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Beijing — China is preparing to defend itself should the United States and other countries take its rare earth export restrictions to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), state news agency Xinhua yesterday cited a government minister as saying.Africa champs team heads to Cape Town
Sports ReporterEIGHT athletes will leave the country tomorrow by road to participate at Sunday’s second edition of the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) African Cross-Country Championships in Cape Town, South Africa.
Woman was hacked while son watched
By Thandeka Moyo
THE machete wielding husband who allegedly chopped his wife into pieces in the early hours of Monday in Bulawayo’s Mpopoma suburb allegedly committed the act in front of his seven-year-old son.
This was revealed by the family’s domestic worker yesterday.
Goodman Nyoni (33) split the skull of his estranged wife Miriam Tavingofa Nyoni and chopped off her hands before trying to commit suicide by slitting his wrists with a machete over an undisclosed dispute.
It also emerged yesterday that Mrs Nyoni was working for the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) while the husband was working for Carousel, a subsidiary of Edgars.
The domestic worker aged 30, who had only worked for the woman for four days only, said the son (name withheld) was sleeping in the lounge when the spine chilling incident occurred.
It is alleged that her mistress had told her that her husband was in South Africa.
Nigerian economy picks up
ABUJA/LAGOS — Nigeria’s economy grew at a faster rate in the fourth quarter last year than the previous three months because of a stronger performance in the non-oil sector, particularly telecoms, data showed yesterday.US: turning warfear into warfare
Ever since its creation, the US has had a role to play in combat operations worldwide. Today the country’s public opinion is dominated by warfare, making American society all-too-easily manipulated and turned against practically any country.FC Platinum insist on Mandava
By Ricky ZililoTHE Sudanese football motherbody has agreed to Zifa’s proposal to fly El Merreikh from Harare to Masvingo for their Caf Champions League encounter against FC Platinum on 24 March.
GMB targets $40m
The Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has said it expected to generate about $40 million from commercial operations this year, up from $10 million last year.Commercial operations include manufacture of end-user products such as rice, salt and maputi.
Musona sidelined
Sports ReporterIT never rains but it pours for Zimbabwe international striker Knowledge Musona as his German Bundesliga side Hoffenheim were hammered 7-1 by Bayern Munich in a league match on Saturday.
Iran condemns Israel’s new Gaza Strip attacks
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast has strongly condemned the latest aggression by the Israeli regime against the besieged Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.“The position of the Islamic Republic is crystal clear. We vehemently condemn these crimes. This aggression is rooted in the nature of the Zionist regime (Israel),”Mehmanparast said at his weekly press briefing yesterday in the Iranian capital of Tehran.
Ministry officially hands over Lupane offices
Chronicle Reporter
CONGESTION at the Bulawayo Registrar’s Offices could be a thing of the past after the Ministry of Public Works yesterday handed over