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Mental illnesses are very common: nearly one in five people experience clinical depression during their lives; one in five experience an anxiety disorder; one in 100 experience schizophrenia, the general population experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Budget to tackle water crisis
Redcliff Municipality has unveiled a $9,9 million 2019 budget to tackle perennial water challenges that the local authority has been facing since the closure of Ziscosteel.
Young Warriors on verge of glory
THE Young Warriors are on the verge of writing another success story at the MOPANI Copper Mines Under-20 Championships when they clash with defending champions South Africa this afternoon in Kitwe, Zambia.
Opposition candidate Abubakar signs election peace accord
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, has signed the Peace Accord.
Tanzania signs $3 billion hydro deal in heritage site
Tanzania will build a $3 billion hydroelectric plant in a UNESCO world heritage site under a contract announced on Wednesday involving Egyptian companies despite concerns raised about the impact on wildlife.
S. Arabia seeks new political bloc in strategic Red Sea region
Saudi Arabia is seeking an alliance with six countries bordering the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, a strategic area vital to global shipping and increasingly an arena of contention with regional rivals like Iran, Turkey and Qatar.
DRC polls: Fayulu clashes with police during Lubumbashi campaign
Opposition candidates in Democratic Republic of Congo say they are being prevented from campaigning, despite assurances of a free, fair and credible election by president Joseph Kabila’s government.
France hunts gunman in Christmas market attack
A fugitive gunman who opened fire on Christmas shoppers at a market in Strasbourg, eastern France, shouted “Allahu akbar” (God is greatest) during his killing spree, French officials said Wednesday as anti-terror police joined a giant manhunt.
Teacher shortage hits Mashonaland West
MASHONALAND West Province has a shortage of 2 938 teachers, with the bulk required in early childhood development (ECD) classes.
Maguranyanga breaks record
PROMISING Zimbabwean sprinter Kundai Maguranyanga opened the 2018-19 indoor season in the United States on a high note when he set a new national record in the men’s 300 metres event at the Jimmy Grant Open in Iowa City, Iowa, on Saturday.