2013 elections — The Zimbabwe voter’s dilemma

Mbango Sithole

So, elections are finally going to be conducted in 2013? All political parties in Zimbabwe seem to agree that elections will have to be conducted in 2013. Whether they will be held under a new

Woman drives 1440km across Europe

A Belgian woman was taken on an astonishing 2880km detour through six countries after her car navigation system went wrong during a trip to her local railway station. Sabine Moreau (67) was driving

Wife tackles gunman, saves husband

An Eastern Cape woman wrestled with a suspected armed robber who shot her husband at their shop in Mqanduli, according to a report yesterday. The Daily Dispatch reported that two men entered the shop

Man tears up passport to get off plane

A Pakistani man tore up his passport in a bid to get off an Italy-bound flight after getting a phone call from his distressed wife who was upset about his decision to go abroad, officials said yesterday.

Robots cook dumplings, noodles

Service with a smile has turned sci-fi at this restaurant as diners are waited on and cooked for by robots.
At Robot Restaurant 20 robots deliver food to the table, cook dumplings and noodles, usher diners and

Thief mistakenly posts picture on victim’s Facebook page

A suspected thief appears to have posted his own picture on his victim’s Facebook page after stealing a tablet computer. James and Barbara McCall, from Hillcrest, KwaZulu-Natal, in South Africa have been

Why Assad may yet claim victory

Simon Tisdall

Perhaps it’s not Bashar al-Assad who is detached from reality but Obama and Hague. Intervention looks extremely unlikely. Reacting angrily to President Bashar al-Assad’s speech on Sunday calling

Xi Jinping: Man of the people

It was a pleasant early December morning in a verdant park in Shenzhen, in south China’s Guangdong Province. Early risers, carrying on their usual morning exercise, did not expect to see a

Underdog Affleck scoops Golden Globe award

UNDERDOG Ben Affleck has praised wife Jennifer Garner after “Argo” scooped top Golden Globe honours after Oscars snub. Affleck won Best Director and Best Motion Picture Drama for Iran hostage

Beenie Man hits it big with new album

DECEMBER marked 15 years since VP Records released Beenie Man’s “Many Moods of Moses”, arguably the best dancehall album. After promising albums like “Blessed for Island Records” failed to give him

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