Council recruits senior cops

Innocent Ruwende Senior Reporter Harare City Council has beefed up its enforcement department by recruiting four retired senior police officers to supervise its operations in restoring the Sunshine City’s status, as…

11 million professionals needed in Africa: UN

LONDON. – Africa needs 11 million more doctors, nurses and teachers by 2030 to prevent a “social and economic disaster” that could propel millions to migrate, the United Nations said…

Proteas skipper might miss Zim test

JOHANNESBURG. — Proteas Test’ ODI and T20 captain Faf du Plessis has been ruled out for up to six weeks due to a lower back injury and is in doubt…

Streak wants more matches

Liam Brickhill in BULAWAYO IT has become a refrain in Zimbabwe cricket circles that the national side needs to play more cricket in order to improve and after their defeat…

Kenya repeats presidential election with opposition boycott

NAIROBI. – At least one man has been killed in violence gripping Kenya’s contentious presidential election rerun, which has been boycotted by the country’s opposition leader. Clashes between police and protesters…

The far-right Alternative for Germany enters parliament

Johannes Stern Correspondent The convening of the new Bundestag (federal parliament) marks a sharp political turning point in Germany. Seventy-two years after the end of the Hitler dictatorship, Nazis, right-wing extremists, demagogues,…

Musicians unite for ubuntu dinner

Arts Correspondent In a bid to encourage and empower local communities, an organisation Arise Africa Cause in conjunction with Kingdom Swag has organised a dinner dubbed Ubuntu Legacy Cocktail that…

Mozambique bond talks head nowhere

A year after Mozambique stunned investors by announcing a debt restructuring, talks with bondholders and the International Monetary Fund have led nowhere.

Zim cotton farmers target 4 000kg per hectare

Tawanda Mangoma in Chiredzi Cotton farmers in Zimbabwe have set themselves a target to produce at least 4 000 kilogrammes per hectare after receiving Government inputs way ahead of the…

Americans are retiring later, dying sooner

NEW YORK. – The US retirement age is rising, as the government pushes it higher and workers stay in careers longer. But lifespans aren’t necessarily extending to offer equal time on…

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