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Alassane Outtara, Cote d’Ivoire’s president, has launched an investigation into a stampede following a New Year’s Eve fireworks display that caused the deaths of 61 people, mostly children and teenagers.
Zesa installs 55 000 prepaid meters countrywide
Harare Bureau
Schools warned on fees increase
Pamela Shumba
French weekly prints Prophet Muhammad drawing
A French satirical magazine, whose offices were fire-bombed after it published cartoons on the Prophet Muhammad last September, has published a 64-page special issue with cartoons on the life of Islam’s founder.Cost of living remains stable
Business Reporter
THE Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) has said the cost of living remained stable in December at $572 from $572,63 in November reflecting a 0,11 percent marginal decrease.US drone kills senior Pakistan tribal leader
Two US drone strikes in the Pakistan tribal regions bordering Afghanistan have killed at least nine people, including a senior tribal leader who was known to have ties to the Afghan Taliban, Pakistani intelligence officials have said.
Upsurge in maintenance cases
Leonard Ncube
THE Maintenance Court housed at Tredgold Building in Bulawayo last year recorded an increase in the number of women dragging their husbands to court over the upkeep of children with 1 853 cases recorded between January and December.
According to court records, 1 399 cases had been opened in November and the number grew to 1 853 by 31 December, marking an average of between 225 and 228 cases per month towards the end of the year.
Early last year, an average of 30 cases per month were opened, but the number kept increasing as the year progressed.
Although statistics for 2011 could not be obtained, indications are that more people sought the intervention of the Maintenance Court last year.
The statistics do not include those taken to the criminal court and those heard at the Western Commonage Courts.
Lulu steps into Adam’s shoes
Ricky Zililo
How Mine to upgrade stadium
Peter Phiri
PREMIER Soccer League new boys How Mine Football Club are racing against time to upgrade their stadium before the 2013 soccer season gets in motion.
UNWTO inspectorate to assess Zim
Business Reporter