adminSachin fluent in farewell game
MUMBAI – Sachin Tendulkar displayed glimpses of his exquisite batting yesterday in his final Test at the Wankhede Stadium, amid a festive atmosphere for his farewell international game. Tendulkar scored…
Putin discusses Syria peace moves with Assad
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin and Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad discussed plans for a peace conference and progress in the elimination of chemical weapons during a telephone call yesterday, the Kremlin…
‘New boers’ like Ramaphosa the real enemies of freedom: Malema
EFF leader Julius Malema has slammed Cyril Ramaphosa’s “boer” remark, saying “It is a sign of hypocrisy and dishonesty” in a letter. While Malema said in the letter that was…
Nigerian militants trained in Mali: France
RABAT — Boko Haram, the Nigerian group recently labelled by the US as a terrorist organisation trained with al-Qaeda’s North African branch in northern Mali, France’s foreign minister said yesterday.…
Israeli warplanes strike Gaza
GAZA City — Israeli warplanes bombed two separate targets in the Gaza Strip yesterday after Palestinian militants fired projectiles across the border, the army said. The strikes in northern Gaza…
Libya ‘seeks to make its laws more Islamic’
LIBYA is seeking to revise existing legislation to make it conform more to Islamic sharia law, a justice ministry document obtained by AFP shows. The text announces the establishment of…
Malawi leader ‘hit with travel restrictions’
CAPE Town — Malawian President Joyce Banda and her government officials have been placed under local and international travel restrictions, following the withdrawal of budgetary support by donors, a report…
Philippines buries dead, survivors beg for help
TACLOBAN — Scores of decaying bodies were laid in mass graves yesterday as overwhelmed Philippines authorities grappled with disposal of the dead, while the living begged for help after the…
Iraq bombers kill 43 as millions mark Shiite holiday
KARBALA — Attacks mostly against Shiites, including a suicide bombing that ripped through a religious procession, killed 43 people in Iraq yesterday despite massive security deployed for one of the…
Residents should show responsibility on matters of service delivery
Patience Manzezulu Malaba RECENTLY I attended a stakeholders’ consultative meeting that was called by the Bulawayo City Council as the local authority sought ratepayers’ views for possible inclusion in its…