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Correspondent The African Union (AU) has set the theme for 2016 as the “African Year of Human Rights with a particular focus on the Rights of Women”. Sadc has generally…
Dad kills son (13) for farting during supper
Masvingo Bureau A Grade Seven Bikita pupil died last Sunday after he was allegedly sjamboked by his father for farting while the family was having supper. Munyaradzi Musavengana (13) of…
Tsvangirai rubbishes People First coalition talk
Bulawayo Bureau MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday rubbished talk that his party intended to form a coalition with the People First (PF) project which is linked to former Vice President…
8 face trial over King Tut mask
Cairo. — Eight Egyptians involved in a botched repair of the famed golden burial mask of King Tut, which was corrected late last year, have been referred to trial for…
UN, AU hold crisis talks on Burundi
Addis Ababa. — UN Security Council ambassadors and African Union leaders met on Saturday for crisis talks on Burundi, after the government refused a proposed AU force to stem violence…
Mpilo Hospital faces acute shortage of senior doctors
Bulawayo Bureau MPILO Central Hospital is facing an acute shortage of senior doctors that include specialists, a situation that threatens the operations of the southern region’s biggest referral hospital.
3 Britons infected with Zika virus
LONDON. – Three British travelers have been infected with the Zika virus, health officials revealed last week. “As of January 2016, three cases associated with travel to Colombia, Suriname and…
Hope dazzles Alliance Francaise
Peter Tanyanyiwa Arts Correspondent Afro-fusion Mbira princess and Kora nominee Hope Masike gave revellers a time of their lives at her 2016 opening gig dubbed “Good Vibes concert” at Alliance Francaise…
Tuku files: Humanising the superstar
Stanely Mushava Literature Today While Mutamba has the material to premise his judgments on, his heavily editorialised narrative does not present Tuku the human as opposed to the saint, but the…
Messi to the rescue
MADRID. — Lionel Messi scored a spectacular winner as Barcelona moved to the top of the Spanish La Liga with a hard-fought 2-1 win at Malaga on Saturday. The European…