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MOSCOW. — Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said yesterday he has scrapped the last discount on gas price granted by Moscow to Ukraine, effectively raising the price by US$100 to…
Envoys meet President
Tendai Mugabe and Faith Mushambi AMBASSADORS from Botswana, Poland and Azerbaijan yesterday presented their credentials to President Mugabe at State House and pledged to enhance diplomatic ties between Zimbabwe and…
Lonmin CEO claims workers want to end strike
JOHANNESBURG. — Most of the strikers at world number three platinum producer Lonmin want to return to work amid a crippling walkout now in its third month, the firm’s CEO…
Chelsea on brink of elimination
PARIS — Hundreds of Chelsea football fans went on the rampage in central Paris on Wednesday night, smashing up cafes and shops, on a day their team were humbled 1-3…
Davido grabs acting role
‘‘Skelewu’’ crooner David Adeleke aka Davido, has landed a role in a new Nollywood film. The artiste, who is to work under veteran Nollywood director Teco Benson, is delighted to…
South Sudan on verge of worst famine
UNITED NATIONS. — War-torn South Sudan could become the scene of the worst famine catastrophe in Africa in decades without more aid and a ceasefire to let farmers reach their…
Dancehall musicians invade Mbare
Arts Correspondent A BATTLE for supremacy looms when over 20 dancehall chanters clash at Stordat Hall tonight for what has been dubbed “Zim Dancehall taking over”. Top Mbare chanters Soul…
Bayern bans British tabloids
LONDON. — Bayern Munich will not accredit reporters of English tabloid newspapers The Sun and Daily Mirror for a Champions League return leg against Manchester United over what the treble…
ZimPraise takes tour to Bulawayo
Arts Correspondent One of the popular gospel choirs, ZimPraise recently wowed their Bulawayo fans as part of the “It’s All About Jesus” tour. The choir, which had not staged a…
Singapore seizes ivory disguised as coffee berries
SINGAPORE. — Singapore authorities said yesterday they had intercepted about one tonne of ivory worth US$1.6 million in a shipping container marked as carrying coffee berries.