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Diana Nherera Herald Reporter MUSIMBOTI — a herbal drink that was banned a decade ago — has resurfaced on the market, igniting yet another dispute with the Medicines Control Authority of…
LVG no better than David Moyes
LONDON. — Louis van Gaal bridled at the question, but could not argue against the cold, brutal truth. That, despite an unprecedented £150m spending spree last summer, United have the same…
Daggers drawn over Qunu meeting
JOHANNESBURG. – Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (pictured right) says the threat of violence and damage to property is the main reason Mandla Mandela shouldn’t be allowed to hold a family meeting at…
I am Charlie, but I am Baga too: On Nigeria’s forgotten massacre
Simon Allison Correspondent If you thought 17 dead in Paris was bad enough for one week, you were wrong. In Nigeria, more than 2 000 people are feared dead after Boko…
Diamond Studios ventures into dancehall
Arts Correspondent A local recording company Diamond Studios which used to specialise in sungura and gospel among other genres has ventured into dancehall music. The stable through their Arts manager John…
Charlie Hebdo to publish ’Muhammad special edition’
PARIS. – Charlie Hebdo will publish a front page showing a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad holding a sign saying “Je suis Charlie” in its first edition since Islamist gunmen…
‘My conscience is very clear’
Eliah Zvimba THE (statement) referring to the expiry of my contract as chief executive of the Zimbabwe Professional Cricketers Association contains some misstatements, errors and slanderous allegations that need to…
Zambia warns opposition parties
LUSAKA. – The Zambian government on Monday warned political parties peddling alarmist statements in the run-up to next week’s presidential election to stop doing so because such acts could plunge…
Kadoma calls for Muduvuri’s expulsion
Walter Nyamukondiwa in KADOMA Zanu-PF Kadoma district has called for the expulsion of former Central Committee member and Kadoma businessman Cde Jimayi Muduvuri for allegedly causing divisions and confusion in…
Boko Haram attacks displace 3 200
LAGOS. – At least 3 200 people were displaced in Nigeria’s north-eastern Borno State after a deadly attack by suspected Boko Haram militants last week in Baga town, the country’s…