Burundi accuses Belgium of ordering hit on independence hero
Burundi on Sunday accused former colonial power Belgium of ordering the assassination of independence hero and Crown Prince Louis Rwagasore in 1961, a move likely to further poison ties between…
Varsity student wakes up from 11 week coma
Doctors are stunned by the remarkable recovery of a young University of Pretoria student, who’d been in a coma for 11 weeks at Muelmed Mediclinic, after she was hit by…
Trump says climate change not a hoax, not sure of its source
US President Donald Trump is backing off his claim that climate change is a hoax but says he doesn’t know if it’s manmade and suggests that the climate will “change…
Death toll in Somalia bombings rises
MOGADISHU — The number of people killed in twin suicide bomb attacks on two restaurants in Somalia’s southern city of Baidoa has risen to 20 and another 40 people were…
DRC migrants flood home, Angola denies brutal crackdown claims
KAMAKO (DRC/Luanda — Congolese migrants and officials said dozens of people were killed this month in neighbouring Angola in a crackdown on artisanal diamond mining, an accusation Angolan security forces…
SA yet to achieve land reform in urban areas: deputy minister
Cape Town — There has not been any substantial land reform and restitution in urban areas in South Africa. So says Deputy Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Andries…
‘Wife killer’ hangs self
Whinsley Masara/ Andile Tshuma, Chronicle Reporters AN injiva from Plumtree committed suicide by hanging from the roof of his bedroom after being linked to the death of his wife in…
EDITORIAL COMMENT:Chinese approach to fighting economic crimes necessary
President Mnangagwa, in keeping with his open-door policy, launched a weekly column in our sister paper The Sunday Mail yesterday. The column is likely to be a must-read for anyone…
‘VP in good health’
Tendai Mugabe, Harare Bureau Vice President Constantino Chiwenga is recovering well at a South African hospital where he is receiving thorough medical attention on the effects of the Bulawayo bombing…
$20 million for women in mining
Natasha Chamba, Business Reporter SOLE gold buyer Fidelity Printers and Refiners has set aside $20 million to capacitate women in mining projects under its Gold Development Initiative Fund (GDIF). The…










