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GENEVA — The Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and Arab League Kofi Annan is scheduled to travelling this weekend to Moscow and Beijing to discuss the crisis in Syria, Annan’s spokesperson Ahmad Fawzi announced yesterday. Meanwhile, the mission that was sent to Damascus has returned,China becomes main market for New Zealand wool
WELLINGTON — China has become the main market for New Zealand wool, taking almost half the exports, as the European market declines and sales to Australia plunge, according to an industry official.Wool Exporters Council president John Dawson said the problems in the eurozone and the increasing
Mali’s junta faces global backlash
BAMAKO — Mali’s putschists faced a global backlash yesterday with African security chiefs calling an emergency meeting after mutinous soldiers staged a coup just a month before a planned election.In Bamako, few people ventured out on the second day of the takeover by soldiers who forced
Nigeria’s finance minister eyes top WB post
PRETORIA — Nigeria’s finance minister will run for the World Bank top job, her South African counterpart announced yesterday, the deadline for nominations to succeed Robert Zoellick.
The announcement highlights a landmark push from emerging countries for high-profile roles in
Coach hails Hwange training camp
Sports ReporterYoung Mighty Warriors coach Langton Giwa said the two-week training camp in Hwange was a success and declared his charges ready to face Falconets of Nigeria next Saturday when they clash at in a Fifa
Hwange ready for El Amal Atbara
Augustine Hwata Sports ReporterHWANGE coach Nation Dube has challenged his players to get a healthy advantage at home when they host El Amal Atbara in a Caf Confederations Cup first round, first leg tie at the Colliery
Tostao revels in Vietnam
Collin Matiza Sports EditorFORMER CAPS United striker Fungai Kwashi is still enjoying life in Vietnam where he has taken his Vietnamese side Saigon to the top of log standings. Popularly known as Tostao, the once exciting
54 Harare councillors demand laptops
Municipal ReporterHarare’s 54 sitting councillors are demanding laptops, saying the city was wasting a lot of money on office paper and not embracing technology. Full council and committee minutes are printed on bond
Zengeza High 1’s secret to success
Tichaona Zindoga
When Mr Jaiphas Runesu arrived at Zengeza High 1 School in Chitungwiza in 2000, he faced a mammoth task to turn things around. As the headmaster, he inculcated team spirit. It was his first
Ghetto Blast: Leadership no stroll in the park
Rosenthal MutakatiThere is no job as thankless as being a boss. It is one hell of a post not as comfortable as the next man thinks. How you get there is not my concern, but what this involves makes it worth a subject for