adminBuilding Africa’s middle class
By a correspondent THE fact that we can talk of the rise of an African middle class means Africa is making progress, and that the standard of living is improving.
DRC army readies for assault on rebels
KINSHASA. — Congolese troops readied yesterday to seize a stronghold of M23 fighters in the resource-rich eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, but there was no sign of frontline fighting as…
Mexico catches drug cartel leader dubbed ‘Ugly Betty’
MEXICO CITY. — Mexican police have detained the alleged leader of the New Juarez Cartel, a 47-year-old man known as “Ugly Betty,” authorities said.
Egypt to refocus ties with Arab world, Africa
CAIRO. — Egypt will give priority to developing relations with the Arab world and African countries, without excluding the international community, Egypt’s caretaker Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy told Xinhua on…
Dissolve Brotherhood, Egyptian court told
CAIRO. — An Egyptian judicial panel advised a court to dissolve the Muslim Brotherhood as a legally registered non-governmental organisation yesterday, posing a legal challenge to the group as the…
Obama steps up high stakes lobby
WASHINGTON. – US President Barack Obama was set yesterday to step up his high-stakes lobbying campaign to win over sceptical lawmakers to back military action against Syria.
Bus crash claims 8 teenage girls
JOHANNESBURG. — President Jacob Zuma yesterday expressed the nation’s sadness after eight South African teenage girls died in a bus crash while returning from an annual reed dance which celebrates…
Cops register murder case against Musharraf
ISLAMABAD. – Police in the Pakistani capital yesterday registered a murder case against former military President Pervez Musharraf over the killings of students during a military raid on Islamabad’s Red…
Mwonzora in court over ZW$300 000
Court Reporter MDC-T spokesperson Douglas Mwonzora was yesterday brought to court on summons over a case where he allegedly misappropriated money his client had won in a lawsuit after a…
Kombi crew kidnaps girl (6)
Crime Reporter A commuter omnibus crew was last Friday involved in a high speed chase with motorists after allegedly kidnapping a six-year-old girl in Harare’s Kuwadzana 5 suburb.