adminEgypt fires minister after ‘prophet’ comments
Egypt’s prime minister has sacked Justice Minister Ahmed al-Zend after his controversial remarks about imprisoning “the prophet” went viral. Ahmed al-Zend was on a private Egyptian channel discussing his opponents on…
‘No loadshedding this year’
Harare Bureau ZIMBABWEANS will continue to enjoy uninterrupted electricity supply as government’s efforts to ensure constant power supply start paying dividends, Energy and Power Development Minister, Samuel Undenge, said yesterday.
Anti-refugee party surges in German regional elections
Supporters of Germany’s new anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party have celebrated after winning support in three regional elections with results that would have been unthinkable a year ago.
777 homeless after floods
Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau A TOTAL of 777 people have been left homeless after flash floods hit Beitbridge town on Friday night. A majority of the flood victims slept on rooftops after…
Louis Mhlanga headlines Francophone Festival
Bongani Ndlovu Showbiz Correspondent CELEBRATED South Africa-based guitarist and vocalist Louis Mhlanga will tomorrow headline the Francophone Festival world music night at Horizon Night Club in Bulawayo.
23 years for double shooting gunman
Thandeka Moyo Court Reporter A DANGEROUS thug who shot two people on Christmas Eve while fleeing an angry mob on a busy Bulawayo street is starting a 23-year jail stretch today. Thokozani…
Kingdom Bank liquidator, creditors fall out
A DEARTH of trust between Kingdom Bank Botswana creditors and liquidator, Deloitte’s Max Marinelli, has seen the relationship between the two parties irretrievably breaking down leading to the resignation of…
Prison guard jailed for ordering ‘wife’s lover’ to hang self
Richard Muponde Gwanda Correspondent A FORMER prison officer from Gwanda has been jailed for 18 months for ordering a man he suspected to be cheating with his wife to hang himself…
Nadal plans to sue ex-French minister over doping allegations
RAFAEL NADAL plans to sue an ex-French government minister who said his seven-month absence in 2012 was “probably due to a positive doping test”. The Spaniard is upset with comments made…
Chaminuka confident of PSL survival
Senior Sports Reporter BORDER Strikers coach Saul Chaminuka is confident his Premier Soccer League new boys will survive the topflight heat. Speaking after his side lost 2-3 to fellow PSL newcomers…