adminSA platinum strike talks to resume
JOHANNESBURG — Talks to end a crippling strike by South African platinum miners will resume on Thursday, government mediators said, raising faint hopes for an end to the stoppage, now…
Editorial Comment: Mobilise resources for flood victims
President Mugabe has declared the flooding that is threatening more than 60,000 people downstream of Tokwe-Murkosi Dam in Masvingo a state of disaster. This enables government to mobilise more resources…
Sequestration a ploy to silence Malema: EFF
JOHANNESBURG — The Economic Freedom Fighters party yesterday claimed Julius Malema’s provisional sequestration was part of an agenda to silence him.
Second round of Geneva II talks kicks off as rift remains
GENEVA — Syrian government and opposition delegates resumed the second round of talks yesterday. After the first round of Geneva II negotiations between the warring sides mediated by UN-Arab League…
China cracks down on sex industry
HONG Kong — Chinese authorities have carried out a rare crackdown on the sex trade in the “sin city” of Dongguan following a candid report by the state broadcaster on…
Swollen Thames threatens thousands of homes
LONDON/BUJUMBURA/LA PAS — Incessant rains, flooding and mud slides in different parts of the world are now a cause for concern as they leave behind a trail of deaths, massive…
‘Congo militia leader ordered rapes, massacres’
THE HAGUE — A Congolese militia leader widely known as “the Terminator” ordered troops, including child soldiers, to massacre and rape civilians to spread terror and grab territory, prosecutors told…
PSMAS to hold special general meeting
GOVERNMENT has directed Premier Service Medical Aid Society to hold a special general meeting on Friday to dissolve the board and pave way for issuance of an operating licence for…
Prosecutor, cop arrested for demanding bribe
Masvingo Court Correspondent A POLICE officer attached to the Prosecutor General’s Office at the Masvingo magistrates’ court was arrested for allegedly soliciting a 900 rand bribe to facilitate the release …
Hubby brags about ‘infecting’ wife with HIV
Senior Court Reporter A BULAWAYO woman has dragged her husband to court alleging he was physically and verbally abusing her and bragging about having “infected” her with HIV.