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Nick Mangwana Correspondent The most prevalent carping remark provoked by any talk of a National Diasporan Policy is “We want our vote”. This has been a detraction from the main…
Federer for charity
ZURICH. — Roger Federer heads into Christmas week hoping to take his African charity’s aid to at least one million children after a blockbuster fundraising tennis exhibition on Sunday night…
Health ministry bemoans 2015 budgetary allocation
Ruth Chipayi Herald Reporter The Ministry of Health and Child Care has expressed disappointment with the 2015 Budget as it failed to fulfil the Abuja Declaration to allocate at least…
Oil rebounds, tracks markets
SINGAPORE. – Oil rose above $62 a barrel yesterday, mirroring gains in equities, as investors became confident there would be no further substantial price loss in the run-up to the…
Steyn to overtake Ntini
JOHANNESBURG. — Fresh off a six wicket haul against the West Indies in the first Test cricket in Centurion on Saturday, Proteas fast-bowler Dale Steyn is poised to overtake Makhaya…
China pledges to help Russia
BEIJING. — China’s foreign minister has pledged support to Russia as it faces an economic downturn due to sanctions and a drop in oil prices. Boosting trade in yuan is…
Drunken priest commits suicide
Munyaradzi Musiiwa Midlands Correspondent A ROMAN Catholic priest based at Gweru Diocese Cathedral Church committed suicide on Saturday morning by taking poison after he allegedly stole a parish vehicle and went…
Rock legend Joe Cocker dies
London. — Singer Joe Cocker, best known for his cover of the Beatles’ “With A Little Help From My Friends”, has died aged 70. The singer song-writer from Sheffield had…
New Shona movie hits streets
Sophia Chese Arts Correspondent “Zvoitwa Sei”, a new Shona film is out. The series focuses on people from Manyene communal lands, in Chivhu. The movie, a brainchild of Manyene Chivhu Arts Association was…
Atlas Mara increases its stake Nigerian bank
LONDON. – Atlas Mara Co-Nvest Limited successfully completed its previously announced acquisition of approximately 20,9 percent in Union Bank of Nigeria Plc (“UBN”), from Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (“AMCON”),…