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Victoria Breeze and Nathan Moore Correspondents The surge in the number of African students in China is remarkable. In less than 15 years the African student body has grown 26-fold…
Roles of stakeholders in veld fire management
The tropical storm Cyclone Dineo which hit Zimbabwe during the last rain season resulted in the growth of massive vegetation which translated to fuel load, an essential ingredient for veld…
Zim ready for Davis Cup
Ellina Mhlanga Sports Reporter TENNIS Zimbabwe are optimistic ahead of the Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III promotional event in Cairo, Egypt, from July 17 to 22 and they have…
Zimbabwe, horses and the game of polo
Sekai Nzenza on Wednesday Long before independence, we knew a lot about donkeys and nothing about horses. We got to know about a sport called polo during the Olympics on…
Lusaka City Market is on Fire
Unknown people have set fire to Lusaka’s City Market. The fire started around 04:30 Hours and was still spreading by 06:30 and Marketeers watched helplessly as the market was burning.
FARC leader being treated for stroke, say doctors jo
BOGOTA. – The leader of Colombia’s FARC rebel group, Rodrigo Londono, has suffered a stroke and been admitted to hospital in “satisfactory” condition, doctors at the clinic said on Sunday.
UK opposition leader calls for probe into “SAS killings”
LONDON. – Britain’s Labour Party leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has called for an immediate investigation into claims by British media about unlawful killings by British special forces in Afghanistan.
Angola invites 3,000 observers for August 23 general elections
LUANDA. – Angola’s National Electoral Commission (CNE) says it is expecting 3,000 national and international election observers in the country during the August 23 general elections.
Africa to launch single air transport market in 2018: AU official
ADDIS ABABA. — An African single air transport market will be launched in January 2018 with 40 plus countries expected to be signatories by then. So far 20 African countries out…
Egypt to host Gulf nations in dispute with Qatar
DOHA. – Egypt says it will host a meeting of Arab nations that have cut off ties to Qatar. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ahmed Abu Zeid says foreign ministers of Bahrain, Egypt,…