adminZuma to change ownership of economy
JOHANNESBURG — The South African government is working with business, labour and the community sector to change the ownership, control and management of the economy, President Jacob Zuma said yesterday.…
UN strikes hit Muslim rebels
Kinshasa — United Nations gunships targeted a base of the Ugandan Muslim rebel group ADF-Nalu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo for the first time on Saturday, the UN…
Dozens killed in China stabbing spree
A group of knife-wielding men have attacked a train station in south-western China, leaving at least 33 people dead and 130 injured, the official Xinhua news agency said, making it…
Frelimo picks presidential candidate
Maputo — Mozambique’s ruling Frelimo party picked Defence Minister Filipe Nyussi as its presidential candidate late on Saturday, a decision likely to see current President Armando Guebuza maintain influence even…
Interim Egypt government sworn in
Cairo — Egypt’s new interim government was sworn in on Saturday, a lightly reshuffled Cabinet with familiar faces that keeps powerful ministers in charge of the country’s security and military…
Thailand re-runs polls as protests dwindle
Polling has started peacefully in five Thai provinces for re-runs of elections that were disrupted in February by protesters seeking to unseat Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and obstruct her attempt…
Oscar has new girlfriend: report
Johannesburg — Pistorius family spokesperson Anneliese Burgess did not answer questions about whether murder-accused paralympian Oscar Pistorius had a new girlfriend, Beeld reported on Saturday. According to Beeld, British tabloid…
Chinamasa probes bank over lending
Harare Bureau— FINANCE and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa has summoned senior management of an international bank in the country to provide explanation on why the bank has drastically cut…
Mines workers salary negotiations stall
Acting Business Editor THE Associated Mine Workers’ Union of Zimbabwe (AMWUZ) and the Chamber of Mines have reached a deadlock in the 2014 wage negotiations after the chamber refused to…
Three companies bag Gwanda power station tender
Business Reporter THREE firms have been awarded tenders to build 100 megawatt solar plants in Gwanda, a development that should increase the country’s electricity supply. The State Procurement Board gave…