Zambia looks ahead to post-Sata era
As Zambians took their leave of late president Michael Sata on Tuesday, the African Union called for a stable electoral transition. Tens of thousands of Zambians and about a dozen…
Vehicle imports drop 325pc
Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau THERE is a huge decline in volumes of imported second hand vehicles arriving at Beitbridge Border Post following a 20 percent increase in customs duty on…
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Sata was a rare breed of leader
ZAMBIANS on Tuesday bade farewell to their President Michael Chilufya Sata who died last month of an undisclosed ailment in London where he was receiving treatment. Thousands of people packed…
Abbas accuses Israel igniting ‘religious war’
Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, has accused Israel of igniting a “religious war” by allowing Jewish worshippers to visit an Islamic holy site in occupied Jerusalem.
Mauritian firm Masawara grabs 76pc TA shareholding
Oliver Kazunga Senior Business Reporter A MAURITIAN investment firm, Masawara Mauritius Limited, has increased its stake in TA Holdings from 39 percent to 75,7 percent after buying out minority shareholders.
Flamboyant youth leader in trouble
Mashudu Netsianda Senior Court Reporter THE Sheriff of the High Court yesterday attached three vehicles and household property belonging to flamboyant Zanu-PF Youth League Bulawayo provincial secretary for indigenisation and…
Pro-Machaya demo suffers stillbirth
Munyaradzi Musiiwa Midlands Correspondent A PLANNED demonstration to protest the ouster of Cde Jason Machaya as Zanu-PF provincial chairperson for the Midlands suffered a stillbirth in Gweru yesterday after only…
Hwange Colliery seeks more funds to pay debt
AILING Hwange Colliery Company Limited plans to ask shareholders for more money to restructure $70 million in debt and struggles to pay employees because of a drop in prices.
LEAKED EXAMS: NEW DATES SET…Schoolheads barred from carrying papers
Susan Nyabunze and Ruth Chipayi Harare Bureau SCHOOL headmasters have been barred from handling examination papers in the wake of the leakage of four examanation papers that have prompted a…
Shots fired at Pretoria ‘land grab’
Pretoria – Tshwane metro police fired rubber bullets at Nellmapius, Pretoria, residents attempting a “land grab” yesterday. Just before 1300HRS, people threw stones at the metro police, who retaliated by…











