adminShot in arm for agric. . . as Govt takes delivery of farming implements from Brazil
Peter Matambanadzo Senior Reporter Zimbabwe has received the first batch of farming implements from Brazil under the US$98 million credit facility aimed at boosting the country’s agricultural production ahead of…
Mass graves found in Mexico
Iguala. — Authorities have found mass graves with the charred remains of up to 20 people in the restive southern Mexican state of Guerrero, at a time when police are…
Sweden to recognise State of Palestine
STOCKHOLM. — Sweden’s new centre-left government will recognise the state of Palestine in a move that will make it the first major European country to take the step, Prime Minister…
Dilma in pole position as Brazilians go to the polls
RIO DE JANEIRO. — Voters across Brazil were casting ballots yesterday in the most unpredictable presidential election in decades and the first since the end of an economic boom underpinning…
Work accidents kill 71 in 8 months
Business reporter SEVENTY ONE people died from work accidents in the first eight months of this year while 3 598 were injured, signalling the need to do more to reduce…
Cara, Mirza slip in China Open
BEIJING. — Andrea Hlavackova and Peng Shuai held off a spirited late comeback from No. 2 seeds Cara Black of Zimbabwe and India’s Sania Mirza to win the China Open…
Hong Kong protests ease
HONG KONG. — Some protesters decided yesterday to withdraw from areas in Hong Kong as a good gesture for talks with the authorities, while secondary schools affected by the Occupy…
Miner seeks diamond prospecting authority
Business Reporter A private mining company, Hosen Mining, has applied for permission to prospect for diamonds on five sites measuring about 250 000 hectares in three mining districts
Editorial Comment: STIs could derail fight against HIV
IN our Saturday edition, we carried a disturbing story on the increasing incidence of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Harare at a time various stakeholders are putting shoulders to the wheel…
Chelsea snuff out Arsenal
LONDON. — A one-man team? Chelsea are so much more than that this season. Those who believe the English Premiership soccer title race rests on the hamstrings of Diego Costa…