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PORT LOUIS. — The island nation of Mauritius celebrated its 50th year of independence on Monday with fireworks and entertainment, just days after a financial scandal forced its president to announce plans to resign.
ICC WC Qualifiers Best XI
TEN teams, and 10 sets of players, came into the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018 with the same dream, to be among the top two teams and get into…
London mayor warns big tech firms on hate speech
LONDON. — Stricter regulation, including large fines, is one option to force technology companies to take the issue of hate speech more seriously, Sadiq Khan the Mayor of London has…
Absentee farmers to lose farms, warns Govt
Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter Government has warned absentee farmers that they risk losing their farms after an assessment on farms is completed in two months. Speaking at the inaugural tobacco…
‘Nyagura must remain on remand’
The prosecution yesterday said University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Vice Chancellor Professor Levi Nyagura — accused of illegally awarding former First Lady Grace Mugabe a PhD should remain on remand pending his trial and that his application challenging placement on remand should be dismissed for lack of merit.
Masvingo to deal with candidates over premature campaigning
George Maponga Masvingo Bureau The Zanu-PF leadership here has threatened to deal decisively with aspiring candidates who have started campaigning without the revolutionary party’s nod, as jostling for seats intensifies…
Teach constitutionalism in schools, colleges: Mudenda
Lawrence Chitumba Mash Central Correspondent SPEAKER of the National Assembly, Advocate Jacob Mudenda, has called for the teaching of the Constitution in schools and tertiary institutions to enable Zimbabweans to…
Road dualisation delay worries Hungwe
Walter Mswazie Masvingo Correspondent Masvingo Provincial Affairs Minister Senator Josaya Hungwe has expressed concern over delays on the Beitbridge-Harare Highway dualisation project, saying people are now restless. According to Geiger…
SA allocates R6bn to tackle drought
CAPE TOWN. — South Africa’s Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Zweli Mkhize has declared the prevailing water crisis affecting multiple provinces a national state of disaster. Mkhize, on behalf…
MDC-T’s Eddie Cross applauds ED on investment
Farirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter Former MDC-T policy advisor and Bulawayo legislator Mr Eddie Cross has admitted that the new dispensation has ushered in new investor confidence, with Government negotiating investment…