adminMangwe secondary school turns community hall into classrooms
Sukulwenkosi Dube Plumtree Correspondent AT LEAST 214 pupils at Valukhalo Secondary School in Mangwe district are attending lessons in a community hall due to lack of proper classrooms. The community…
Suspected teenage rapist nabbed
Sukulwenkosi Dube Plumtree Correspondent POLICE have arrested a 16-year-old school drop-out from Bulilima District for allegedly raping two juveniles at knife point. Officer commanding police in Buililima-Mangwe District, Chief Superintendent…
Government to take over New Limpopo Bridge
Prosper Ndlovu Deputy News Editor THE government is warming up to taking over the New Limpopo Bridge next month following the expiry of the build, operate and transfer concession with…
‘Malawi poll marred by rigging’
Malawi’s elections have been marred by “some serious irregularities”, including vote-rigging, President Joyce Banda has said. She called for an immediate manual audit of the results. Banda faced a strong…
Kabila urged not to attend Zuma’s inauguration
Cape Town — Congolese citizens living in South Africa are seeking to put pressure on South Africa not to invite the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila to…
Libya renegade chief seeks emergency cabinet
A renegade general, who has launched an assault against militias in Libya’s east, has warned that the country has become a “terrorist hub”, and called for a civilian presidential high…
Thai army chief announces coup
Bangkok — Thailand’s army chief announced in a televised address to the nation yesterday that the armed forces were seizing power after months of deadly political turmoil. “In order for…
Shabaab chief says war shifting to Kenya
Mogadishu — Somalia’s al-Qaeda linked Shabaab vowed yesterday to move their war to neighbouring Kenya, one of the top commanders said in broadcast urging fighters to launch attacks. “The war…
Dozens killed in attacks on Nigerian villages
Suspected Boko Haram fighters have killed 48 villagers in north-eastern Nigeria near the town where the group kidnapped more than 270 schoolgirls. The three villages attacked overnight Tuesday and early…
Deadly blast hits China’s Xinjiang region
At least 31 people have been killed and more than 90 injured after two vehicles ploughed into a market and explosives were thrown in China’s restive Xinjiang region, the official…