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Farai Kuvirimirwa Herald Reporter A record 20 000 people attended the Big African Air Show at Charles Prince Airport in Harare yesterday on its return to Zimbabwe having last been…
Isolation, gloom a part of old people’s lives
LUNGISI Phiri has lived at Entembeni Old People’s Home in Bulawayo’s Luveve suburb for the past 39 years. Originally from Malawi, he opted to remain in the country when his family…
Arab League calls for ISIS confrontation
Cairo – Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi yesterday called for a military and political confrontation with Islamic State jihadists and other militants he said threatened the existence of Arab states. “What…
‘Housing key for Zim-Asset’
Herald Reporter People in rural areas have been urged to take part in the implementation of the Government’s economic blueprint, the Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation, by initiating housing…
Heavy fighting threatens Ukraine ceasefire
Mariupol – Gunfire and heavy shelling rocked a key frontline city in eastern Ukraine overnight, raising fears yesterday that a tenuous truce between government and rebel forces had already collapsed. Numerous…
Lions wreak havoc in Chikombedzi, Mhangura
Herald Reporters Villagers in Chikombezi in Masvingo and in Mhangura in Mashonaland West have lost several of their livestock in recent weeks to marauding lions which are roaming out of…
ANC’s top six split over e-tolls saga
Johannesburg – A City Press report yesterday said the e-tolls saga had split the top six of the African National Congress. Transport and Sanral officials have confirmed that Secretary-General Gwede Mantashe…
China kills 5,000 dogs to control rabies
Chinese authorities killed almost 5,000 dogs in one city after blaming five human deaths on rabies, according to a report. The official Xinhua News Agency reported Sunday that the city of…
Monsoon rains kill 230
Islamabad – Heavy monsoon rains and flash floods have killed 128 people in Pakistan and 108 people in India, officials said Saturday, as forecasters warned of more rain in the…
Afghan rape gang gets death sentence
Kabul – An Afghan judge yesterday sentenced seven men to death for the gang-rape of four women in a case that sparked nationwide outrage and highlighted the violence women face…