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Takunda Maodza Senior Reporter THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission says it is ready for tomorrow’s harmonised elections with ballot papers, the voters’ roll and other electoral paraphernalia having been dispatched to…
Key allies dump Tsvangirai, give poll preps thumbs up
Farirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter IT never rains, but pours for MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai who continued his solo rigging tune at a time when his allies in the NGO…
US blocks poll survey
Lloyd Gumbo Herald Reporter THE United States has reportedly gagged one of its think tanks, Freedom House, from releasing its latest survey results that indicate a crushing victory for President…
Vavi rape accuser withdraws ‘grievance’
JOHANNESBURG — A woman who claimed she had been raped by Zwelinzima Vavi has withdrawn her “grievance”, the Cosatu general secretary tweeted yesterday.
Pope leaves Brazil after giant beach mass
RIO DE JANEIRO — Pope Francis left Brazil late on Sunday after leading a giant beach mass for three million pilgrims, ending his historic trip to reignite Catholic passion with…
My dad was not poisoned — Mills’ son
THE only child left behind by the late President John Evans Atta Mills, has vehemently denied ever granting an interview to the media that his late father, whom he describes…
Army seals off Tunis square after rival protesters clash
THE Tunisian army blocked off a square where rival protesters had confronted each other in Tunis yesterday, declaring it a “closed military zone” to try to stave off rising unrest.
Wave of car bombings hit Iraq, killing 60
BAGHDAD — Car bombs ripped through busy streets and markets in Iraq yesterday, killing at least 60 people in predominantly Shi’ite areas in some of the deadliest violence since Sunni…
Togo ruling party wins two-thirds majority in parliament
TOGO’S ruling party has won more than two-thirds of the seats in last week’s parliamentary election, according to results announced by the tiny West African nation’s elections commission late on…
Egypt unrest hurts Kenyan tea exports
MOMBASA – Kenya’s tea exports to Egypt have fallen in the past three weeks, hurt as turmoil in the biggest market for the top grade Kenyan product hit sales, traders…