I will ask God’s advice on retirement: Pope

Pope Francis said in an interview on Friday  last week he will ask God’s advice when the time comes to consider retiring like his 87-year-old predecessor Benedict XVI.

Mandela family mark end of mourning period

Johannesburg – The family of former president Nelson Mandela were expected in Qunu in the Eastern Cape to mark the end of the mourning period, the SABC reported yesterday.

Zanzibar mosque bombing kills one, wounds seven

DAR ES SALAAM – A bomb explosion killed one person and wounded at least seven in front of a mosque near  Zanzibar’s capital Stone Town, police said yesterday.

SABC COO gets wife as gift: Report

Traditional Venda chiefs have given SABC acting chief operations officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng a wife, a cow, and a calf, Sowetan reported last Friday.

Zuma ready for work next week

Johannesburg – President Jacob Zuma was rested and would resume public engagements next week, the presidency said yesterday. Spokesperson Mac Marahaj referred to a statement issued by the presidency on…

At least 49 killed after transport plane shot down in Ukraine’s Lugansk

KIEV — At least 49 Ukrainian troops were killed after a military transport plane was shot down by anti-government militants in the eastern city of Lugansk early yesterday.

Zambia urges donors to stop funding health sector via NGOs

LUSAKA – The Zambian government has urged co-operating partners to stop funding the country’s health sector through non-governmental organisations (NGOs), the Zambia Daily Mail reported last Friday.

‘US fighting against democracy in Mideast’

The US claim of advocating democracy contradicts its support for militants in the Middle East, which shows Washington is fighting against democracy, an activist tells Press TV.   

Rapists deserve harsh sentences — Amai Mugabe

Harare Bureau First Lady Amai Grace Mugabe says men who sexually abuse women and girls should face harsh punishment, including the possibility of hanging.

Fake prophet flees angry mob at eGodini

Tinomuda Chakanyuka Sunday News Reporter A BOGUS Pentecostal pastor, fled an angry mob recently at the popular Egodini rank in Bulawayo after his fake miracles were exposed when one of…

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