adminNigeria floods kill 1, leave 575 homeless
Kano — Officials say floods from heavy rains killed one person and left 575 people homeless in northern Nigeria’s biggest city of Kano. Regional emergency disaster manager Musa Ilallah says…
Six die as Sierra Leone bridge collapses
Freetown — Rescuers said on Monday they had called off the search for survivors after a decades-old bridge collapsed in heavy rain in the capital of Sierra Leone, killing six…
Keita faces Tuareg challenge
BAMAKO — Mali’s new president-elect Ibrahim Boubacar Keita is now presented with the challenge of finding a resolution to the simmering separatist rebellion in the country’s north.
Rebels detain UN chopper in Sudan
Khartoum — A helicopter and its crew contracted by peacekeepers in Sudan’s Darfur have been “detained” by rebels in the troubled region for 10 days, the mission said yesterday.
Surgeon takes heroin from patient’s stomach
MOSCOW — A Russian surgeon has been arrested for taking a five-gram bag of heroin he found in a patient’s stomach. “The doctor was intoxicated at the time of detention,”…
Technician pleads guilty in hepatitis outbreak
BOSTON — A former hospital technician infected with hepatitis pleaded guilty to stealing syringes filled with painkiller, injecting himself with the drug, refilling the dirty needles with saline solution and…
UNWTO conference centre structure nears completion
Victoria Falls Reporter THE aluminum and glass structure that will serve as a conference centre for the upcoming United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) general assembly will be complete by…
President confers medals on 1 250 ZDF officers
Harare Bureau President Mugabe yesterday conferred 1 250 Zimbabwe Defence Forces officers with medals after they distinguished themselves commendably as principled, loyal and dedicated members since they were attested to…
Council reconnects water to residents
Gwanda Correspondent Gwanda Town Council has reconnected water to scores of residents who had been disconnected for outstanding bills. The move by the local authority follows a directive from Government…
Holiday accidents death toll decline
AT least 11 people died in 86 road accidents recorded across the country during the Heroes’ and Defence Forces holidays, a marked decline from the 24 killed last year, the…