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Herald Reporter Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa has appointed the first five members of the Sovereign Wealth Fund board. The board is chaired by former Reserve Bank Governor Dr…
France rejects Assange asylum request
PARIS. — The French government has rejected an asylum request from WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, saying he did not face “immediate danger”. In a letter to the French President, Assange described…
Djokovic storms into Round 4
LONDON. – Defending champion Novak Djokovic (pictured right) yesterday powered into the fourth round at Wimbledon and is yet to drop a set in this year’s tennis championship.
Duo remanded in custody over romance scam
LAGOS. — Two suspects have been arraigned at the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja for allegedly conning a United States woman of $64 000 in a romance scam.
The anatomy of (another) Lesotho coup
Greg Mills Correspondent In early 1986, Lesotho suffered its first military coup but the mountain kingdom remained reasonably prosperous, helped by a paradox of anti-apartheid aid and remittances from its miners…
Buhari condemns Boko Haram ‘heinous’ attacks
ABUJA/MAIDUGURI. — Nigeria’s president has described as a “heinous atrocity” the latest wave of attacks by Boko Haram militants that left more than 150 people dead.
15-year-old youngest black pilot to fly cross-country
She departed with a dream and returned home a record-breaker. Inspired by the Tuskeegee Airmen, 15-year-old Kimberly Anyadike flew a single-engine Cessna cross-country from her hometown of Compton, California, to Newport…
China opposes ‘cold-war mindset’
BEIJING. — China yesterday said it opposed the Pentagon’s latest military report and urged the United States to give up cold-war attitudes. “We are dissatisfied with and oppose the US report…
URBAN RELOADED: Over the age: The SGE6
With Swagga T and Brie Hope you have a fabulous weekend and welcome to a brand new month. The jury is still out as to which is the coldest month between…
MDC-T councillors rapped for siding with vendors
Innocent Ruwende Municipal Reporter Zanu-PF councillors and town planners have condemned MDC-T councillors for using their dominance to promote anarchy and lawlessness in Harare through siding with illegal vendors who…