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KAMPALA — Defence chiefs and foreign ministers from Africa’s Great Lakes region met yesterday in the latest bid to end fighting in resource-rich eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Congolese troops,…
Mali’s new leader vows to unite divided nation
BAMAKO — President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita pledged yesterday to unite Mali and end endemic corruption as he was sworn in to lead the deeply-divided west African nation’s emergence from months…
Former Syria defence minister defects in break with Assad
FORMER Syrian Defence Minister General Ali Habib, a prominent member of President Bashar al-Assad’s Alawite sect, has defected and is now in Turkey, a senior member of the opposition Syrian…
Arson attack on ANC headquarters draws outrage
CAPE TOWN — A fire-bomb attack on the headquarters of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) drew outrage from the politics arena yesterday. The Congress of South African Trade…
Egypt head of prison authority fired
EGYPT’S interim Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim has dismissed the head of the country’s prison authority Mostafa Baz from his post, officials say. Baz, who had been in the post since…
Ex-spy chief’s daughter abducted
FORMER Libyan intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi’s daughter has been abducted after leaving a prison in the country’s capital, Tripoli. Heavily armed unknown gunmen attacked police escorting Anoud Abdullah al-Senussi from…
Hall of Fame induction postponed
Sikhumbuzo Moyo THE much awaited Zimbabwe Sports Hall of Fame induction process that was supposed to be held this month, has been postponed to next year due to lack of…
Triangle wallop Motor Action
Harare Bureau Motor Action ……………………………….. 0 Triangle ………………………………… (0) 2 MOTOR Action coach Joey Antipas has admitted that they now need a miracle to survive relegation as his team stretched…
Hwange lose to FC Platinum
From Tobias Mandoreba in Hwange Hwange …………………………………… 0 FC Platinum………………………….. (0) 1 A SIXTIETH minute brilliant volley by dreadlocked midfielder Thabani Kamusoko was all FC Platinum needed to collect maximum…
Bolt drops bombshell
BRUSSELS – Usain Bolt plans to retire after the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Bolt said yesterday he wants to win more gold in Rio, set another world record in…