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Anti-government fighters in South Sudan have claimed control over the flashpoint town of Bor as rival military factions pay no heed to the president’s call for talks, raising fears of…
Syrians disappeared in ‘campaign of terror’
Syrian activists and other citizens have vanished into secret detention as part of a “widespread campaign of terror against the civilian population” by the Damascus government, UN investigators said. “There…
Bogus interpreter admitted to psychiatric hospital
Johannesburg — The bogus sign language interpreter at former president Nelson Mandela’s memorial service on 10 December has been admitted to Sterkfontein Psychiatric Hospital, The Star reported yesterday. According to…
‘Virgin’ pregnancies on the increase in US
Nearly one percent of young women in a US study who have become pregnant claim to have done so as virgins, according to a report in the Christmas edition of…
CAR militias guilty of war crimes: Amnesty
About a thousand people were killed over two days in the Central African Republic, according to Amnesty International, which said that war crimes and crimes against humanity were committed by…
Editorial Comment: Outbreak of civil war in South Sudan worrying
SOUTH Sudan — the world’s youngest nation having gained autonomy and independence from mainland Sudan on 9 July 2011 — is mired in conflict again and this is worrying. South…
City firms spread Christmas cheer
Chronicle Reporters A Bulawayo law firm, Coghlan and Welsh Legal Practitioners has donated groceries worth $3, 500 to Entembeni Old People’s Home, Percy Ibbotson Remand Home, Hostel for Girls and…
Prison officer escapes rape charge
Mashudu Netsianda Senior Court Reporter THE prison officer, who was being accused of raping his girlfriend, had every reason to smile when he was acquitted of the charge. Givemore Muzariri,…
Masvingo runs dry
Walter Mswazie Masvingo Correspondent MASVINGO town has gone for four days without running water triggering fears of a disease outbreak. Long queues at the few boreholes dotted around the town…
Bulilima clinics face water shortages
Sukulwenkosi Dube Plumtree Correspondent A majority of clinics in Bulilima district are operating without running water, some for almost a year, because of ageing engine pumps, an official has said.…