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BELGIAN footballer Gregory Mertens has died of heart failure, three days after collapsing during a match. The 24-year-old Lokeren player was treated on the pitch during the first half of…
Alonso retirement hint understandable: Piquet Jr
Fernando Alonso’s “frustrations” at McLaren might be a reason the double world champion is hinting at retirement, says former team-mate Nelson Piquet Jr.
Djokovic pulls out of Madrid Open
World number one Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from next week’s Madrid Open to rest before the Rome Masters and French Open at the end of May.
Foresight, planning alien to a political Zimbo
Joram Nyathi “And here is a creature that lacks foresight. The average black does not plan his life beyond a year.” “Creature” refers to the blackman, so does “black”. No…
Zwelithini remains mum on ICC complaint
Durban — A spokesperson for the Royal Zulu household said yesterday that the monarch would not be drawn to comment on a complaint of hate speech laid against King Goodwill…
France probes child sex abuse by its troops in CAR
Paris — France is investigating allegations that its peacekeepers sexually abused children in the Central African Republic after a leaked UN report said victims as young as eight were raped…
More women and children freed from Boko Haram
Nigeria’s military says it has rescued at least 160 more women and children who had been abducted by Boko Haram and were being held in the Sambisa Forest, considered to…
Court grants man right to assisted death
Pretoria — The High Court in Pretoria yesterday granted a terminally ill man the right to end his own life, with the help of a doctor. Robin Stransham-Ford was granted…
Australia calls for fight against drugs after executions
Sydney — Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop called yesterday for a regional approach to tackle drug trafficking, saying the death penalty would not halt the illegal trade after Indonesia executed…
Metro wholesale opens in Bulawayo
Molline Gagare Business Reporter METRO Peech and Brown Wholesalers yesterday opened its first branch in Bulawayo in a development that will create job opportunities and stimulate increased competition in the…