‘Agric lessons to enhance quality of pupils’ lives’
Robin Muchetu Senior Reporter GRADE Seven pupils in the country who will soon be examined in agriculture will be complete pupils who are in line with the country’s educational strategies…
Pope launches Holy Land visit with Syria peace appeal
Amman — Pope Francis called for urgent steps to end Syria’s three-year-old civil war as he arrived in neighbouring Jordan yesterday, starting a Middle East trip aimed at bringing hope…
Zuma promises to boost economy in second term
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma said economic growth in the continent’s most advanced economy would be the focus of his second term, as he was inaugurated in the…
Banda declares election null and void
President Joyce Banda of Malawi has declared this week’s election “null and void”, in a decision that triggered protests from her rivals and was challenged by the national electoral authority.
Tuareg rebels agree to Mali truce
Tuareg separatists in Mali have accepted a ceasefire agreement proposed by African Union and United Nations officials, according to a senior Tuareg official.
Thai coup leader cements grip
Bangkok — Thailand’s military junta said yesterday it had disbanded the Senate and placed all law-making authority in the army chief’s hands, dramatically tightening its grip after a coup that…
18 dead in Shabaab attack on Somali parly
Mogadishu — More than 18 people were killed yesterday in an attack by radical Islamist group al-Shabaab on the Somali parliament, security officials said.
Iran billionaire executed over $2,6 billion fraud
Tehran — Iranian state television says a billionaire businessman at the heart of a $2,6 billion state bank scam, the largest fraud case since the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, has…
Jealous man castrates, kills French mayor
Paris — A jealous man castrated and murdered the mayor of a hamlet in northern France whom he suspected of having an affair with his girlfriend, officials said Friday.
Mpilo Central Hospital back on track
Peter Matika Senior Reporter MPILO Central Hospital yesterday evening resumed surgical operations, after managing to procure clinical supplies from other hospitals, in a desperate bid to resume operations, which were…








