adminOver 5000 migrants rescued off Libyan coast
WARSAW. — Around 5 300 migrants, mainly from Sub-Saharan Africa, were rescued in the Mediterranean off the Libyan coast last week, EU border agency Frontex said yesterday.
South Sudan leader to sign peace deal today
JUBA/KIGALI. — South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has finally agreed to sign a peace deal and power-sharing accord to end a 20-month civil war, his spokesman said yesterday.
Aussie by-election a test of Abbott’s leadership
Mike Head Correspondent Under intense pressure from the corporate establishment over his failure to impose sufficiently savage austerity measures, Prime Minister Tony Abbott faces the prospect of removal if his Liberal-National…
Zupco appeals to Zimra
Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Reporter THE Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO), whose 50 brand-new buses are bonded over non-payment of import duty, has appealed to the taxman to release some of the…
US man attempts to buy ‘death pills’ online
NEW YORK. — A US man went on trial on Monday accused of trying to buy the deadly toxin ricin on a black market website with plans to in turn…
SADC SUPPLEMENT: President Mugabe praised for industrialisation agenda
Tichaona Zindoga PRESIDENT Mugabe last week handed over the chairmanship of Sadc to his Botswana counterpart Lieutenant-General (Retired) Seretse Khama Ian Khama who pledged to pursue the agenda set for…
Usain Bolt cruises through
BEIJING. — A tired Usain Bolt and an emotionally fatigued Justin Gatlin progressed towards their second blockbuster sprint showdown of the world championships by easing through the 200 metres heats…
‘Waive duty on liquid petroleum gas’
Conrad Mwanawashe Business Reporter THE newly formed Zimbabwe Indigenous Gas Dealers Association (ZIDGA) has appealed to Government to waive duty on liquid petroleum gas to promote its usage as an alternative…
North, South Korea reach agreement
SEOUL. — North and South Korea agreed early yesterday to end a military standoff that sparked an exchange of artillery fire and had ratcheted up tension on one of the…
Cabinet approves $77m REA project
Golden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter CABINET has approved the Rural Electrification Agency’s (REA) $77 million comprehensive electrification programme, to be undertaken by Indian company, Angelique International Limited.