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BEIRUT — Two explosions have targeted the Iranian embassy in the Lebanese capital Beirut, killing up to 23 people, injuring at least 146 and damaging buildings in the embassy compound.
Protesters, police clash in Cairo’s Tahrir
Cairo – Police fired teargas to disperse a crowd of several hundred people in Cairo’s Tahrir Square yesterday, two years after 42 were killed in protests against military rule.
Kenya mall attackers spent months planning assault
Nairobi – All four gunmen who attacked Kenya’s Westgate mall trained in Somalia before crossing into Kenya four months before the September massacre in which they also died, a Western…
UK suspends aid to Malawi
Cape Town – Britain has reportedly frozen its aid support to Malawi in a move likely to have a catastrophic effect on the country’s ability to provide basic services, a…
TN Harlequin to scale down operations
Harare Bureau FURNITURE retailer TN Harlequin is set to close down most of its factories and significantly reduce its workforce as the company responds to massive decline in demand of…
Comesa to avail $1,4 million for Walvis Bay dry port project
Business Reporter THE Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa has agreed to avail $1,4 million for phase one of the construction of the country’s Walvis Bay dry port.
Livestock farmers get training on feedlot management
Business Correspondent FARMERS in Matabeleland South Province are receiving training on feedlot management in order to improve their livestock production capacity.
Interfresh plans to delist
Business Reporter AGRI-BUSINESS concern Interfresh plans to delist from the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange because it feels its shares are grossly undervalued and frustrating efforts to raise fresh capital.
UN reviews Zim assistance
THE United Nations is reviewing the assistance it provides to Zimbabwe through the Zimbabwe United Nations Development Assistance Framework (Zundaf) to align it with the policies and goals of the…
China-Africa forum to focus on conflict resolution
Business Reporter THE Forum on China–Africa Co-operation (Focac) meeting expected to improve the state of relations in socio-economic affairs between China and African countries started in Victoria Falls yesterday.