adminMauritian entity eyes stake in Allied Bank
Harare Bureau AN unnamed Mauritius Stock Exchange listed company is set to inject $30 million for a controlling stake in Allied Financial Holdings (AFH), the parent company of financial services…
Crimea votes to join Russia
The Crimean parliament in Ukraine has unanimously voted in favour of joining Russia, a move likely to further ratchet up tensions. MPs also decided to hold a referendum March 16…
Oscar cried, prayed as Reeva lay dying: witness
Pretoria — Oscar Pistorius cried and prayed as Reeva Steenkamp lay dying in his home, the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria heard yesterday. “Oscar was crying, saying please let…
UN to hammer out details of plan on CAR
New York — The United Nations diplomats will begin hammering out the details of a peacekeeping plan for the Central African Republic yesterday hoping to restore order to the strife-torn…
S Sudan calm but tense after night of shooting
Juba — South Sudan’s capital was calm but tense yesterday, witnesses said, the day after fighting broke out between soldiers, in an apparent pay dispute, and a night of heavy…
Court told Bin Laden relative urged attacks
Suleiman Abu Ghaith, a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden, said the September 11, 2001 attacks were al-Qaeda’s doing and called on others to fight for the group, a prosecutor told…
US freezes $458m hidden by Nigerian ex-leader
The United States has frozen more than $458m that former Nigerian leader Sani Abacha and his conspirators obtained through corruption and hid in bank accounts around the world, the US…
Pope popular but scandals cast shadow
Washington — A year after being chosen Pope Francis is very popular with American Catholics though his handling of the paedophile priests’ scandal left many underwhelmed, a new study found.
America can learn from Venezuela’s democracy
Garikai Chengu WEDNESDAY marked the first anniversary of the death of one of the developing world’s greatest heroes: Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez. In 2002, Washington backed a failed coup against Chavez’s…
Editorial Comment: Let democracy prevail in MDC-T
IN the turmoil that is swirling within the MDC-T, some party apparatchiks risk creating a monster out of their leader Morgan Tsvangirai as he battles to retain power in a…