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POLICE have arrested eight armed robbers in Harare and Masvingo, recovering goods worth thousands of dollars.
Gold prices drop
Gold dropped as much as 1 percent yesterday, drifting further away from a near 7-year peak hit in the previous session, as the prospect of an escalation in US-Iran conflict waned after the two sides softened their stance.
S. Africa bars refugees from politics
JOHANNESBURG/KIGALI. – Rwanda on Wednesday hailed South Africa for enacting a law that bars refugees and asylum seekers from engaging in politics back home or in South Africa.
Kenya on high alert as locust invasion spreads
NAIROBI. – Desert locusts that have ravaged north-eastern Kenya have made their way to Meru and Isiolo counties even as government officials downplayed their threat.
Ethiopia passes gun control law to stem ethnic violence
ADDIS ABABA. – Ethiopia’s parliament passed legislation yesterday aimed at curbing gun ownership after a surge in regional ethnic violence blamed on a proliferation of small arms in private hands.
Shebeleza: I’m not dead!
Reporters raced to Doc Shebeleza’s home to investigate claims that he had died. But it found the kwaito legend having his seven colours Sunday lunch with his family. “BELIEVE ME,…
Villa fans tear into Nakamba
BIRMINGHAM. – Aston Villa fans have laid into their Zimbabwean midfielder Marvelous Nakamba after his latest performance against Leicester City. Villa managed to pick up a credible 1-1 draw with Leicester on Wednesday night in the first-leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final.
Govt lists 3 top priorities for 2020
GOVERNMENT says its top three priorities for the year 2020 are food, power and currency stability that are all intended to address the economic challenges the country is facing.
Conrad enjoying his place in the sun
ZIMBABWE’S top motor rally driver, Conrad Rautenbach, is enjoying his place in the sun at the ongoing Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia after he ended the fifth stage of this year’s event in third position yesterday.
Farmers optimistic as rains persist
Farmers are optimistic that crops will recover from moisture stress, as the Meteorological Services Department advised that the wet spell will continue until next week.