JUST IN: Air Zimbabwe takes delivery of Embraer ERJ145
Chrispen Gumunyu, Business Reporter AIR Zimbabwe has received a major boost after it took delivery of its first additional aircraft an Embraer ERJ145 purchased from the United States of America…
Rapists to get 60 years in jail
Lincoln Towindo, Harare Bureau PAEDOPHILES convicted of raping minors under the age of 12 years could soon face up to 60 years in jail under a new law that will…
IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi appears in first video since 2014
BAGHDAD. – The Islamic State group’s elusive supremo Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi made his first purported appearance in five years in a propaganda video released Monday, acknowledging IS’s defeat in the Syrian town of Baghouz while threatening “revenge” attacks.
No hostility between Tanzania and Malawi: Magufuli
DAR ES SALAAM. — Tanzanian President John Magufuli on Tuesday made it clear that there was no hostility between Tanzania and Malawi, saying the two countries remained as best neighbours as ever.
Malaysia torches nearly four tonnes of ivory
KUALA LUMPUR. – Malaysia on Wednesday torched nearly four tonnes of elephant tusks and ivory products as part of an effort to stop smugglers using the country as a conduit to China and elsewhere in Asia, a minister said.
Rwanda announces capture of rebel group leader
KIGALI. — Rwanda has detained Callixte Nsabimana alias Sankara, who claims to be the head of Rwanda rebel group National Liberation Force (NLF), Rwanda foreign minister Richard Sezibera said here Tuesday.
Trump seeks to designate Muslim Brotherhood a terror group: NYT
WASHINGTON. – The Trump administration is reportedly seeking to issue an order that would designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a “foreign terrorist organisation”, the New York Times has reported.
SAMUEL NKOMO: 500km walk tour guide dies
Sindisiwe Sibanda, Sunday News Reporter PROFESSIONAL hunter and guide Samuel Nkomo (46) has died. Nkomo reportedly drowned at Hillside Dams in Bulawayo on Saturday after he slipped from a canoe…
Sri Lanka bans face veils following Easter bombings
COLOMBO. – Sri Lanka has imposed a ban on women wearing face coverings in public in the wake of the Easter Sunday terror atrocities. The ruling comes amid warnings of further attacks by terrorists disguised in military uniform.
Britons opt for non-EU holidays in face of Brexit impasse: Thomas Cook
Turkey and Tunisia are among the biggest beneficiaries from the trend towards non-EU bookings, the firm said in a report, with demand for both recovering after security concerns curbed bookings in recent years.











