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Lungelo Ndhlovu SITHABILE Mpofu, 13, (not her real name) sleeps in an old abandoned National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) train wagon in Bulawayo. It is home for scores of other…
Editorial Comment: Routes indaba time for Zim to shine
THE ongoing 9th edition of the Routes Africa conference being held in the resort town of Victoria Falls presents an opportunity for the country to rebrand and show the world…
US trampling on China’s rights
Sheng Dingli US’ willingness to breach international laws and norms has emboldened Japan, Vietnam and the Philippines to do likewise. Since the founding of the People’s Republic of China six-and-a-half…
Sudan death sentence woman ‘freed’
A SUDANESE woman sentenced to death for abandoning her religious faith has been freed from jail, her lawyer has told the BBC. Meriam Ibrahim’s death penalty was overturned by an…
80 killed as Kenyan jets hit Al-Shabab bases
KENYAN fighter jets have bombed the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab group in Somalia, killing more than 80 of its fighters, the African Union (AU) force in Somalia has said.
Mr X a competent witness, Farlam rules
PRETORIA — An application for a witness known only as Mr X to be referred for mental observation was dismissed by the Farlam Commission of Inquiry yesterday.
Iraq loses control of Syrian, Jordanian borders
US Secretary of State John Kerry met Iraq’s prime minister in Baghdad yesterday to push for more inclusive leadership, as Nuri al-Maliki’s forces abandoned the border with Jordan, leaving the…
Egypt finds Al Jazeera journalists guilty
TWO Al Jazeera English journalists have been sentenced to seven years in jail and one to ten years behind bars by an Egyptian court on charges including aiding the Muslim…
Flood piggyback costs Chinese official job
BEIJING — An official in eastern China has been sacked after a picture of him being given a piggyback across a flooded path during a search for missing children went…
Stunned Bosso lick wounds
Ricky Zililo Senior Sports Reporter DYNAMOS continued their dominance over Highlanders when they edged their bitter rivals in a dour Castle Lager Premiership match at the National Sports Stadium on…