Verstappen wins German GP
BERLIN. — Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took his second win of the year in a chaotic and incident-strewn German Grand Prix held in intermittent rain yesterday. The Dutchman led a…
SA land reform panel recommends seizures without pay
JOHANNESBURG —An advisory report on land reform in South Africa has recommended changing the constitution to allow the government to seize land without compensation but only in certain circumstances. The…
Boko Haram kills 23 mourners after Nigeria funeral
Boko Haram gunmen on Saturday killed 23 mourners in Borno state in Nigeria’s restive northeast after they attended a funeral, local militia and residents said. At about 10:30 GMT, the…
5-yr-old survives fall from 12th floor
A lucky 5-year-old cheated death after he fell 12 floors from his family’s flat. The youngster, who’s from Ho Chi Minh City in southeastern Vietnam, was reportedly left by his…
Britain preps for no-deal Brexit
LONDON — The British government is working on the assumption that the European Union will not renegotiate its Brexit deal and is ramping up preparations to leave the bloc on…
Ex Zacc bosses vanish with dockets
Former Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) commissioners disappeared with key dockets for corruption cases and efforts are currently being made to recover them.
Mupfumira weeps in court
Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Prisca Mupfumira, who is facing seven counts of criminal abuse of public office, yesterday wept in court after acting chief magistrate Munamato Mutevedzi placed her on custodial remand for 21 days.
Government to recruit more teachers
GOVERNMENT has recruited the last batch of nearly 350 new teachers to fulfil a 3 000 quota allocated by Treasury this year, amid fresh revelations the education sector might engage at least 5 000 more educators.
ED paves way for Zilwaco ‘processes’
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has deferred his address to the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Collaborators Association (Zilwaco) to allow the body time to ‘conclude its processes, Presidential spokesperson Mr George Charamba.
Former Eskom CEO in US$250m solar deal
Matshela Energy, which is fronted by South Africa’s power utility Eskom’s former chief executive officer, Engineer Matshela Koko, will invest US$250 million into a solar power plant in Gwanda, with project works set to begin next month.









