turmoils. A presidential decree issued on February 15 called a referendum. There are aboutNo evidence of Iranian nuke bomb: CIA
WASHINGTON — Despite the claim by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog that Iran has accelerated its uranium enrichment program, US intelligence agencies continue to believe that there is no hard evidence that Iran has decided to build a nuclear bomb, a US newspaper reported on Saturday.Nyachowe resigns from council
Herald ReporterHARARE special interest councillor Charles Nyachowe has resigned. He had served council since 2008.
Local Government Rural and Urban Development Minister Ignatius Chombo confirmed the resignation
Councillors want management salaries made public
Municipal ReporterHarare City councillors want salaries of their management team made public to ascertain reports that top executives are milking the city dry. This follows reports that town clerk Dr Tendai Mahachi earns
UK sees Zim transforming global diamond industry
Zimbabwe’s vast diamonds reserves are set to shape the industry the world over the next few years, a UK securities firm has revealed. The firm, Charles Stanley Securities, is an advisory company that provides research consultancy for over 150 AIM listed companies. Charles Stanley Securities mining and
Indigenous miners approach Parliament over new fees
Herald Reporter
INDIGENOUS mining groups are bitter with the Mines and Mining Development Ministry over the recent hikes
MDC-T MP in Facebook obscenities
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Flower hopes England bloom
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Car importers fleeced of US$400 000
Tendai Mugabe Senior Reporter
HUNDREDS of Zimbabweans buying second hand vehicles from Japan through the internet have been duped of more than US$400 000 by bogus traders that disappear as soon as money is wired to them.
Documented evidence shows that most of the botched deals took place between May 2010 and November 2011 with sources saying much more could have been lost through these syndicates.
A report prepared by officials from Zimbabwe’s embassy in Japan revealed that most Zimbabweans fall victim to the dealers who offer sale and delivery conditions.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Ambassador Joey Bimha last Wednesday confirmed that some Japanese car traders were duping Zimbabweans.
He, however, could not ascertain the number of people affected.
“A lot of people have come to us complaining that that they have lost their money to these fraudsters. I urge people to be very careful when they want to import cars from overseas because there are a lot of