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LUSAKA. — STANDARD Chartered has partnered with US to deliver a term loan worth $60 million to Zambia’s Electricity Supply Corporation (ZESCO) to finance capital expenditure for the Lusaka Transmission…
ZIFA, PSL mourn gaffer
Sports Reporter ZIFA and the Premier Soccer League yesterday expressed shock and sadness following the death of coach Gishon Ntini. ZIFA communications manager Xolisani Gwesela said football had lost one of…
French Open washed out
PARIS. — The French Open tennis tournament suffered its first complete washout since 2000 yesterday when all scheduled matches were cancelled due to heavy rain. “Due to weather, there will…
Pulido rescued
MEXICO CITY. — Mexican authorities have rescued football star Alan Pulido following his kidnapping in his crime-plagued home state of Tamaulipas, with the player declaring early yesterday he was “very…
Uganda cuts military ties with DPRK
ENTEBBE. — Uganda on Sunday announced that it is breaking its military cooperation with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea over its continued nuclear proliferation. Sam Kutesa, Minister of Foreign…
Culture week ends on high note
Tawanda Marwizi : Arts Correspondent National Arts Council of Zimbabwe Harare provincial chairperson William Ndinde believes artists are foot soldiers of cultural preservation through various forms of art. Speaking at culture week…
Warner lauds Hyderabad
BANGALORE. — Captain David Warner hailed Sunrisers Hyderabad for staying cool in the heat of an Indian Premier League cricket final to claim their maiden title at the home of…
It’s time African researchers stopped working in silos
Thomas Kariuki Correspondent Seven years ago Bassirou Bonfoh, the director of the Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifique in Cote d’Ivoire, joined forces with 10 other African institutions. Their plan was to…
Pope Francis appoints new Bishop for Mutare Diocese
Herald Reporter POPE Francis has appointed Reverend Father Paul Horan of the Carmelite Order as the new bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mutare. This followed the resignation of…
Africa tourist arrivals to grow 5pc
Tourist arrivals in Africa will this year grow by between two and five percent after dropping three percent in 2015 to 53 million, the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO)…