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LONDON — Britain has suspended direct aid to Malawi over a multi-million pound corruption scandal which has seen ministers close to President Joyce Banda implicated in fraud and the attempted…
Legalise abortion, Botswana urged
CAPE TOWN – A Botswana government official has decried the increase in the number of abortions in her country, saying government should consider legalising the operation, a report says.
Indonesia ‘downgrades’ relations with Australia
JAKARTA — Indonesia has “downgraded” its relations with Australia and suspended cooperation on people smuggling following outrage over reported eavesdropping on senior Indonesian leaders’ phones, officials said yesterday.
Uganda opposition outrage over arrests
KAMPALA — Ugandan police held two key opposition leaders for a second day Wednesday after furious protests against an alleged ruling party ploy to oust the mayor of Kampala, police…
Zim Asset and the infrastructure challenge
Noel T Ngangira THERE is no doubt about the prodigious economic development expectation that has gripped the nation in this post-election period, and in particular, how the execution of the…
Mo Ibrahim Prize sponsor afflicted by identity crisis
Nkosana G Mazibisa MR Mohammed Ibrahim is a Sudan-born billionaire mobile communications entrepreneur based in the UK.
All set for Madagascar presidential election run-off
Joseph Ngwawi MADAGASCAR is set for a run-off on 20 December after no presidential candidate amassed enough votes to be declared outright winner following elections held in late October.
Editorial Comment: Value addition, beneficiation will make ZimAsset work
VALUE addition to three key sectors of the economy – mining, agriculture and the manufacturing sector – will underpin the successful implementation of the Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation
Foreign investors property rights protected: Tomana
Victoria Falls Reporter PROPERTY rights of foreign investors in the country will be protected by the Government through legal frameworks which safeguard them, the Prosecutor-General, Mr Johannes Tomana, said.
Ex-Minister in bar brawl with hooker
Sukulwenkosi Dube Plumtree Correspondent A MARRIED former deputy minister picked up a bar stool and threatened a hooker in a nasty bar brawl. Mr Lutho Tapela, a former Senator (MDC)…