Blanket achieves record gold production
Gwanda based, Blanket Mine produced record gold output in 2020 of 57 899 ounces despite setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, its parent company, Caledonia Mining
Koeman defends decision to start Messi after red card
BARCELONA coach Ronald Koeman defended his decision to start Lionel Messi in Sunday’s Spanish Super Cup final after the Argentine was sent off for the first time in his club…
Inauguration rehearsal evacuated after fire near Capitol
The US Capitol complex in Washington, DC, temporarily locked down yesterday during a rehearsal for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration after a fire in a homeless encampment about 1.6 kilometres (one…
Tunisia rioters clash with security forces for third night
Clashes broke out for a third consecutive night on Sunday in several Tunisian cities, pitting stone-throwing youths against security forces despite a tight lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus.…
Maguire hails United progress, says there is room to improve
MANCHESTER United captain Harry Maguire hailed the huge progress the Red Devils have made in his 18 months at the club but said much more improvement was needed to deliver…
US-bound caravan faces hunger, Biden plans immigration reform
Hundreds of mostly Honduran migrants huddled overnight on a highway in eastern Guatemala in the early hours of yesterday after domestic security forces used sticks and tear gas to halt…
Japan prime minister vows to press ahead with Olympics despite coronavirus surge
PRIME Minister Yoshihide Suga vowed yesterday to forge ahead with preparations to hold the Tokyo Olympic Games this summer in the face of growing public opposition as Japan battles a…
Africa finds its voice . . . as President signs Factbook
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday signed copies of The Africa Factbook and accompanying letters, which will be distributed to the heads of state and government of the other 54 African Union countries.
President salutes hero Malianga, heroine Gwaradzimba
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday described the late founding nationalist and Zanu PF Central Committee member Cde Moton Dizzy Paul Malianga and Manicaland Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Dr Ellen Gwaradzimba who both died last week, as dedicated cadres who distinguished themselves during and after the liberation struggle.
New tropical storm approaches Mozambique
The fifth tropical storm of the season for the southwest Indian Ocean, Eloise, was yesterday starting to reach the northern tip of Madagascar and could swing down the Mozambique Channel from Thursday, reaching southern Mozambique by the weekend and then moving into Zimbabwe, but no firm forecasts are yet available.











