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Paris — A massive leak of 11.5 million documents has exposed the secret offshore dealings of aides to Russian president Vladimir Putin, world leaders and celebrities including Barcelona’s Lionel Messi. An…
Pistorius scamster applies for bail
Pretoria — A man who allegedly told Oscar Pistorius he could quash his murder conviction in exchange for R250,000 applied for bail at the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court yesterday. The…
Boy, 5, latest Ebola victim in Liberia
Monrovia — A second case of Ebola has been confirmed in Liberia, just months after the country had been declared free of the disease, according to health officials. The 5-year-old son…
Malawian pastors back abortion bill
Blantyre — Alarmed at the shocking deaths and serious injuries among the 70,000 Malawian women who seek backstreet abortions each year, some clerics are now backing a bill aimed at…
4th arrest over deadly India flyover collapse
Kolkata — Indian police on Sunday arrested a fourth employee of a construction firm building a flyover that collapsed killing 26 people, one of Kolkata’s most senior officers said. Three workers…
Congo police exchange fire with ‘militia’: reports
Heavy and sporadic gunfire has been heard in the capital of the Republic of Congo as police fought with what one official described as militia fighters. The apparent fighting comes just…
Greece sends first migrants back to Turkey
Lesbos — Greece sent a first wave of migrants back to Turkey yesterday under an EU deal that has faced heavy criticism from rights groups. A small Turkish ferry, the Lesvos,…
Protesting students aim to again shut down varsity
Johannesburg — Protesters disrupted lectures at the University of the Witwatersrand’s Braamfontein campus yesterday morning, the institution said.
Directors of closed firms must be sued: Zhuwao
Harare Bureau— DIRECTORS of foreign owned companies have legal duty to protect the well-being of their firms and must be sued if they cause their collapse, a Cabinet minister has…
Reduce prices, businesses told
Prosper Ndlovu Business Editor VICE President Phelekezela Mphoko has advised businesses to reduce prices and improve on customer relations to gain a competitive edge and increase sales. Poor customer care and pursuit…