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CAIRO. — An Egyptian top court acquitted on Saturday 18 university students loyal to the currently-outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group of illegal protests against the ouster of former Islamist president Mohamed…
Jail time for armed robbery
Fungai Lupande Court Reporter A man who lured a foreign currency dealer into Pearl House in Harare and tried to steal about $2 100 at gun point has been sentenced to…
Cop in the dock for stock theft
Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau A 34-year-old police officer stationed at Tuli in Beitbridge District has been placed on trial for allegedly conniving with two civilians to steal 27 head of cattle…
New generation of women curators
At the Gallery A look at history reveals that women have in the past been relegated to the background. They were mostly found in the kitchen or managing house…
Cotton farmers grieve over disillusioned market price
Leroy Dzenga Features Writer Over the years, the mere mention of Gokwe without prefixing it with the word cotton was “blasphemous” in local agriculture. Since independence, the district made cotton…
Pep wants Messi
MANCHESTER. — Pep Guardiola wants to sign Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi this summer to spearhead his rebuilding of Manchester City. And a deal to bring five times World Player of…
4 trafficking victims used as cheap labour in SA
Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau The trial of a 25-year-old South African man who allegedly trafficked four Zimbabweans to SA where he used them for forced labour has been set for April…
Rock ’n’ Roll legend Chuck Berry dies
Chuck Berry, who with his indelible guitar licks, brash self-confidence and memorable songs about cars, girls and wild dance parties did as much as anyone to define rock ’n’ roll’s…
Erdogan launches scathing attack on Merkel
ANKARA. — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday launched a scathing personal attack against German Chancellor Angela Merkel, accusing her of using “Nazi measures” in an intensifying dispute between Ankara…
Govt, civil society set up fund for street kids
Farirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter Government in partnership with civil society has set up a fund to move over 4 500 children living and working on the streets of Harare and three…