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SAO PAULO. — Vehicle production in Brazil, the world’s fourth largest car market, reached a record 3.5 million units over the first 11 months of the year, according to industry…
Vietnamese detained in Mozambique for extortion
MAPUTO. — Five Vietnam nationals are facing trial in Maputo after simulating the kidnapping of a Vietnamese teacher in order to extort money from the Vietnam Embassy in Mozambi-que.
Mining firms bank 3pc of revenue
Golden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter mining companies are banking a mere 3 percent of the billions of dollars from their export proceeds with the balance kept in offshore accounts amid…
Junction 24: The ideal family place
Isdore Guvamombe Tourism Matrix A spitting distance from the Hunyani River Bridge, on the way to Chitungwiza and to the east, lies the latest joint – Junction 24, that has…
Shinsoman gets fans’ nod on Star FM
Jonathan Mbiriyamveka Entertainment Reporter Dancehall star Shinsoman yesterday got thumbs up from his fans when he featured on Star FM’s popular Breakfast Club co-hosted by Comfort “Mbofs” Mbofana and Bongai…
‘Common sense’ driving can reduce road carnage
After reading my previous article on causes of road traffic accidents in Zimbabwe, a reader suggested that I had left out one major one – traffic hogging.
South Africa firefighter survives six-storey fall
CAPE TOWN. — A South African firefighter survived a six-storey fall into a disused lift shaft engulfed in flames while trying to rescue a homeless man, an official said yesterday.
Kenya’s diaspora remittances up
NAIROBI. — Kenya’s apex bank said yesterday remittances from the diaspora rose by 5.1 percent in October to US$112.9 million from US$107.5 million recorded in September despite the sluggish economic…
80 bodies found in CAR capital
BANGUI. — Around 80 bodies were found lying in a mosque and its surrounding streets in the Central African capital Bangui yesterday after overnight violence, AFP reporters saw.
Mideast talks ‘difficult and complicated’: Palestine
RAMALLAH. — A top Palestinian negotiator yesterday said peace talks with Israel were “difficult and complicated”, after a meeting between Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and US Secretary of State John…