adminDonkey cart mishaps claim two lives
Sukulwenkosi Dube and Walter Mswazie Chronicle Reporters Two people were killed while two others escaped unhurt in separate scotch-cart accidents that occurred in Bulilima in Matabeleland South and Mwenezi in Masvingo,…
Plans to align civil service, council workers’ salaries
Marvelous Moyo Gwanda Correspondent THE government said it will not approve local authorities’ 2015 budgets that do not conform to guidelines stipulating that expenditure on salaries should not exceed 30 percent…
MCC proudly Zimbabwean
Timoth Makohliso Midlands Reporter MIDLANDS Christian College, or MCC as it is popularly known, is a Gweru based school which is leading in the field of secondary education. Six of its pupils…
Netanyahu wins in knife-edge Israel vote
Tel Aviv – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed victory in elections on Tuesday as exit polls put him neck-and-neck with centre-left rivals after a late fightback in his bid…
SA police seize R5m in mandrax tablets
Cape Town – Police have seized a consignment of Mandrax tablets with a street value of R5m, arresting three suspects in Cape Town, the Hawks said on Tuesday. Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi…
Remove Rhodes statue, address transformation — UCT head
Cape Town – University of Cape Town Vice Chancellor Dr Max Price said he would like to see the statue of Cecil John Rhodes removed from its current position, but…
Sierra Leone’s president fires VP
Freetown – Sierra Leone’s president has fired his vice president, who was kicked out of their political party earlier this month on accusations of fomenting violence and trying to form…
Lawyer for doctor who helped CIA find Bin Laden killed
Islamabad – A lawyer who was defending a Pakistani doctor who helped CIA agents hunt Osama bin Laden was shot dead on Tuesday, local media reported, quoting the police. At least…
Nigeria says has pushed Boko Haram out of all but 3 areas
Abuja – The Nigerian army said on Tuesday it had repelled Boko Haram from all but three local government districts in the northeast, claiming victory for its offensive against the…
Botswana repatriates Namibian, Angolan refugees
Gaborone – Botswana has started repatriating Namibian and Angolan refugees, Gaborone-based Gabzfm radio station reported on Tuesday. Close to 1,000 Namibians should have returned to their home country by the end…