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Walter Mswazie Masvingo Correspondent A Gutu man at the weekend reportedly doused his girlfriend with five litres of paraffin and set her on fire leading to her death following an…
Obert Mpofu in $10m bribe storm
Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Reporter The National Prosecution Authority will soon summon former Mines and Mining Development Minister Obert Mpofu to testify in the $2 billion diamond fraud case in which…
Iraq leader 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.
UK to investigate politicians over child sex abuse
LONDON — Britain pledged yesterday to investigate allegations that politicians may have sexually abused children in the 1980s and then used their positions to scuttle attempts to uncover their crimes.
63 escape from Boko Haram captors
NAIROBI — Sixty three women abducted two weeks ago by Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram are reported to have escaped from their captors in the north-eastern state of Borno,…
Eduard Shevardnadze dies at 86
TBILISI — Eduard Shevardnadze, who helped end the Cold War as the Soviet Union’s last foreign minister before becoming president of Georgia, died yesterday at the age of 86.
Anti-government protests in Kenya amid worries about ethnic strife
THOUSANDS of Kenyans joined a Nairobi rally to highlight what they see as the government’s failings — worsening insecurity, living costs, corruption, terror attacks. Some fear renewed ethnic strife.
Kombi driver hangs self
Nqobile Tshili Chronicle Reporter A KOMBI driver from Iminyela suburb in Bulawayo yesterday allegedly killed himself by hanging over problems with his ex-wife. Michael Foto whose age could not be…
Editorial Comment: Expedite clearances at Beitbridge border
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority recently stepped up its search of cargo at border posts following an upsurge in cases of smuggling. The revenue collecting authority is said to be impounding…
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…