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ZAMBIANS turned out to vote in their thousands for a replacement to President Michael Sata, who died in office last year, amid early allegations of fraud and obstruction by the…
Kenyatta condemns teargassing of pupils
NAIROBI — President Uhuru Kenyatta has faulted the Lands ministry and the National Land Commission for failing to resolve the Lang’ata Road Primary School land dispute. President Kenyatta said the two…
Malema denies plans to leave EFF
SOUTH Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema has refuted claims that he is planning to leave the party and rejoin the ANC. The Citizen yesterday reported that Malema was in…
Pope tells Catholics not to breed like rabbits
POPE Francis encouraged “responsible parenting” and warned against “insidious attacks” against the family after a trip to the Philippines. The Pope has delivered his strongest defence yet of the Church’s ban…
Protests resume in DRC capital over changes to vote law
PROTESTS in the Democratic Republic of Congo over proposed changes to an electoral code that critics say may extend President Joseph Kabila’s 14-year rule continued for a second day as…
Paris attacks: Four face charges over links to Islamist attackers
FOUR men are to appear before a judge in Paris on suspicion of supporting one of the gunmen behind the Islamist attacks in France that killed 17. The men, aged 22…
Japan refuses to bow to Islamic State militants’ demands
THE militant group Islamic State released an online video yesterday purporting to show two Japanese captives and threatening to kill them unless it received $200 million in ransom. A black-clad figure…
Zamco takes over $65m non-performing loans
Golden Sibanda Harare Bureau— THE Zimbabwe Asset Management Company (Zamco), formed by the central bank to rid local banks of bad loans, has to date taken over $65 million worth of…
320 SMEs register in Bulawayo
Charity Ruzvidzo Business Reporter MORE than 300 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have so far been registered in Bulawayo as the process to formalise the informal sector continues. The registration exercise started…
Delta revenue drops 10pc
Oliver Kazunga Acting Business Editor BEVERAGES manufacturer Delta Corporation says its revenue for the quarter ending December 31, 2014 was down 10 percent on the back of weakening demand for its…