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JOHANNESBURG. – The African Union will send 200 human rights and military monitors to Burundi, South Africa’s president said, after a trip to the country that is facing its worst…
Renamo rebels attack convoy
MAPUTO. – Gunmen of the Mozambican rebel movement Renamo have again attacked a convoy on the main north-south highway, in the central province of Sofala, but without causing any fatalities. Speaking…
Clinton, Trump head for showdown
NEW YORK. – Fresh off a runaway win in the South Carolina primary, Democrat Hillary Clinton turned her sights to a possible match-up with Republican front-runner Donald Trump in the…
France detects first sexually transmitted Zika virus case
PARIS. – A first case of Zika spread through sexual transmission has been recorded in France after a woman was infected when her partner returned from Brazil, Health Minister Marisol…
China faces grain shortfall
BEIJING. – Despite bumper harvests, China had a shortfall of between 20 million and 25 million tonnes in the amount of grain it produced and consumed in 2015, according to…
Man kills 14 family members, hangs self
NEW DELHI. – A man in the Indian state of Maharastra killed 14 members of his family before committing suicide at his house yesterday, police said. The gruesome incident took place…
Rouhani praises ‘people power’
TEHRAN. – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has earned an emphatic vote of confidence and reformist partners secured surprise gains in parliament in early results from elections that could accelerate the…
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Harare roads need more men, materials
It is difficult to understand why Harare’s roads, and for that matter other local authority roads, are generally in such bad condition. When the Harare City Council was responsible for maintenance,…
Mujuru: Is this how to enter into opposition?
Mukachana Hanyani Correspondent The claim by the leader of the newly formed Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) party, Dr Joice Mujuru, the former Vice President of Zimbabwe that her husband, General Solomon…
ZESA, transformers and passing burden to customers
Takura Zhangazha Correspondent The Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) is a behemoth of a state-owned and commercialised enterprise. Its remit, which is generating and supplying electricity to the country’s corporate…