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Rome — Italy and France engaged in a war of words yesterday as a standoff over 250 Africans stuck at their common border exposed divisions over Europe’s migrant crisis.
MDC reshuffle after Nyathi quits
Nduduzo Tshuma Political Editor MDC leader Professor Welshman Ncube has been forced into a reshuffle of his top team after Paul Themba Nyathi became the latest senior official to quit…
BAC eyes Pakistan, West Indies tours
Ricky Zililo Senior Sports Reporter MATABELELAND Tuskers cricket franchise has started preparing the wickets at Bulawayo Athletic Club (BAC) ahead of international matches to be held in the city later…
Boozy magistrate axed from job
Thandeka Moyo Court Reporter BULAWAYO magistrate Singandu Jele has been axed from his job by the Judicial Services Commission after he was found guilty of misconduct for skipping court to…
RBZ gives gold miners $5m
Harare Bureau THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has disbursed $5 million to gold miners under its accelerated gold production initiative, central bank governor John Mangudya said.
UN-sponsored Yemen talks open in Geneva
United Nations-sponsored consultations on the Yemen crisis have started in Geneva, with the aim of ending the bloody conflict in the country. Representatives from Yemen’s exiled government, the Houthi rebels, former…
Russia says will retaliate if US weapons stationed on its borders
MOSCOW/WARSAW – A plan by Washington to station tanks and heavy weapons in Nato states on Russia’s border would be the most aggressive US act since the Cold War, and…
SA approves Econet money transfer service
Oliver Kazunga Senior Business Reporter ECOCASH and its South African partners have secured approval from the South Africa Reserve Bank to start a cross border remittance service from the neighbouring…
Defeat knocks stuffing out of Mliswa
Harare Bureau LOSING Hurungwe West by-election independent candidate Temba Mliswa yesterday said he will never stand in any future parliamentary election and will now pursue other interests.
Bata workers protest
Lovemore Zigara Midlands Correspondent ABOUT 800 workers at Bata Shoe Company staged a mini-demonstration at its Gweru factory yesterday demanding an overhaul of the management. The placard-wielding workers said the…