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The influential Congolese music star Papa Wemba has died after collapsing on stage in Abidjan in Ivory Coast, media reports say. A video from the concert shows the artist, who was…
Zuma hails Iran’s role in fight against apartheid
Tehran – President Jacob Zuma praised Iran’s 1979 revolution yesterday at the start of a three-day state visit which he said could “dramatically expand trade” with the Islamic republic. The overthrow…
London mayor criticised for ‘racist’ Obama comments
London Mayor Boris Johnson has caused controversy in the United Kingdom by claiming that US President Barack Obama has an “ancestral dislike” for Britain as a result of his “part-Kenyan”…
Trump, Clinton aim to seal deal in crucial primaries
Washington – US presidential frontrunners Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump seek to deliver knockout blows against their rivals in tomorrow’s five high-stakes primaries, with pressure mounting to wrap up the…
E Guinea votes in presidential poll
Citizens of Equatorial Guinea are heading to the polls in a vote expected to hand the incumbent president, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, another seven-year term in office. Initially scheduled to be…
72,000 cases of Zika reported in Colombia
BogotA – Nearly 72,000 cases of Zika have been reported in Colombia since October, with almost 13,000 occurring in pregnant women, although the country is going through a decline in…
US limits N Korean minister’s travel
Washington – The United States is restricting the travel of the North Korean foreign minister to UN functions in New York in response to his country’s latest missile test firing. North…
7 killed execution-style in Ohio
Piketon – Eight people were found dead on Friday at four crime scenes in rural Ohio, with most of them having been shot to death, authorities said.
‘No power tariff hike’
Business Reporter— THE Ministry of Energy and Power Development has refuted reports over alleged approval of an electricity tariff hike by the power utility, Zesa. In a statement yesterday, the ministry…
ZITF delegates arrive as major hotels are fully booked
Oliver Kazunga Senior Business Reporter EXHIBITORS started trickling into Bulawayo at the weekend ahead of the 57th edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF), which starts tomorrow. Players in the hospitality…