Pensioner loses £6 000 on way home from casino

A pensioner who carried around her £6 000 in life savings because she was afraid of being burgled was mugged on the way home from a casino. The 86-year-old woman’s bag, containing about £7 000, was

Sulu’s ‘Sean Timba’ steals show

Problem Masau Arts Correspondent
A song usually becomes a hit the moment it is released, think of Macheso’s “Tafadzwa” and Zhakata’s “Mugove”. Sulumani Chimbetu’s “Sean Timba” is no exception. The young man was attacked left, right

Man steals corpse’s hand

A drunken man broke into a morgue and stole the hand from a corpse — so he could scare his neighbour, it was reported. Kewsley de Oliveira (31), who had spent the night drinking vodka at a bar in

Tuku soothes souls @ZimCafe

Jonathan Mbiriyamveka Entertainment Reporter
Music icon Oliver Mtukudzi made a welcome return to ZimCafe Hotel and Conference Centre over the weekend where he proved to all and sundry that he was still going strong. Mtukudzi, or simply Tuku, who

True love knows no height

The world’s tallest teenage girl walks hand-in-hand with her boyfriend, the picture of young love despite a staggering 1ft 4in height difference. Elisany da Cruz Silva (17) measures an unbelievable 6ft 8in tall

China to crackdown on brand violations

BEIJING — China plans to change the law to crackdown on “malicious” trademark registrations, state media said yesterday, after a series of cases in which well-known international brands and individuals

US couple ‘unlawfully’ wedded for 48 years

REDLANDS — After spending nearly a half-century as husband and wife, Bob and Norma Clark are finally married. The couple from Redlands, an inland California city halfway between Los Angeles and Palm

Dialogue eases tension in Cote d’Ivoire

ABIDJAN — Recent events on Cote d’Ivoire’s political scene have helped to de-escalate political tension in the country, several analysts have observed. After several months of silence, the government of Cote

Afghan policewoman shoots foreign adviser

KABUL — A female Afghan police officer shot dead a NATO civilian adviser inside Kabul police headquarters yesterday, officials said, in the first “insider” attack by a woman. It was the latest in a

US gun advocates seek Piers Morgan deportation

WASHINGTON — US gun rights advocates have signed a White House petition calling for British CNN host Piers Morgan to be deported for allegedly attacking the Second Amendment rights of ordinary

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