Lesotho votes to ease crisis
Maseru – Feuding parties in Lesotho’s ruling coalition will face off today in early national elections staged in a bid to restore stability six months after an attempted coup.
Bring religious intolerance to an end
Opinion Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu One of the most heart-rending human tragedies has been unfolding in the Mediterranean Sea in the past few years, reaching probably its worst phase in recent…
Foreign shop owner set alight in South Africa
Police in South Africa say nine people have been arrested after a foreigner was set alight outside Johannesburg, the latest in a string of xenophobic attacks in the country.
Editorial Comment: Parents must strictly monitor maids
Working parents are facing a huge, relatively new problem caused by the women with whom they entrust the safety of their minor children. Because they work fulltime somewhere, they cannot…
Thousands ready for mass land applications in Namibia
Windhoek – Thousands of young Namibians queued at municipal offices yesterday, following the call of a youth activist to submit written applications for land in urban areas.
Bob@91 Super Cup charges out l Bosso to parade 2015 squad l Fired up Caps seek 2nd win
Ricky Zililo Senior Sports Reporter THE cheapest ticket for the Bob91 Super Cup elimination match between Highlanders FC and Caps United set for Barbourfields Stadium on Sunday has been pegged…
65-year-old teacher jailed for raping two learners
A 65-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo teacher was sentenced to 20 years for raping two learners during private lessons, photographing one of them naked, and indecently assaulting the other. Lawrence Kanengoni of…
I’m still in charge, says President
Farirai Machivenyika Harare Bureau PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe has said he is still fully in charge of affairs in both Zanu-PF and the government and dismissed media reports that the First…
Chanakira mourns AfrAsia collapse
Charity Ruzvidzo Business Reporter Kingdom Bank founder Nigel Chanakira says the collapse of AfrAsia Bank — an institution he moulded to iconic status — is a sad development in the…
Nigerian chief vows ‘war is almost ended’
Maiduguri – The head of the Nigerian Army has visited soldiers in the north-eastern town of Baga, telling troops that the conflict against Boko Haram will soon be over.











