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Beijing — An 11-year-old girl in China was beaten to death by her father for copying a classmate’s homework, state-run media said yesterday.
Website brings online shopping to Zimbabwe
Mernat Mafirakurewa Business Editor IN the last five years, Zimbabwe has witnessed an exponential growth of technology-based businesses. The country’s technology sector is one of the fastest growing on the…
Eight policemen beheaded in Afghanistan
Armed men have killed at least 16 policemen in Afghanistan, beheading eight of them, according to officials, as security forces prepare to guard a second-round election.
Metallon Gold mulls solution mining
Harare Bureau ZIMBABWE’S largest gold mining group, Metallon Gold, is considering adopting the solution mining method at its Mazowe operation to increase production as prices fluctuate, a company official said.
Malema stands to attention as he’s sworn in
Cape Town — Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema stood to attention as he was called up to be sworn in as a first-time MP yesterday.
Job evaluation beneficial in many ways
Davis Ndumiso Sibanda Labour Matters Many employers fear job evaluation because they is view it as a means of increasing wage costs and benefits with no justifiable benefits to the…
Christian exodus shadows papal visit to Holy Land
Bethlehem — Pope Francis will arrive this weekend in the land where Christianity was born – and where Christians are disappearing. This ancient community has dwindled to around 2 percent…
SA union ‘positive’ on fresh platinum strike talks
JOHANNESBURG — South African union AMCU said yesterday it was optimistic a new round of mediation would resolve the longest strike in the country’s mining history.
Contract tobacco buyers not sourcing from ordinary farmers
THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has refuted allegations that contract buyers are directly purchasing a crop that should be going to the auction floors.
Rand bears waiting in the wings
Johannesburg – The rand weakened against the dollar early yesterday with bears looking to push the currency past a two-week low, although trade would be influenced by inflation data due…