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- October 8, 2018
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Ramaphosa’s office ‘not aware’ of Finance Minister request to be fired
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa’s spokeswoman said yesterday his office was not aware of Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene’s request to be relieved of his duties after he admitted…
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- October 8, 2018
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Schoolgirls attacked after confronting sexual abusers
Campaigners want India to protect girls in state-run institutions who are at risk of sexual assault and violence after 34 girls were beaten up by a mob for fighting off…
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- October 8, 2018
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Mexican couple found with body parts are suspects in 10 murders
A Mexican couple arrested outside Mexico City while transporting human body parts in a baby carriage are now suspected of killing 10 women, prosecutors said on Sunday. The man and…
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- October 8, 2018
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Cameroon vote count begins, Biya likely to return
Polls closed in Cameroon on Sunday evening and the counting of votes has begun in an election that will likely see the return of President Paul Biya for a seventh…
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- October 8, 2018
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Man who wanted country ‘cleansed of white people’ found guilty of hate speech
The Equality Court has declared Velaphi Khumalo guilty of hate speech after he called on Facebook for the country to be “cleansed” of white people, in the same manner Adolf…
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- October 8, 2018
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14 civilians die in DRC machete attack: official
Machete-wielding attackers killed at least 14 civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s restive North Kivu province, a local official said Sunday, in a wave of violence plaguing the mineral-rich…
adminNo going back on 2 cents tax — ED
President Mnangagwa yesterday said the Intermediary Money Transfer Tax of 2 cents will remain in force as it is critical in transforming the economy, which has suffered from two decades of stagnation.The President said the tax was not designed to hurt ordinary people and companies, but to help the manufacturing sector get funds for retooling and modernisation as the economy gears to ramp up production.
Privatisation deadline for parastatals
Golden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter Government has given under-performing State-owned enterprises (SOEs) and parastatals it has earmarked for disposal — among them NetOne, TelOne and People’s Own Savings Bank (POSB)…
Sculpture competition enters home stretch
After a whirlwind tour of Zimbabwe’s Art communities, centres and towns, the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe’s (Potraz) Outdoor Sculpture Competition Call entered the homestretch last weekend at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe. A panel of six adjudicated over 50 entries from artists, submitted in small prototype form either in plaster, stone or clay; to ultimately create an artwork to be installed at the Potraz national headquarters in the suburbs of Harare.
High Court sets aside Chitungwiza mayor’s election
Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter THE High Court has suspended the election of Chitungwiza mayor Mr Gift Tichaona Tsverere and his deputy Mr Jabulani Mtunzi pending determination of a main…