adminNew gold deposits discovered in Nyanga
Harare Bureau NEW rich gold deposits were recently discovered by artisanal miners in Nyanga. Mines commissioner for Manicaland Province Agripa Chimusasa said in an interview last week that the discovery…
Barclays offshore credit to help sustain growth
BARCLAYS Bank Zimbabwe will sustain growth in the loan book and offshore lines of credit, but contends it would close the year at lower than planned loan and deposit levels.
2 die in Malawi campaign violence
Blantyre — Two people were killed late yesterday in a clash between supporters of Malawi’s ruling party and the opposition, police said, triggering concerns that violence could mar the buildup…
LRA rebel chief Kony promotes son
Kampala — Uganda’s notorious rebel chief Joseph Kony has named his son as deputy of his Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a guerilla force infamous for its extreme savagery, the army…
Boko Haram West Africa’s al-Qaeda: Jonathan
Paris — Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram, which has kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls, is no longer a local threat but has become West Africa’s al-Qaeda, Nigerian President Goodluck…
UN troops deploy in Somali capital
Mogadishu — A special UN military force to protect aid workers deployed for the first time here yesterday, amid a wave of attacks blamed on al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab insurgents.
SA spied on by US agency
Cape Town — South Africa’s diplomatic mission to the UN and its New York consulate offices have been spied upon by the US National Security Agency, reports the Sunday Times.
Teachers torch classrooms protesting new principal
Johannesburg — A fire at the Phafogang Secondary School in Soweto, was started after teachers refused to accept the appointment of a new principal, the SA Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu)…
Libya ex-general vows more Benghazi attacks
A retired Libyan general was preparing yesterday to renew an offensive against Islamist former rebels in the eastern city of Benghazi, after being accused by the authorities of an attempted…
Prisoners take scores hostage in Brazil
Inmates have taken 122 hostages in a prison in Brazil’s northeastern state of Sergipe, AFP news agency reports quoting a prison spokeswoman.