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Isdore Guvamombe Features Editor Buhera District in Manicaland is by far one of the poorest districts in Zimbabwe. Intermittent droughts, erratic rainfall patterns and poor soils have condemned many villagers…
Economic empowerment, what other countries did
Special Correspondent If you hear critics attack Zimbabwe’s Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Programme, you might think it is the first country to embark on such a project, yet it is…
Keita takes wide lead in presidential poll
BAMAKO. — Mali’s former prime minister Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has taken a wide lead in the presidential poll, initial results showed yesterday, as observers urged Malians to accept the outcome.…
Russia in ‘unenviable’ position over Snowden
MOSCOW. — Russia is in an “unenviable” position over deciding the future of fugitive US leaker Edward Snowden who remains holed up at a Moscow Airport after applying for asylum,…
Five security forces killed in Sinai
CAIRO. — An Egyptian soldier was shot dead in the Sinai Peninsula yesterday, raising the 36-hour toll of security forces in the area to five, local sources said. Medical and…
17 killed in Pakistan road accident
ISLAMABAD — At least 17 people, including three children, were burned to death in northwest Pakistan yesterday when a gas cylinder exploded on a bus after it collided with a…
Bank of England to freeze rates
LONDON. – The Bank of England is expected to freeze record-low interest rates tomorrow amid Britain’s strengthening economic recovery, but could signal more stimulus moves, analysts said. The two-day meeting…
David Moyes prepared for fans’ backlash
LONDON. — New Manchester United manager David Moyes insists he is prepared for a backlash from impatient supporters. Moyes is still settling into his post at Old Trafford after replacing…
Bale’s future in turmoil
LONDON. — Gareth Bale’s future is in turmoil after it emerged the forward is reluctant to risk his relationship with Tottenham fans by handing in a transfer request. Bale has…
Chisipite win Golden Girls with last-minute goal in extra time
Sports Reporter Chisipite broke through a rock-solid Peterhouse Girls defence in the dying minutes of extra-time to win the 2013 Golden Girls inter-schools hockey tournament at Arundel over the weekend.…