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MAIDUGURI. — More than 60 women and girls are reported to have escaped from the Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram, security sources say. They were among 68 abducted last month…
ZSE record 20 percent turnover fall
Golden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter Turnover value on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange fell by 20 percent to $28,5 million in June as tight liquidity confined investor appetite to mostly heavyweight…
Government keen on resuscitating Feruka oil Refinery
Business Reporter Government is keen on resuscitating the Feruka Oil Refinery in the Eastern border city of Mutare, but is incapacitated by the lack of financial resources to undertake the…
Iraq PM mulls ditching US for Iran
BAGHDAD. — Iraq’s Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is reportedly considering plans to abrogate the country’s security deal with the US and establish closer links with Iran and Russia.
Editorial Comment: Think beyond the mining bank account
WE welcome Government’s belated decision to open an account dedicated to lodging deposits from mineral exports only although we believe even this may not be enough. Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa…
Music from House of David
Stanley Mushava Christian Entertainment The House of David, one of the twin ensembles of Sam Manyika’s Mainsound Music stable, shares the worship ethic of its namesake and flagship psalmist King…
Zim Rural Schools Library Trust appeals for funding
Arts Correspondent The Zimbabwe Rural Schools Library Trust is appealing to the corporate world and the general public for cash donations. This is to enable it to get the new…
Perpetuating conflict through names
Ignatius Mabasa AS a Shona language activist, I am interested in so many facets and aspects of the language. I am interested in the history and meaning of names of…
Graeme Smith quits Green Fuel
GREEN Fuel area general manager Mr Graeme Smith, who was at the helm of the Chisumbanje ethanol project management since inception, has stepped down. The company’s community projects manager, Ms…
Seoul accuses DPRK of showing off striking capacity
SEOUL. — South Korea’s Defence Ministry said yesterday that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea sought to show off its striking capability targeting the disputed western sea water by conducting…