21 perish in bus accident
Harare Bureau
TWENTY-ONE people, including the driver and his conductor, were killed while 45 others were injured when a Beitbridge-bound bus veered off the road and crashed into a tree along the Masvingo-Beitbridge Road early yesterday morning.
Fierce clashes in Syria as UN observers begin work
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SYRIAN forces were locked in fierce gunfights with rebels in one city and shelled another yesterday, hours after UN peacekeepers arrived to oversee a truce aimed at ending a year of bloodshed.
Sudan denies its warplanes bombed disputed oilfield
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KHARTOUM — Sudan yesterday denied its warplanes had bombed an oilfield seized by forces from South Sudan and blamed the south for any damage to the facility during fighting that has raged since last week.
Highlanders yet to drop points
Sports Reporter
HIGHLANDERS remained the only team in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League yet to drop points following their 5-3 win over Hardbody at Barbourfields Stadium on Sunday.
‘Taliban attacks show intelligence failure’
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COORDINATED attacks by Taliban insurgents across Afghanistan showed intelligence failures, particularly on the part of Nato forces, President Hamid Karzai said yesterday.
Bulawayo playwright makes it to Hifa
Auxilia Katongomara
UNHERALDED Bulawayo playwright Nonhlalo Dube has scored a first as her new play It Never Rains will be showcased at the Harare International Festival of the Arts set for next month.


