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BAMAKO. – With its new constitution, Mali has dropped French, which has been the country’s official language since 1960. According to reports, under the new constitution passed overwhelmingly with 96.91%…
Programme helps equip young African technicians with skills
NAIROBI. – In collaboration with Chinese partners, more than 300 students and their instructors from nine African countries will participate in a training programme aimed at helping them become qualified…
Chemical Weapons delegates in Africa tour EMA lab
Freeman Razemba Senior Reporter Delegates attending the 21st Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) regional Chemical Weapons Convention yesterday toured Environmental Management Agency (EMA) laboratories in Harare to…
Gabon initiates debt-for-nature swap of US$450m
Tuesday marked the beginning of what is anticipated to be Africa’s first debt-for-nature swap, with Gabon announcing plans to buy up at least US$450 million of its public debt and…
Remarks by Ambassador Zhou Ding at the reception on the 96th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Liberation Army
Honourable Acting Minister of Defence and War Veterans Affairs, Minister of National Housing and Social Amenities Daniel Garwe, Honourable Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade David Musabayana, Honourable…
Drama at in-laws’ house as . . . LOVE STRUCK HUSBAND . . . SETS HIMSELF ABLAZE
Arron Nyamayaro A MAN, who wanted to kill his estranged wife, ended up setting himself on fire at his in-laws’ house in Chitungwiza yesterday. He was protesting against the decision…
WHAT A LUCKY ESCAPE
Arron Nyamayaro AN elderly motorist narrowly avoided death when a tree branch crashed onto his moving vehicle in the Avenues area of Harare yesterday. James Murakata (71), was driving a…
QUONFUZED IS CONFUSED. . . Artist joins ‘Hall of Shame’
Maria Chiguvari QUONFUZED appears to be CONFUSED. The UK-based Zim dancehall artist, whose real name is McDonald Sheldon, has been providing a confused narrative of how an X-rated video ended…
Security guard on the run after killing wife
Arron Nyamayaro A SECURITY guard, who is suspected of killing his wife on suspicion she was having an extramarital affair with a married neighbour, is on the run. Harare provincial…
JUST A DAY INTO OUR CAMPAIGN, THE BEAST HAS STRUCK AGAIN. . . Four more injured at Mabvuku turn-off
Arron Nyamayaro FOUR people were injured yesterday in a road traffic accident at the Mabvuku turn-off just a day into H-Metro’s campaign for authorities to deal with the death trap.…