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Harare Bureau RUSSIA’S State Secretary and Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Igor Zubov arrived in Harare yesterday for a two-day official visit during which bilateral security agreements are expected to…
Unavailability of White City Stadium affects schools athletics
Sports Reporter THE unavailability of White City Stadium is affecting schools’ athletics programmes with the Bulawayo Metropolitan Province’s National Association for Primary School Heads itching to use the refurbished facility.
Blast close to venue of Nigerian president’s rally
KANO — A blast ripped through a car park outside a stadium minutes after Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan had addressed a re-election campaign rally there yesterday, witnesses said.
183 Brotherhood supporters sentenced to death
CAIRO — An Egyptian court sentenced 183 supporters of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood to death yesterday on charges of killing police officers, part of a sustained crackdown by authorities on…
Lesotho PM’s guards shot, bystander killed
MASERU — Two bodyguards tasked with protecting Lesotho’s Prime Minister Tom Thabane were shot and wounded on Sunday and a bystander killed in the crossfire, five months after a failed…
Patriots beat Seahawks in dramatic Super Bowl
The New England Patriots overcame the “deflate-gate’ row to beat the Seattle Seahawks 28-24 in the Super Bowl. The Patriots are being investigated over allegations they under-inflated balls in beating…
Fifa confirm candidates for presidency
Three candidates are set to take on Sepp Blatter for the Fifa presidency after the withdrawal of Frenchman Jerome Champagne. Prince Ali of Jordan, Luis Figo and Michael van Praag…
Bus stabbing brothers jailed
Timoth Makohliso Midlands Reporter A MAN was stabbed in the gut after stepping on a fellow bus passenger’s groceries, a court heard. Yesterday, Knowledge Maturure, 21, William Maturure, 26, and…
Diafra Sakho and West Ham face Fifa inquiry over Senegal row
Striker Diafra Sakho and West Ham face a Fifa inquiry over his withdrawal from Senegal’s Africa Cup of Nations squad. Football’s governing body says it has opened disciplinary proceedings for…
Sex is for the mature: magistrate
Sukulwenkosi Dube Plumtree Correspondent A PLUMTREE magistrate yesterday warned and discharged a 19-year-old teenager who fondled his Form Three girlfriend that he had to wait until he was married in…