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MBABANE – Swaziland’s King Mswati III has chosen an 18-year-old beauty pageant contestant as his 14th wife, a palace spokesman said Tuesday, days before a much-criticised parliamentary vote. “I can confirm that the…
US Navy Yard gun attack kills 12, wounds 14; alleged shooter dead
WASHNGTON – A gunman killed a dozen people as the workday began at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday, creating an improbable moment of horror at a military facility with…
Pollution increases asthma in adults
Asthma sufferers frequently exposed to heavy traffic pollution or smoke from wood fire heaters, experienced a significant worsening of symptoms, a new University of Melbourne led study has found. The…
Child abuse inquiry opens in Australia
An unprecedented Australian inquiry into church and institutional child abuse has begun, with warnings that widespread and “shocking” allegations would be heard against places of worship, orphanages, community groups and…
Kidnapped cleric released
Yenagoa — Nigerian Archbishop Ignatius Kattey, the country’s second most senior Anglican cleric, has been released by the armed men who kidnapped him last week in the Niger Delta, police…
Zuma nephew loses millions in scam
Johannesburg — President Jacob Zuma’s nephew Khulubuse Zuma and a business partner have been left red-faced after blowing millions of rands on a stash of fools gold. Newspapers reported that…
Driverless taxi pins teen against wall
Durban — A 16-year-old boy from Pinetown who was pinned against a wall by a driverless minibus taxi at a carwash on Friday, has had to undergo urgent leg surgery.…
Comair commits to Vic Falls-Jo’burg route
Victoria Falls Reporter BRITISH Airways Comair is committed itself to servicing the Victoria Falls/Johannesburg and will introduce larger aircraft once expansion of the resort town’s airport runway is completed, an…
ZFU congress preparations on course
Business Reporter ALL is set for the Zimbabwe Farmers Union annual congress to be held in Gweru tomorrow. The three-day event which will be held under the theme, “Coping with…
Inflation rises
Business Reporter YEAR-on-year inflation for August rose marginally to 1,28 percent after gaining 0,03 percentage points from July. The Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) said the Consumer Price Index (CPI)…