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Freeman Razemba Crime Reporter Police Officer Commanding Harare Province Senior Assistant Commissioner Shadreck Mubaiwa has died. He was 54.
2015: Year of Paris climate talks
THE year 2015 could easily be the year of the heatwave. Or the year of a lion once called Cecil. Or the year of renewed wildlife killings by cyanide poisoning.…
Yasir Shah suspended
LAHORE. — Pakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah was yesterday provisionally suspended for failing a dope test by the International Cricket Council. “Shah has been charged with an anti-doping rule violation on a…
Bailed rape suspect kills victim
Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Reporter— A schoolteacher, who was in July freed on bail for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl, reportedly killed the victim to conceal evidence. Bernard Chiwengwa (45), a teacher at…
Chinese moon rover still transmitting
China’s Yutu lunar rover, a gold unmanned space craft also known as the “Jade Rabbit,” has discovered a new kind of moon rock. The rock, a basalt from lava that likely…
Trail Blazers humble Cavs
LOS ANGELES. — The Portland Trail Blazers crushed LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers 105-76 on a topsy-turvy day in the NBA that saw the Philadelphia 76ers notch their second…
Missing angles in development narratives
Stanely Mushava Literature Today Book: The Bright Continent Author: Dayo Olopade Publisher: Houghton Mifflin ISBN: 978-0-547-67831-3 The United Nations (UN) solicits European entries for a poster design competition to mark…
BCB chief wants Zim Test after World T20
DHAKA. — Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hassan has said that the cricket operations committee-proposed solitary Bangladesh-Zimbabwe Test in January is unlikely to take place. Instead, he has suggested that…
Prince wants report
DUBAI. — FIFA presidential hopeful Prince Ali bin Al Hussein yesterday called for the immediate publication of Michael Garcia’s report on alleged bribery and corruption during bidding for the 2018…
Holiday crashes claim 27
Crime Reporter TWENTY-SEVEN people died while 47 were injured in road traffic accidents between Christmas eve and Boxing Day, making this year’s Yuletide one of the bloodiest in years. The total…