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LONDON. — London police are looking to sell off their Scotland Yard headquarters as part of a series of budget cuts as Britain struggles to shrink its huge deficit, a senior officer revealed yesterday. Deputy Commissioner Craig Mackey said the Metropolitan Police was hoping to save around US$10,4SA police fire rubber bullets, teargas at miners
RUSTENBURG. — Police in South Africa yesterday fired rubber bullets, teargas and stun grenades in clashes with Anglo American Platinum miners, as a deadline passed for 12 000 sacked workers to reclaim their jobs. At least 1 000 miners defied an ultimatum to return to work by 7am, clashing withAirzim vehicles seized over US$140 000 debt
Daniel Nemukuyu and Felex ShareAir Zimbabwe (Pvt) Limited on Monday had 20 of its vehicles attached by a former manager in settlement of a US$140 000 debt. The High Court last Friday registered the arbitral award compelling the national airline to pay Mr Stephen Nhuta, a former sales and marketing manager, US$141 790,82,
Bev tells her story on video
Entertainment Editor
Dancer Beverly Sibanda has released a video based on her experiences during her arrest last month. Known by fans as simply Bev, the raunchy dancer was arrested in September, following publication in the Press of “indecent pictures” described as immoral in some quarters.The dancer, who
Fungisai defends Jazz 105 shows
Winstone Antonio Entertainment Reporter
Gospel songstress Fungisai Zvakavapano-Mashavave has defended her performances at Jazz 105 early this year, saying it was part of her research project. Fungisai raised the ire of some of her fans and some evangelical Christians for staging gigs at the popular nightspot. “I know a lot has been
Sandy claims 16 in US, Canada
NEW YORK. — President Barack Obama has declared a “major disaster” in New York as millions of people along the US east coast awakened yesterday to the deadly devastation caused by super-storm Sandy. At least 16 people were killed in the United States and Canada as the stormGovt must step up malaria fight
Marcia GoreIt defies logic that the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare, the vanguard of the people’s lives, has once again bungled by buying ineffective Para-Check malaria rapid diagnostics test kits which the Government and other neighbouring countries had long condemned. Many had applauded
CAPS boss gets acces to firm as court relaxes bail conditions
Farai Kuvirimirwa Court ReporterCAPS Holdings chairman Fredrick Mutanda, accused of swindling the pharmaceutical firm of more than US$25 billion, yesterday had his application for relaxation of bail conditions granted. Mutanda had requested the court to relax one of his bail conditions that barred him from interefering with the
Kenya protests continue in Kisumu
NAIROBI. — Angry demonstrators in Kenya held protests for a second day yesterday in the western town of Kisumu, following the killing of a local politician, police said. Police fired teargas as hundreds of youth gathered in a slum area, a day after four demonstrators died in riots in the town, onAll set for Dr Mzee’s race
Collin Matiza Sports Editor
HUNDREDS of the country’s members of the road-running family are expected to descend on Gutu in Masvingo on Saturday for the 17th edition of the popular Simon Vengesai Muzenda Gutu Half-marathon. The Gutu half-marathon is the brainchild of the late Vice-President Simon Muzenda who died