adminEbola death toll rises to at least 2,296: WHO
GENEVA — The death toll from the worst Ebola outbreak in history has jumped by almost 200 in a single day to at least 2,296 and is already likely to…
Zuma prods Lesotho leaders to renew talks
MASERU — Rival Lesotho leaders vowed to resolve an 11-day crisis that has spurred calls for regional military intervention in the tiny African nation, after South Africa brokered talks on…
Ukraine says Russia withdrawing forces from east, sees boost for peace
UKRAINE’S president said yesterday Russia had removed the bulk of its forces from his country, raising hopes for a peace drive now underway after five months of conflict in which…
‘Don’t break my heart,’ Cameron begs Scots
EDINBURGH — British Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday begged Scots not to rip apart the United Kingdom’s “family of nations”, flying to Scotland to man the barricades against a surge…
Attackers of Rwandan exile jailed for 8 years
JOHANNESBURG — Four men convicted of trying to kill an exiled critic of Rwandan President Paul Kagame in South Africa were each jailed for eight years on Monday, though the…
France says ready for air strikes in Iraq ‘if necessary’
PARIS — French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said yesterday that France was prepared to take part in air strikes on Islamic extremists in Iraq “if necessary.” “In Iraq… we support the…
R7,6m cigs seized
Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau DETECTIVES from the Border Control Unit have intercepted a contraband of export quality cigarettes worth $760,000 which were being smuggled to neighbouring South Africa on a train. The…
Byo man missing after botched kidnap
Chronicle Reporter A FAMILY from Bulawayo’s Matsheumhlophe suburb is looking for their son who went missing after escaping a plot to kidnap him at his home last week on Saturday.…
Copper cable thieves: Daring fools or economic saboteurs?
Yoliswa Dube THE recent electrocution of a suspected copper cable thief in Bulawayo should be a lesson to other thieves on the dangers of stealing copper wire from electricity poles…
Coups out of fashion in Africa
Musaazi Namiti With two key positions under his belt, Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, who is also the defence minister, seems like a powerful man. But that has done little…