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LONDON — British Prime Minister David Cameron was to ask Queen Elizabeth II to dissolve parliament yesterday, kicking off formal campaigning for one of the most unpredictable UK elections in…
Rhodes now in a box
CAPE Town — The Cecil John Rhodes statue, which has occupied a prominent spot at UCT for more than 80 years, has been boarded up and is now out of…
UK hires Obama spin doctors for May 7 vote
LONDON —Rival parties in Britain’s election campaign have hired former strategists for US President Barack Obama in an attempt to sway one of the most unpredictable elections in years ahead…
No chopper ride for Zuma’s family — Presidency
MEDIA reports alleging that South African President Jacob Zuma’s family members used a military helicopter for personal travel between Durban and Zuma’s Nkandla Village home are false, the Presidency and…
Killing of journalists should be a war crime — AP chief
HONG Kong — The president and CEO of The Associated Press has called for changes to international laws that would make it a war crime to kill journalists or take…
Queen Elizabeth’s staff threaten industrial action over pay
LONDON — Staff at Queen Elizabeth II’s Windsor Castle are threatening to take industrial action over pay, a trade union said yesterday. If it goes ahead following a ballot, the…
Obama nearly falls down steps of Air Force One
WASHINGTON —US president Barack Obama nearly tumbled down the steps of his presidential plane, Air Force One, yesterday. Obama was returning to Washington DC from a golfing trip in Florida…
Brendan Taylor among the best
ZIMBABWE’S stand-in captain at the 2015 International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup Brendan Taylor was included in the team of the tournament.
BOSSO NOT CARRIED AWAY BY WIN
Sikhumbuzo Moyo Senior Sports Reporter HIGHLANDERS FC have refused to be carried away by their slender 1-0 win over new boys Tsholotsho that saw them move off the relegation zone…
Nyikadzino on misfiring strikers
Lovemore Zigara Midlands Correspondent CHAPUNGU coach John Nyikadzino has expressed concern over his side’s attack which has been misfiring since the season started. The Airforce of Zimbabwe side is yet…