Amnesty documents ‘horrifying’ abuse of migrants

Cairo – An international rights group on Friday published “horrifying” accounts by migrants of exploitation and sexual abuse in Libya, including Christians who were abducted by Islamic State group militants…

VP Mphoko defends Matobo farmer

Mashudu Netsianda Senior Reporter VICE-President Phelekezela Mphoko yesterday reiterated that white commercial farmer Mr Peter Cunningham will stay put at disputed Maleme Farm in Matobo district despite dissenting voices from some…

Hunger reverses gains of TB fight

Thandeka Moyo IT took Nkosilathi Mlambo* about 18 months to recover from the deadly drug resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) which threatened to render his body useless.

NSSA sued for $17m over loan guarantee

Harare Bureau National Social Security Authority (NSSA) guaranteed $17,5 million in loans extended to a private company, Africom (Pvt) Ltd, by Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe Limited in 2011 and 2013.

Why South Africa needs fresh ideas to make land reform a reality

Ben Cousins What is going wrong in South Africa’s land reform programme, and how can its failings be addressed? In 22 years land reform has barely altered the agrarian structure…

Chelsea sign Michy Batshuayi

CHELSEA have signed Michy Batshuayi from Marseille on a five-year contract. The 22-year-old Belgium striker, who has joined Chelsea for a reported £33.2m after two successful years at the Stade…

Sanco slams mob justice after two men set alight

George — A mob justice incident in which two people were doused in petrol and set alight for apparently stealing a laptop in George has been condemned as a “barbaric…

Mkhitaryan has joined Man United: BvB

HENRIKH MKHITARYAN has joined Manchester United, according to Borussia Dortmund. Sky sources understand the two clubs had agreed a fee of £26.3m for one of the stand-out players in the…

Ugly image hurts Zim exports to Tanzania

Oliver Kazunga Senior Business Reporter ZIMBABWEAN companies should collectively engage Tanzanian authorities to allay the negative perception about the local industry’s capacity to produce and supply that country.

Guinea-Bissau records first three cases of Zika

Bissau — Guinea-Bissau has recorded three cases of Zika, becoming the second country in West Africa where the dangerous viral disease has been detected, the government said on Saturday.

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