adminKwekwe residents embrace new mayor
Michael Magoronga Midlands Correspondent Kwekwe residents and ratepayers have embraced recently-elected mayor Councillor Angeline Kasipo and pledged to support her during her tenure. Clr Kasipo will lead business in the 14-member…
Aid groups halt Ebola work as Congo raid toll hits 21
GOMA. – The death toll from a weekend attack in DR Congo’s restive east rose to 21 yesterday, with the violence prompting aid groups to suspend their Ebola work in the area.
Serena keen to move on
SYDNEY. – Serena Williams says she is trying to “move on” from the meltdown that overshadowed her US Open tennis final loss, but remains perplexed at her coach’s admission he illegally signalled to her. The 23-time Grand Slam champion lost the decider in straight sets to Japan’s Naomi Osaka after a fiery confrontation with chair umpire Carlos Ramos that she later blamed on sexism.
Pre-owned car imports surge 40pc
Beitbridge Bureau The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has recorded a 40,9 percent increase in imports of pre-owned vehicles at Beitbridge border post in the last eight months, it has emerged.…
Magufuli fires transport regulators as ferry death toll rises to 224
DAR ES SALAAM. – Tanzania’s President John Magufuli yesterday fired the board of the Surface and Maritime Transport Regulatory Authority (Sumatra), following last week’s ferry disaster whose death has reached 224.
China releases white paper on trade friction with US
BEIJING. — China published a white paper yesterday to clarify the facts about China-US economic and trade relations, demonstrate its stance on trade friction with the United States, and pursue reasonable solutions.
No bilateral talks for Ramaphosa and Trump at UNGA73: Report
JOhannesburg. – President Cyril Ramaphosa and his US counterpart Donald Trump will not have bilateral talks while attending the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York this week, according to a report.
President speaks on Diaspora vote
President Mnangagwa agrees with the principle of Zimbabweans living outside the country being allowed to vote and his administration is looking into the logistical issues between now and the next elections in 2023.
Zim, Pakistan keen to revive Joint Commission
Zimbabwe and Pakistan are set to revive the Joint Economic Permanent Commission that oversees the two countries’ economic relationship and co-operation in different areas chief among them agriculture, science and technology.
Tiger Woods roars again
ATLANTA. — They couldn’t wait. Not for a fist pump, not for a final putt, not even for the ball to land on the green. Tiger Woods was walking down the 18th fairway on Sunday as the leader on this final day of the Tour Championship, striding and smiling side-by-side with playing partner Rory McIlroy, and without any invitation besides their own joy, dozens and then hundreds of fans began thundering behind the pair in an impromptu parade that verged on stampede.