adminMauritian PM to boycott Sri Lanka Commonwealth meet
PORT LOUIS. – The prime minister of Mauritius announced yesterday he will stay away from this week’s Commonwealth summit in Sri Lanka because of the host’s poor human rights record.…
World anti-doping body ‘hasn’t seen’ signs of Kenya probe
JOHANNESBURG. – The global doping watchdog said yesterday it has not seen Kenya follow up on assurances to probe doping allegations, a day after Nairobi set up such a task…
Sydney’s US$1,5b casino project gets state backing
SYDNEY. – Gambling mogul James Packer yesterday said international tourists want to see man-made attractions and not spend their holidays “looking at Ayers Rock” as his plan for a US$1,5…
Teacher flees sodomy probe
Angeline Mpofu Chronicle Reporter A TEACHER from Sizane High School in Bulawayo is on the run after police opened an investigation into alleged sex attacks on boys. Investigators say at…
Israel must avoid spats with US: Lieberman
TEL AVIV – Israel’s Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, newly reappointed after being cleared of corruption, yesterday urged his government to avoid spats with the US over its policy on Iran’s…
UN launches US$300m appeal for the Philippines
UNITED NATIONS. – The UN launched an appeal for a third of a billion dollars yesterday as US and British warships steamed towards the typhoon-ravaged Philippines where well over 10…
No house demolitions, says Savanhu
Sarudzai Mupangi Herald Reporter Zanu-PF ministers can never order the demolition of people’s houses because their party is for development and welfare of the masses, Deputy Minister of Lands and…
Attempted murder case drags in late VP
Leonard Ncube in HWANGE RETIRED Colonel Eddie Sigoge, the security manager of companies belonging to the late Vice-President Landa John Nkomo, has been arraigned before the courts and faces eight…
Judge slams law enforcement ‘outlaws’
Leonard Ncube in Hwange LAW enforcement agents should not act as “outlaws” and abuse the rights of suspects, a Bulawayo High Court judge said yesterday. Justice Martin Makonese spoke as…