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Yoliswa Dube WHEN Kranos Nyangari, 21, a third-year Electrical Engineering student at the University of Zimbabwe hanged himself at his home in Bulawayo’s North End suburb, his father, Wilbert attributed…
South Africans mark 25 years since Nelson Mandela’s release from prison
JOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela insisted that he wanted to walk out of prison, when then President F W de Klerk told him he would finally be freed 25 years ago.
Leaders in Minsk for crucial Ukraine peace talks
MINSK (Belarus) — The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine flew to the Belarusian capital for crucial peace talks yesterday as fighting still raged in eastern Ukraine.
Thousands protest in Yemen after embassies close
YEMENIS in the central city of Taiz and the capital Sanaa held the largest protests yet against a takeover by a Shi’ite Muslim militia group yesterday after the United States,…
Cholera outbreak claims 19 in Mozambique
MAPUTO — A cholera outbreak in parts of Mozambique hit by floods has killed 19 people, the government said, raising the death toll from one of the worst disasters to…
Banks net $53m profit
Prosper Ndlovu Business Editor THE country’s banking sector remained profitable with an aggregate net profit of $52.8 million for the year ended December, 31, 2014 – well above the $3.4…
Dairy association expects 5 percent growth
Lovemore Zigara Midlands Correspondent THE Zimbabwe Association of Dairy Farmers (ZADF) has projected a five percent increase in milk production anchored on the association’s dairy herd revitalisation programme.
Obama asks Congress for war on ISIS
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama asked Congress yesterday to formally authorise military force against the Islamic State (ISIS) group, arguing the militants could pose a threat to the US homeland…
Zim targets 30 tonnes gold output
Charity Ruzvidzo Business Reporter THE government has set aside $50 million seed capital for accelerated gold production through Fidelity Printers and Refiners Limited and targets a 30 tonne output and…
Unki Mine production falls 3 percent
THE world’s largest platinum producer Anglo-American Platinum says production at its Unki Mine near Shurugwi marginally went down by three percent last year compared to the previous year and remains…