adminNigeria retakes Bama, blocks Boko Haram move on Borno state capital
ABUJA — Nigeria’s military has recaptured the flashpoint town of Bama in northeast Borno state from Boko Haram and blocked the Islamist militants’ advance towards the state capital Maiduguri, a…
Iran’s supreme leader undergoes prostate surgery
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s supreme leader underwent prostate surgery yesterday and was recovering at a government hospital in Tehran, state media said in a rare report on the state of…
Somali Islamists bomb two convoys, killing 12
SOMALIA’S Islamist rebel group bombed African peacekeepers and government vehicles yesterday in twin attacks that left at least 12 civilians dead, marking al Shabaab’s first major attack since promising revenge…
Ukraine president visits frontline city amid ‘shaky’ ceasefire
UKRAINIAN President Petro Poroshenko visited the eastern port of Mariupol yesterday and promised to deal a ‘crushing defeat’ to pro-Russian rebels massed on the edge of town if they tried…
Arab League foreign ministers agree to ‘confront’ IS
THE Arab League said in a resolution yesterday that it would take “necessary measures” to combat “Islamic State” (IS) on the political, defence, security and legal levels. The League’s Cairo conference…
SA shopping sprees cost $14m monthly
Business Editor— ZIMBABWEANS are spending an average of $14 million a month on shopping in South Africa as the headache over imported goods continues to dog the economy. The trend has…
Job seekers throng Archer Clothing
Oliver Kazunga Senior Business Reporter A GROUP of job seekers yesterday thronged Archer Clothing in Bulawayo seeking employment when the company opened its doors again as it gears to resume…
Farming equipment boost for Zim
Business Reporter ZIMBABWE has started receiving farming equipment under a Brazilian $98 million loan facility set to boost irrigation farming ahead of the 2014/15 season while India and Russia have…
60pc Byo firms under judicial management
Business Editor THE government faces a dilemma in enforcing indigenisation compliance on Bulawayo companies as close to 60 percent of the city’s firms are under judicial management. Youth Development Indigenisation and…
25k-tonne chrome stockpiles cleared
Senior Business Reporter ZIMBABWE has cleared 25,000 tonnes of chrome ore stockpiles that accumulated over the years following a ban on raw chrome exports, an official said yesterday. In 2011, government…