adminKukura Kurerwa empire crumbles
Former transport powerhouse Kukura Kurerwa is set to lose its fleet of buses and haulage trucks at a liquidation auction sale scheduled for next week.
Masakadza plucks out positives
The confidence of doing well in conditions where better teams have struggled is Zimbabwe’s biggest gain in Bangladesh, according to Hamilton Masakadza, their captain.
Brexit: Key ministers back British PM Theresa May
LONDON. – British Prime Minister Theresa May received the backing of the last remaining pro-Brexit heavyweights in her cabinet on Friday as she battled to salvage her EU divorce deal and her job.
Blow to Trump as judge restores WH access for CNN reporter
WASHINGTON. – A federal judge has ruled in favour of CNN and temporarily restored White House press access for reporter Jim Acosta, in a blow to the Trump administration.
Three soldiers killed, more missing in Boko Haram attack
MAIDUGURI. – At least three soldiers were killed and several missing after a Boko Haram attack on a military base in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state, military and militia sources told AFP on Thursday.
California wildfires: Number of missing leaps to more than 600
LOS ANGELES. – The number of people missing in northern California’s devastating wildfire has leapt to more than 600, and seven more bodies have been found, according to local authorities.
Eight peacekeepers killed near Ebola-hit part of DRC
GOMA. – Eight United Nations peacekeepers were killed in an operation against a rebel militia in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the UN Security Council said on Thursday.
Botswana’s Masisi highlights private sector’s role in economic growth
GABORONE. — Botswana’s president Mokgweetsi Masisi has highlighted the private sector’s role as the engine of economic growth in this country.
Zambia plans first ever electronic population census in 2020
LUSAKA. — Zambia will for the first time conduct a Census of Population and Housing electronically.
N. Korea tests new ‘ultramodern tactical weapon’ – KCNA
PYONGYANG. – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen the testing of a “newly developed ultramodern tactical weapon”, Pyongyang’s state media reported on Friday, in a move that will raise the temperature over denuclearisation talks.