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A Form Four student at St Mary’s Secondary School in Beitbridge struck his teacher with a brick seriously injuring him during a scramble for school jerseys on Friday last week. The school authorities reported the
Tips on surviving winter
Brenda PhiriTHE second week of the term has already passed and it is indeed back to basics for students. Many have already noticed the change of
Mozambique rejects all demands by Renamo
MAPUTO — The government of Mozambique has rejected all the demands made by the main opposition Renamo party as pre-conditions for resuming the on-going dialogue amid rising security concerns. Renamo, former rebel movement, is demanding the pull-out of riot police in the centralBill Gates reclaims world’s richest tittle
WASHINGTON — Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has regained the title of world’s richest person with a fortune valued at US$72,7 billion on Bloomberg’s billionaire index, Bloomberg news service reported on Thursday. It is the first time the former Microsoft chief executive has held the titleBritish MPs concerned about parliamentary boozing
LONDON — One quarter of British lawmakers believe there is an “unhealthy” drinking culture in the Houses of Parliament, according to a survey published yesterday. Some 26 percent acknowledged concerns, rising to 36 percent among female MPs, according to the ComRes survey of 150
Hundreds of protesters rally in Tahrir against President Mursi
CAIRO — Hundreds of protesters flocked yesterday to central Tahrir Square in the Egyptian capital of Cairo to join demonstrations condemning
Blast damages school in Benghazi
TRIPOLI — An explosion inside a school in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi caused damage but no injuries yesterday, the Muslim weekend when the facility was empty, the state-run news agency Lana reported. It said an initial investigation found an explosive device had been placed inside theMail & Guardian editor-in-chief resigns
JOHANNESBURG — Mail & Guardian editor-in-chief Nic Dawes has resigned, the weekly newspaper announced yesterday. Dawes, who has been at the Mail & Guardian for nine years, half of them as editor, will leave in September to take up a position as chief content and editorial officer at theDozens killed in Nigerian military strike against Boko Haram
KADUNA —Dozens of people have been killed in a military strike launched by Nigerian army since Thursday night in the northern part of the West African country, according to security sources. The casualties include three soldiers involved in the army’s unprecedented action against insurgents of
The new face of hip-hop
Brenda Phiri Arts Correspondent
New kid on the block Timothy Makuviri, known in the music circles as Timz Carter, is set to set the hip-hop scene ablaze with his eagerly