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GOMA- The army in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday pursued an offensive against rebels of the M23 movement to protect the North Kivu provincial capital of Goma, military sources said. Colonel Mamadou Mbala, head of commando forces in the regular army (FARDC), told AFP by telephone that his troops were ordered to place Goma “out ofArmy battles M23 rebels in DR Congo
GOMA- The army in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday pursued an offensive against rebels of the M23 movement to protect the North Kivu provincial capital of Goma, military sources said. Colonel Mamadou Mbala, head of commando forces in the regular army (FARDC), told AFP by telephone that his troops were ordered to place Goma “out of
NRZ seeks potential investors to build railway line to DRC
Business Reporter THE National Railways of Zimbabwe is courting potential investors to build a railway line that will link the country to Kafue in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of…
President leaves for Lesotho
Morris MkwatePresident Mugabe has left the country for Lesotho to attend King Letsie III’s 50th birthday celebrations scheduled for Setsoto Stadium in the capital, Maseru, tomorrow. He is accompanied by Foreign Affairs Minister Cde Simbarashe
Platinum output set to rise
Harare Bureau ZIMBABWE’S platinum output is expected to rise this year on the back of increased production at the country’s platinum mines. According to Platinum 2013, a report by Johnson…
Plan to resolve country’s $10,7bn external debt set
Harare Bureau ZANU-PF has set out a plan to resolve Zimbabwe’s $10,7 billion external debt, which will involve cancelling a significant portion of the country’s obligations and paying off the…
Rand, bonds steady ahead of rate decision
JOHANNESBURG – The rand was flat against the dollar yesterday and is likely to trade rangebound this week ahead of a central bank interest rate decision on Thursday. The rand…
More feedlots to be opened in Mangwe
Sithandazile Moyo Business Reporter THE Mangwe Farmers Association plans to set up feedlots in all wards in the district by year-end, the association’s secretary Mr Godfrey Ndlovu, has said. The…
Asian shares higher on China data
HONG KONG – Asian markets rose yesterday after China released data showing the world’s second largest economy grew in line with expectations in the April-June quarter. While the news out…
Time for strategic policy thinking
Ian Scoones Recently, I critiqued the framings of policy by the major political parties on land and agriculture. While agreeing with elements of the proposals, there seemed to be some…