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Disgraced Australian Cardinal George Pell was sentenced to six years in prison yesterday for the sexual abuse of two boys in 1996 in a Melbourne cathedral. Pell – once the…
At least four killed in Nigeria school building collapse
At least four people have been killed and as many as 100 children are feared trapped after a building, home to a primary school and kindergarten, collapsed in Nigeria’s commercial…
Malawi flooding death toll rises to 56, braces for Cyclone Idai
BLANTYRE – The number of people killed in floods in southern Malawi has risen to 56, an official said yesterday, with the country now also on alert for an approaching…
Boy (13) arrested after SA school pupil stabbed to death
A 13-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a Mondeor High School pupil, south of Johannesburg, yesterday, Gauteng police confirmed. “The deceased, who was on…
US refuses to ground Boeing 737 MAX 8 after Ethiopia plane crash
The United States said there is “no basis” to ground Boeing 737 MAX aeroplanes, after a second crash involving the model in less than five months killed everyone on board.…
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Plane crash disaster: Zimbabwe mourns with Ethiopia
We commiserate with the people of Ethiopia following the catastrophic crash of a Boeing 737-8 MAX Ethiopian Airlines plane on Sunday. Our thoughts, hearts and prayers particularly go out to the…
New bank opens in Bulawayo. . .$50 000 non-collateral loan package for youths
Nqobile Tshili, Business Correspondent EMPOWER Bank yesterday officially opened its first Bulawayo branch pledging a $50 000 non-collateral loan package to local entrepreneurs with viable project proposals on a first come and…
Qeqe eyes 2nd Nama
Bongani Ndlovu, Showbiz Correspondent SONGSTRESS and actress Qeqeshiwe Mntambo is eyeing her second National Art Merit Award (Nama) after she was nominated in the Outstanding Theatre Actress category. Six years ago,…
Modi rallies Bosso. . .‘I thirst for a H’landers title winning season’
Sikhumbuzo Moyo, Senior Sports Reporter DEPUTY Minister of Industry and Commerce Raj Modi has rallied Bulawayo giants Highlanders to lift the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League title. Modi, who is also…
Ramaphosa slams Western sanctions. . .ED touched by solidarity
Felex Share, Harare Bureau SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday said his country will support Zimbabwe’s economic growth and reform efforts and the illegal sanctions imposed on the country by the…