Shock as Japanese react to ISIS video
Tokyo – The news of a video purportedly showing the killing of Kenji Goto, a journalist held hostage by Islamic State militants, rushed through Japan early yesterday.
Zuma’s son in court over maintenance
Pietermaritzburg – President Jacob Zuma’s son, Edward, owned up to his responsibilities and signed a maintenance agreement of R5,000 a month for his son.
Floods warning
Harare Bureau The Meteorological Services Department has warned of possible flooding in Matabeleland North with heavy rains and storms expected to lash parts of the country this week.
South Africa and the denial of xenophobia
Tinyiko Maluleke The history of the 20th century is one of tragic national denials that became fuel and springboards for numerous wars and on the back of which genocide was…
Hingis wins first Grand Slam since return
Martina Hingis won her second Australian Open mixed doubles title yesterday as she teamed up with India’s Leander Paes to beat last year’s winners, France’s Kristina Mladenovic and Canada’s Daniel…
Miner falls to death in shaft
Emily Mbewe Chronicle Reporter A 26-YEAR-OLD man from Lushongwe area in Gwanda slipped and fell to his death in a mine shaft. Sources said Lawrence Ncube accidentally stepped on a…
North Korea hits back after Obama comments
Seoul – North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un said Pyongyang would not sit idly by “with rabid dogs barking” about toppling its socialist system, in apparent reaction to comments by US…
Bulawayo cyclists prepare for Botswana race
Sports Reporter BULAWAYO’S top cyclist Nkulumo Dube will on February 21 lead a five-member team to compete in a race in Gaberone, Botswana. The five cyclists — Rob Sinclair, Lungisani…
Uganda charges 18 for murder of Muslim clerics
Kampala – A Ugandan Muslim sheikh and 17 others have been charged with killing two fellow clerics, a case police said on Friday is linked to Islamist rebels in Democratic…
ZSE January turnover lowest since 2009
The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange mainstream index managed to stay afloat through the first month of the year posting a 1.4 percent gain to 164.9 on its 2014 closing level.





