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SINGAPORE. — Gold retained gains yesterday from a two-day rally, paring earlier losses as investors sought safety in the metal amid escalating tensions in the Korean peninsula and the Middle…
Civil servants pay dates out
Felex Share Senior Reporter— Government negotiators yesterday met civil servants’ representatives and gave them specific January pay dates, with all set to be paid by the end of the month,…
Niger ‘winning the war’ against Boko Haram
Niamey. — Niger is “in the process of winning the war” against Boko Haram jihadists who have staged attacks from neighbouring Nigeria since February last year, the army chief, General…
Child marriages surge
Freeman Razemba Senior Reporter School heads in Magunje district in Mashonaland West Province have expressed concern over the rampant cases of child marriages in the area and urged the public to…
Rand weaker
JOHANNESBURG. — The and was weaker against major currencies yesterday morning with the US Federal Reserve scheduled to release the minutes from its December meeting later in the session. At 8.30am…
Houllier backs Zidane
SYDNEY. — Zinedine Zidane will be a “top-class manager”, former France coach Gerard Houllier predicted yesterday, saying the football legend had taken all the right steps before becoming Real Madrid…
‘Title is the priority’
MANCHESTER. — Manuel Pellegrini has said he would choose winning the English Premier League soccer title with Manchester City and being shown the door over continuing as the team’s manager…
Reds to go shopping
STOKE-ON-TRENT. — Jurgen Klopp has indicated that he may have to enter the transfer market to buy a defender as Liverpool’s injury crisis grows. The news came after Marko Grujic completed…
KZN deaf school achieves 100 pc pass rate
Durban. — A KwaZulu-Natal school for deaf pupils has achieved a 100 percent pass rate for the fifth year in a row. The Kwathintwa Deaf School, south of Durban, also excelled…
Cote d’lvoire govt resigns
Abidjan. — Cote d’lvoire’s government resigned yesterday ahead of an expected cabinet reshuffle that President Alassane Ouattara said would lead to more “efficiency”. Prime Minister Daniel Kablan Duncan presented his resignation…