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LAGOS — Nigerian police fired tear gas yesterday in a bid to disperse student protesters demonstrating over a name change at their university, authorities and witnesses said. The tear gas caused protesters to temporarily retreat, but a couple of thousand were gathered near the gate at the former University ofFashion plaudits for Queen Elizabeth’s impeccable style
LONDON — For a fashion designer it is a unique task: dressing a woman who must be immediately recognisable from Antigua to Zimbabwe, visible from a distance, bright, dignified and immune to wardrobe malfunctions. But the series of dressers who have worked with Queen Elizabeth II have helpedObama accelarates cyber attacks on Iran — report
WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama accelerated cyber-attacks on Iran’s nuclear programme and expanded the assault even after the Stuxnet virus accidentally escaped in 2010, the New York Times reported yesterday. The operation, begun under president George W Bush and code-named
Prostitution levels in Chirundu peak
Peter Matambanadzo recently in CHIRUNDU
UNDER the simmering heat of the Zambezi Valley, the road winds up and down, turning into sudden hairpin curves before breaking into open Mopane flat land and here a road insignia screams,
How to prevent osteoporosis
Dr HealthThe incidence of osteoporosis is at an all-time high throughout the world and is expected to continue to get worse. Osteoporosis is a condition in which the bones of the body become weak and break
Rower ready to roar
Anna Mguni
A single scull is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for a single person who propels the boat with two oars, one in each hand. Racing boats (often called “shells”) are
Athens 2004: The inside story
From Robert Mutsauki in Abuja, Nigeria
OLYMPIC medals had remained elusive for Team Zimbabwe to such an extent that many viewed our participation in the Athens Games as just another routine mission bound to yield predictably
Juwawo a silent road Warrior
Godknows Matarutse Sports Reporter
WIRIMAI Juwawo has been overshadowed by the performance of the likes of three-time Comrades Marathon winner Stephen Muzhingi but has written his own piece of history when he qualified for the
Zifa bus under the hammer
Augustine Hwata Sports Reporter
A BUS belonging to Zifa could go under the hammer at a public auction this morning as a local advertising firm CM and A Ogilvy seeks to recover its debt from the football association. The bus a
No offers for Mwaruwari
JOHANNESBURG. — Former Manchester City striker Benjani Mwaruwari, who has been linked with a move to two South African clubs, says he is also willing to consider offers from Zimbabwean teams. The former Warriors skipper — who scored 20 goals for Jomo Cosmos in 44 appearances between 1999 and 2002 —