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Kabul. — Afghan officials say an apparent Nato airstrike has killed 15 people — nine of them civilians, including women and children — in an eastern province where the Taliban…
Gold hovers at two-week low
SINGAPORE. — Gold held near a two-week low on Friday and was headed for its second week of losses on growing expectation that the US Federal Reserve will wind down…
Nadal targets Djokovic
NEW YORK, – Rafael Nadal will attempt to crown the year’s most compelling comeback when he meets world number one Novak Djokovic for the 37th time in today’s US Open…
Dhliwayo scoops Gwanza award
Lovemore Meya Arts Correspondent This year’s winner of the William Over Photographic best series of photographs on the Gwanza Exhibition is Nyaradzo Dhliwayo, who shrugged off stiff competition from 32…
Zim squander four days’ work
Firdose Moonda DISAPPOINTMENT, like many things in life, comes in more than one form. There is the dark, foreboding type which like a bad smell or storm clouds, hangs in…
Striking SA miners return to work
JOHANNESBURG. — Workers at more than half of the South African gold producers affected by a crippling strike have accepted a new wage offer and begun returning to work, union…
Beyonce’s dad in child support wrangle
ALEXSANDRA Wright has released the following statement regarding the status of her child support hearing against Beyonce’s father, Mathew Knowles. -A paternity test proved that their three-year-old son Nixon Alexander…
Gwede blasts Vavi
Pretoria. — ANC Secretary General Gwede Mantashe has lashed out at suspended Cosatu boss Zwelinzima Vavi, implying that he has weakend the party through factional squabbles. According to the Sunday…
UK behind diplomatic gaffe
Felex Share Herald Reporter BRITAIN has been accused of abusing the European Union in a bid to stir a diplomatic row between Harare and Brussels to maintain the bloc’s interest…
When Things Fall Apart
Baba Chenzira Chinua Achebe, Nigeria’s most revered man of letters, has had a truly remarkable literary career, writing a mix of poetry, fiction and essays. And now a new book…