admin17 soldiers die in Pakistani suicide attack
Miranshah — A suicide bomber rammed a water tanker into a Pakistani check post late on Saturday, killing 17 soldiers in the notorious tribal district of North Waziristan, the military said.Rebels in control of CAR’s capital
BANGUI — Rebels have seized control of Central Africa Republic’s capital after President Francois Bozize fled the presidential palace in Bangui, reports said on Sunday.“The Rebels control the town . . . I hope there will not be any reprisals,” presidency spokesman Gaston Mackouzangba was quoted as saying.
Chinese first lady a diplomatic star
Beijing — New Chinese first lady Peng Liyuan is emerging as Chinese diplomacy’s latest star.
A well-known performer on state television, the glamorous Peng featured prominently in Sunday’s state media coverage of President Xi Jinping’s
ANC wants 70pc of KZN vote
Durban — The African National Congress will be aiming to secure at least 70 percent of the vote in KwaZulu-Natal in the 2014 elections.‘Brazil’s president very likely to get re-elected’
RIO DE JANEIRO — President Dilma Rousseff is the most likely winner of the next general election 18 months away, according to latest survey results.
The Ibope poll released last Friday by the O Estado de Sao Paulo daily shows that 52 percent of the voters backed Rousseff if elections were being held now, while another 24
ZWoMIT raises over US$200 000 for district hospitals
Sharon Kavhu Herald ReporterZimbabwe Women on a Mission Investment Trust (ZWoMIT) has raised over US$200 000, 10 boreholes and two dialysis machine at the International water day fundraising dinner held in Harare on Friday.
Dendera United at Dr Nero show
Problem Masau Arts Correspondent
Suluman and Tryson Chimbetu showed rare unity when they performed together during Dr Nero Commemorations held over the weekend.
The gig was in honour of Naison Chimbetu who succumbed to tuberculosis a few years ago. In the past, efforts to get Sulu and Tryson perform together had failed.
Unlicensed driver put behind bars
Court ReporterAn unlicensed driver, who was convicted of negligent driving after being involved in an accident with two vehicles, will spend an effective two years year in prison for contravening the Road Traffic Act.
74-year-old jailed for rape
Court ReporterA 74-year-old Chitungwiza man will spend the next eight years in jail for assaulting his wife’s 12-year-old niece, forcing her to give him oral sex and raping her.
The man had denied both charges of rape and aggravated indecent assault when his trial opened before Chitungwiza regional magistrate Ms Estere Chivasa.
20 panners to do time
Masvingo Bureau
Twenty villagers from Marozva communal lands in Bikita have been jailed for two years each after being convicted of illegally mining tantalite at Bikita Minerals mine.
The 20 panners aged between 24 to 38 years were convicted on their own plea of guilty when they appeared before Bikita resident magistrate Mr Bishard Chineka facing charges