admin‘Devastating’ violence uniting Christians: Pope
Vatican City – Pope Francis said yesterday that “devastating” Islamist and other violence in the Middle East and Africa had brought different churches closer, as he met the Ethiopian Orthodox…
Zuma, DA court rematch over corruption charges
Cape Town – A Democratic Alliance’s application to review the dropping of the corruption case against President Jacob Zuma will be heard in the High Court in Pretoria today. “Never has…
Clinton, Trump shoot for inevitability on ‘Super Tuesday’
Purcellville – Democrat Hillary Clinton aims to build an impregnable lead on “Super Tuesday”, the most consequential day of the presidential nominations calendar, while Republicans struggle to derail their insurgent…
Desperate refugees riot at Greek-Macedonia border
A riot broke out as hundreds of desperate refugees stranded at the Greece-Macedonia border smashed down a gate guarded by security forces yesterday. The razor-wire barrier was ripped open and border…
Trial of ill ex-Auschwitz medic, 95, suspended
Neubrandenburg – The trial of former Auschwitz medic Hubert Zafke for aiding in 3,681 murders appeared close to collapse yesterday after the 95-year-old failed to attend the German court over…
Woman kills hubby by chopping off sex organ in ‘self defence’
Mombasa – A 32-year-old pregnant Kenyan woman, who chopped off her husband’s penis on Friday, has been arrested. Pauline Mukiri was arrested at Kiembeni Estate in Mombasa on Saturday evening and…
Pakistan hangs assassin of anti-blasphemy law governor
Pakistan has hanged the assassin of a governor who sought to reform the country’s controversial blasphemy laws, officials and supporters said. Mumtaz Qadri – feted as a hero by many supporters…
CBZ writes off $24m bad debts
Oliver Kazunga Senior Business Reporter— FINANCIAL group CBZ Holdings has written off $24 million in bad debts after considering that some of its borrowers can no longer pay back and the…
Investors show interest in NRZ
Harare Bureau— THE government says it is negotiating with two serious companies that have shown interest in revitalising the National Railways of Zimbabwe. Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Joram Gumbo said…
Barclays exit shocker…Set to pull out of Zim as British bank plans Afrexit
BARCLAYS Bank Plc is set to pull out of Zimbabwe as part of an Africa-wide exit to focus on its core British and American markets, the Financial Times has reported,…