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Gaza City — Seven Palestinians were wounded in a series of Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip early yesterday morning, two days after fire exchanges that left three dead from both sides.
Protests sweep Egypt at Mubarak verdicts
Hundreds of Egyptians occupied Cairo’s Tahrir Square yesterday after a night of rage against what they feel were lenient sentences handed down to ousted Hosni Mubarak and his security chiefs.
Djembe monks tour Botswana
Bongani Ndlovu
BULAWAYO tribal house group, Djembe Monks, have taken their act to Botswana with the quartet appearing live on BTV’s Flavour Dome on Friday night to advertise their shows.
Schools to lose donated computers
Chronicle Reporter
ABOUT 60 computers that have been lying idle at six secondary schools in Matabeleland North province due to lack of electricity at the institutions will be repossessed and given to schools that are connected to power.
Turnall secures $4m SA contract
Construction materials manufacturer Turnall Holdings has said it will rely on exports to South Africa to boost its performance in the second half of the year.
153 feared dead in Lagos passenger plane crash
Lagos — A plane carrying 153 passengers crashed yesterday in a densely populated district of Nigeria’s economic capital Lagos, the head of Civil Aviation Authority told AFP, adding he feared none had survived.
Diamonds meeting begins in US
Brezhnev Malaba in Washington DC, US
The inter-sessional meeting of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) diamond watchdog starts here today as the United States ratchets up pressure to redefine conflict gems amid stiff opposition from African producers.
Man gets 20 years for murder of rival suitor
Midlands Correspondent
A Gweru man who fatally stabbed a rival suitor with a knife following a fight over a girlfriend two years ago has been sentenced to 20 years in prison by Acting Bulawayo High Court Judge, Justice Meshack Cheda.
Traffic Safety Council holds Driver of the year competition
Chronicle ReporterTHE Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe (TSCZ) will today hold the 2012 Driver of the year competition for Matabeleland Region at Birkenhead grounds in Bulawayo.
Traffic Safety Council holds Driver of the year competition
Chronicle Reporter
THE Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe (TSCZ) will today hold the 2012 Driver of the year competition for Matabeleland Region at Birkenhead grounds in Bulawayo.