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Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has announced that the country’s listeriosis outbreak is officially over. At a media briefing yesterday, Motsoaledi said that no new cases have been detected in the…
Mediterranean refugee numbers drop as crossing gets deadlier: UN
More than 1 600 people have died or gone missing while attempting to reach Europe so far this year, UNCHR’s new Desperate Journeys report shows. The report released yesterday reveals…
‘Rat fever’ threatens thousands after Indian state’s worst floods
Rotting carcasses of livestock contaminating water in the aftermath of devastating floods in India’s Kerala state have given way to a new challenge — battling infectious disease such as leptospirosis…
Two Malaysian women caned under Islamic law for lesbian sex
Two Malaysian women were caned yesterday for having lesbian sex in violation of strict Islamic laws, despite an outcry from activists at the “cruel and unjust” punishment. The women, dressed…
Massive fire rips through 200yr old Rio National Museum
A massive fire has engulfed Brazil’s 200-year-old National Museum in the city of Rio de Janeiro, putting its valuable collection of 20 million items, including human fossils and ancient Egyptian…
DRC shuns SA election assistance
Former president Thabo Mbeki will advise the South African government on how to deal with issues surrounding the upcoming election in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), after officials there…
Zimbabwe looks beyond US sanctions. . . Re-engagement to win nation more friends
Tawanda Musarurwa in Beijing, CHINA ZIMBABWE has made significant strides in improving the ease of doing business by eliminating policies and laws that hindered foreign capital inflows, President Emmerson Mnangagwa…
Zim seeks to boost foreign currency earnings
Fatima Bulla in Beijing, China ZIMBABWE is working closely with China to support local exporting companies as part of measures to boost its foreign currency earnings, which will in turn…
Scrap bond notes — expert
Prosper Ndlovu, Business Editor RENOWNED financial, economic and investment expert, Professor Mthuli Ncube (pictured), has advised Treasury to scrap bond notes and revert to use of the United States dollar…
Jeys fills up Bulawayo Theatre
Bongani Ndlovu, Showbiz Correspondent “IT’S not true that Bulawayo does not support their own as I’m evidence that they do”, said Jeys Marabini after he launched his ninth album, Ntunja…