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Dhaka — An unidentified gunman shot dead an official of the Saudi Arabian embassy in Bangladesh early yesterday, police said, the first such killing of a diplomat in the country.The body of Khalaf Al Ali, a second secretary, was found near the embassy in Dhaka’s diplomatic quarter.
US senator calls for airstrikes in Syria
A veteran US senator has urged Washington to launch airstrikes against Syria’s military in response to its use of heavy artillery to bombard and devastate residential areas in protest hubs across the country.Man appeals for help
Midlands CorrespondentA 42-year-old man from Gweru’s Mkoba Village 13, Mr Lameck Zateko, is appealing for financial assistance to help his eight-year-old daughter who is suffering from hydrocephalus disease to undergo an operation.
Zimsteel revival to take longer
Midlands CorrespondentThe resuscitation of ailing giant steel company, Ziscosteel, now New Zimsteel, is likely to take at least eight months from now as the plant was in an advanced stage of decay with obsolete equipment, a Cabinet minister has said.
Two kombi owners barred from driving public vehicles for using unlicensed driver
Court ReporterTWO women from Bulawayo’s Nkulumane suburb who employed an unlicensed driver to drive their kombis on different dates were yesterday prohibited from driving public vehicles for three months.
Man survives leopard attack
Chronicle ReporterA 36-year-old man escaped the jaws of death when he survived a leopard attack at a ranch in West Nicholson in Gwanda district.
Council to resume refuse collection
Chronicle ReporterTHE Bulawayo City Council will on Monday start collecting refuse on a weekly basis in the city’s residential areas in a bid to try and improve service delivery, an official said yesterday.
Govt to hand over Hlalani Kuhle housing project
Chronicle ReporterTHE Government will today hand over the Cowdray Park Hlalani Kuhle/Garikai housing project to the Bulawayo City Council in line with the 2009 Cabinet resolution.
The projects have been handed over to local authorities countrywide except for Bulawayo and Harare, where certain issues needed to be ironed out.
Mwaruwari testimonial match preps on course
Sports ReporterPreparations for a Benjani Mwaruwari testimonial match are progressing well with the Portsmouth forward revealing that celebrations will start in his home town, Bulawayo.
“We believe for Bulawayo not to be left out, we will have a juniors’ tournament a week before the event. All of us big players came from the junior league so why not give back to the community in a positive way and I believe that is the way to go.
Zifa to centralise player registration
By Ricky ZililoZIFA will centralise registration of players from all their affiliates after they acquired a Transfer Matching System from Fifa.