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Harare City Council has, reluctantly but correctly, decided not to disconnect those who refuse to pay their water bills. The reasons are obvious, especially for those who lived through the cholera epidemic of three years ago. We
Pope to be obedient
VATICAN CITY. – Pope Benedict XVI yesterday vowed “unconditional obedience” to his successor on his historic final day as leader of the world’s 1,2 billion Catholics, when he will become the first pontiff to resign since the Middle Ages. “AmongViolence claims 21
DHAKA. – A wave of violence killed at least 21 people in Bangladesh yesterday as Islamists reacted furiously to a ruling that one of their leaders must hang for war crimes during the 1971 independence conflict. At least 17 of them wereMexican still richest man
BEIJING. – Mexico’s telecommunications tycoon Carlos Slim (73), is the richest man on earth with a US$66 billion fortune, according to the Hurun Report released yesterday in Beijing. He is followed by the most successful investorUN chief calls for peaceful elections
NAIROBI. – UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has called for peaceful and credible elections in Kenya as he discussed next week’s polls with the country’s President Mwai Kibaki. In a telephone call with Kibaki on WednesdayChina supports UN response to nuke test
BEIJING — A Foreign Ministry spokeswoman yesterday said the UN’s response to Pyongyang’s latest nuclear test was “prudent and moderate,” and China supports the proper response against the test. China’s special representativeHollande seeks Moscow’s support
MOSCOW — Visiting French President Francois Hollande yesterday sought Moscow’s support of its military operation in Mali, saying Russian leader Vladimir Putin understood the objectives of Paris very well. “He (Putin) understands
Temba Mliswa denied bail
Walter Nyamukondiwa Chinhoyi Bureau
BUSINESSMAN Temba Mliswa and his seven alleged accomplices’ bid for freedom was dealt a blow yesterday when Chinhoyi magistrate Mr Felix Mawadze denied them bail on grounds of political volatility. Mr Mawadze ruled after