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President Mnangagwa has set Tuesday next week as the day on which the Speaker of the National Assembly, the Senate President and their deputies will be elected, a development that will pave way for the commencement of the First Session of the Ninth Parliament.
New Mirazvo movie brings comic relief
The Zemura brothers have done it again!
Film festival starts on low note
The annual Zimbabwe International Film festival kicked off on a low note, with its opening ceremony held over the weekend only attended by less than 80 people, among them film makers, critics, media and arts practitioners.
Mauritius takes UK to court over Chagos Islands sovereignty
THE HAGUE. – The UK’s possession of a remote archipelago in the Indian Ocean that includes the strategic US airbase of Diego Garcia is being challenged at the international court of justice.
Raging fire tears through prized Rio museum
RIO DE JANEIRO. – A massive fire on Sunday ripped through Rio de Janeiro’s treasured National Museum, one of Brazil’s oldest, in what the nation’s president said was a “tragic” loss of knowledge and heritage.
Sharp rise in proportion of migrants dying in Mediterranean, says UN
UNITED NATIONS. – Fewer people are making the journey across the Mediterranean to Europe, but the proportion of those losing their lives while trying has risen sharply, the UN refugee agency has said in its latest report
ALL-WEATHER FRIEND . . . Magaya pays for Warriors AFCON camp
ZIFA benefactor Prophet Walter Magaya has bankrolled the entire cost of the Warriors camp this week, as they prepare for the resumption of their 2019 AFCON qualifiers, in yet another bold demonstration of his grand commitment to the success of the team.
Turkey’s Erdogan calls on global trading partners to smash USD ‘monopoly’
ANKARA. – Turkey will pursue non-dollar transactions in trade and investment with other countries, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in response to US sanctions. He compared the US’ behavior towards his country to “wild wolves.”
RBZ chief allays fuel shortage fears
RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Dr John Mangudya has assured the nation that there is no fuel crisis, as the central bank allocated enough foreign currency to suppliers.
Hundreds escape prison near Libya’s Tripoli: police
TRIPOLI. – Some 400 detainees escaped after a riot on Sunday at a prison in the southern suburbs of the Libyan capital Tripoli, theatre of a week of deadly battles, the police said.