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Johannesburg — Julius Malema is preparing the ground for a new political party, a South African newspaper reported yesterday. Malema was reportedly consulting his supporters with a view to establish…
China sends three ‘taikonauts’ into space
China’s latest manned spacecraft blasted off with three “taikonauts” onboard on a 15-day mission to an experimental space lab. The Shenzhou 10 spacecraft, atop a Long March 2 rocket, was…
Deadly blasts shake Damascus
Two suicide bombers have struck the heart of the Syrian capital Damascus, killing at least 14 people and wounding at least 31 others, pro-government television channel al-Ikhbariya has reported. “Two…
Essar engineers at NewZim Steel
A team of engineers from Essar Africa Holdings will move into Zisco Steel (now New Zim Steel) today to begin preparatory work for resuming operations, Parliament heard yesterday. Indian steel…
Ambushed ex-Indian minister dies
Vidya Charan Shukla, a veteran leader of India’s ruling Congress party who was critically injured in a Maoist attack last month, has died. The 84-year-old politician sustained three bullets in…
US spy leak source goes into ‘hiding’
A former US intelligence worker has apparently gone into hiding a day after revealing himself as the source of leaked details of widespread US spying on private internet and phone…
Egypt warns Ethiopia over Nile dam
Egypt’s president has warned Ethiopia that “all options are open” in dealing with its construction of a Nile dam that threatens to leave Egypt with a dangerous water shortage. Speaking…
ZSE seeks to recruit automated trading system consultant
Oliver Kazunga Business Reporter THE Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) has started searching for a consultant to undertake a project to install an automated trading system. According to the Securities Commission…
Mission in DRC led by top envoy
New York – Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has appointed the United Nations’ top envoy in Iraq as the new special representative in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the head…
Rand hits four-year low
Johannesburg — The rand fell more than 1,5% against the dollar yesterday to a four-year low and stocks tumbled, as a global sell-off of commodity-linked currencies and emerging market assets…