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MOGADISHU.Somali troops, backed by peacekeepers, seized three rebel bases in the capital Mogadishu yesterday, the government said, in a new offensive against hardline Islamist militants. The country’s interim government –…
Libyan turmoil triggers evacuations
NEW DELHI.
Governments around the world struggled yesterday to evacuate nationals from violence-hit Libya,
Nap gives away teenage robber
By Tendai RupapaA 16-year-old boy allegedly ro-bbed a taxi driver at knifepoint, but fell asleep near the crime scene.The teenager from Harare’s Tynwald South suburb reportedly hired the 51-year-old taxi…
N Zealand quake leaves 400 dead
CHRISTCHURCH.Hundreds of rescuers swarmed over twi-sted and smoking buildings yesterday in a frantic search for survivors after New Zealand’s catastrophic earthquake left nea-rly 400 dead or missing.Emergency services cordoned off…
CV blunders
Unfortunately, some keen souls are standing out rather too much, according to recruiters who have faced everything from a CV written in rhyme to the hopeful who went straight to…
Wanted man blows cover
Court ReporterA Harare man wanted by police for an undisclosed offence unwittingly gave himself up when he masqueraded as a cop and “arrested” someone for public urinating.Probably unaware that the…
11-year-old boy nabbed for drawing
An American boy of 11 has been arrested for a school drawing of a stick figure with a gun pointed at four other figures with the words, “Teachers must die”.Police…
BBA housemates’ search hots up
Entertainment Reporter
M-Net’s search for new housemates for Big Brother Africa 6 is heating up as dates for auditions
Winky D does urban music proud
I wanna give a big shoutout to my man Winky D for doing the new urban music movement proud by dominating at the National Arts Music Awards past week.Winky D…
City, Reds in Europa league
PARIS.Liverpool and Manchester City are counting on the comforts of home to secure their passage into the Europa League soccer quarter-finals tonight.Liverpool host Sparta Prague at Anfield with Danish international…