Japan to extend $3,6m grant to Zim

Tawanda Musarurwa HARARE – Japan is set to extend grant aid amounting to $3,6 million (or 390 million yen) to Zimbabwe for the provision of cyber security equipment.

Suicide bomber kills six including police near checkpoint in Afghan capital

KABUL- A suicide bomber blew himself up in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Monday, killing at least six people near a police checkpoint, including policemen, officials said, but no…

North Korea not giving up its nuclear weapons any time soon

SEOUL – A U.S. think tank said on Monday it had identified at least 13 of an estimated 20 undeclared missile operating bases inside North Korea, underscoring the challenge for…

Theresa May’s Brexit strategy under attack from all sides

LONDON/BRUSSELS – Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit strategy came under attack from all sides on Monday, increasing the risk that her plan for leaving the EU will be voted down…

California wildfires reach grim milestone with death toll rising to 31

The death toll in wildfires sweeping California has risen to 31, with more than 200 people still unaccounted for, officials have said. Six more people were confirmed killed in the…

Poets unite against cholera

When the cholera epidemic seems to be well contained with vaccinations being carried out in different areas, poets remain defiant in their fight against the disease.

South Africa is set on fixing its economy. But will poor people benefit?

    Danny Bradlow President Cyril Ramaphosa has been working hard to improve South Africa’s economic situation. In October he hosted a jobs summit that’s expected to produce 275 000…

Oil prices jump after Saudi Arabia announces December supply cut

    SINGAPORE – Oil prices jumped more than 1.5 percent on Monday after top exporter Saudi Arabia announced a supply cut in December and other producers also considered reductions…

Rand retreats as dollar surge rattles risk demand

      JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s rand was weaker on Monday, with yield-seeking investors continuing to back the dollar and move out of riskier emerging-market and equity assets dampened…

New timelines for parastatal privatization, liquidation

HARARE – The Zimbabwe government has set  the third quarter of next year as the new timeline for privatization and  liquidation of over 21 state enterprises.

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