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Assistant Business EditorLAM — Mozambique Airlines yesterday became the 14th airline flying into Zimbabwe after its return to the local skies after a 13-year absence.
The airline’s return was marked by pomp and fanfare as its Bombardier-Q400 aircraft landed at Harare International Airport from Maputo just after
Chiefs sign Save Valley partnership pact
George Maponga Herald ReporterSeven chiefs in the Save Valley Conservancy yesterday signed a partnership agreement with operators for communities to jointly assume control of the wildlife-rich conservancy. Chief Nhema, Mr Ranganai Bwawanda of Zaka, Chief Tshovani (Mr Felix Mundau of Chiredzi), Chief Gudo (Mr Mavivi
Vice President Nkomo recovering well, says family
Bulawayo Bureau
VICE President John Landa Nkomo is in a stable condition and will be returning to work soon, his family said yesterday. VP Nkomo’s son Jabulani said his father had taken some days off and was relaxing at home. He castigated speculation and negative reports about VP Nkomo’s health, saying such
‘UNWTO preps on track’
Herald Reporter
Preparations for the forthcoming United Nations World Tourism Organisation General Assembly to be co-hosted by Zimbabwe and Zambia are on track, UNWTO secretary-general Dr Taleb Rifai has said. The UNWTO general assembly will be held in Victoria Falls in August next year. In his remarks
SA 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 withSyrian general assassinated
DAMASCUS. — A Syrian army general was assassinated yesterday by a “terrorist” group in a district of the capital Damascus, the state-run SANA news agency reported. General Abdullah al-Khalidi, a fighter pilot, had been shot down in Rukin Addien district while getting out of his car in Assad-AddienLondon police look to sell Scotland Yard headquarters
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$10,4Kenya 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, onSandy 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 stormAll 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