adminTogo election now set for mid-April
LOME — Togo’s presidential election will be held in mid-April, a minister said on Tuesday, clarifying a constitutional court ruling on the date of the vote.
Tobacco Industry Marketing Board to shame nesting farmers
THE Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (TIMB) said yesterday it will place details of farmers that would have committed nesting on notice boards at auction floors, including their pictures, as a…
Taiwan plane crashes into river after take-off, killing 23
A TransAsia Airways (6702.TW) plane with 58 passengers and crew on board careered into a river shortly after taking off from a downtown Taipei airport yesterday, killing 23 people and…
Nigeria on political precipice
Anayo Unachukwu On February 14, Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, will go to the polls to elect its president. The election is perhaps the most closely contested election since its…
Buy Zimbabwe up in arms over platinum export tax
Midlands Correspondent LOCAL industry empowerment lobby group, Buy Zimbabwe has urged the government and platinum miners through the Platinum Producers Association (PPA) to find common ground after government ordered an…
Contagious measles spreading fast in US
NEW YORK — Measles is back, and it’s been tearing through the United States from California to 13 other states. Already, the number of cases has broken 100. But how…
Kenneth Kaunda in hospital again
LUSAKA — Zambia’s founding president Kenneth Kaunda has been hospitalised for an undisclosed ailment, his family said yesterday. Kaunda, aged 90, was admitted to Lusaka Trust Hospital on Tuesday.
International forces bomb Boko Haram leaving hundreds dead
MAIDUGURI (Nigeria) —Three militaries, using ground troops and warplanes, fought Boko Haram on at least two fronts yesterday with hundreds of the Islamic fighters reported dead as the conflict took…
‘EFF CONNECTED TO RANDFONTEIN UNREST’
JOHANNESBURG — Local government in Mohlakeng near Randfontein, say this afternoon’s violent protest is politically motivated and is blaming Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) members for instigating the torching of buildings.
Modi’s liquor wholesale plans Valentine’s Day opening
Business Reporter BULAWAYO’s first liquor wholesale centre, owned by business mogul Raj Modi, is set to open next week. The former retail tycoon has poured nearly $1 million into the…