Cholera spreads in Mozambique

MAPUTO. – Health authorities said cholera outbreak in the northernmost province of Cabo Delgado has spread to Cuamba district in the neighbouring province of Niassa. Until Sunday, 33 cases of cholera were

DPRK threatens to scrap armistice accord

SEOUL. – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea threatened yesterday to scrap the armistice which ended the Korean War in 1953, citing US moves to impose sanctions for its nuclear test and tensions

ANC rejects statement by Pistorius’ father

CAPE TOWN. – South African ruling African National Congress (ANC) yesterday refuted a statement by the father of murder-accused paralympian Oscar Pistorius that “the ANC government is not willing to protect

AU lauds peaceful elections in Kenya

NAIROBI. — The African Union observer mission yesterday praised peaceful general elections in Kenya whose results are being awaited across the country.  In a statement issued, the AU Election Observation

Nadal to use Indian Wells as hardcourt test case

NEW YORK — Rafael Nadal will use the upcoming ATP event at Indian Wells to test his left knee on tennis hardcourts with hopes he can return to the same competition schedule he enjoyed before his

Sudan lose appeal

BERNE — Sudan have lost an appeal against Fifa’s decision to overturn their 2-0 World Cup qualifying victory over Zambia in June and award a 3-0 win to their opponents. The ruling, announced by the Court

Reds won’t sell: Ian Ayre

LONDON — Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre insists they will not be forced to sell their top stars despite reporting poor financial results. Liverpool’s debt has increased to £87,2million after they

McIlroy regrets withdrawal from Honda Classic

NEW YORK. — Rory McIlroy has admitted he was wrong to withdraw from the Honda Classic golf tournament last week, saying he now regretted his decision to stop playing. The world number one was

City’s mountain to climb

LONDON — Roberto Mancini was left admitting Manchester City need to win all 10 remaining English Premier League soccer matches if they are to snatch the title away from bitter city rivals Manchester

Editorial Comment: It’s only fair for Zim to match action for action

In less than two weeks, Zimbabweans will be voting “Yes” or “No” in the referendum for the draft constitution. If accepted as the Constitutional Parliamentary Select Committee (Copac) hopes, this

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