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TRIPOLI. — Libya’s Presidential Council announced yesterday the formation of a new unity government under a UN-backed plan. The new government, headed by Fayez Al-Sarraj, comprises 32 ministers and four deputies…
Kombi driver jailed 3 years
Lovemore Meya Court Correspondent A commuter omnibus driver has been jailed for three years for attempting to run over a policeman as he tried to evade arrest for picking up…
ZOC chief speaks medals’ chances
Ellina Mhlanga Sports Reporter THE Zimbabwe Olympic Committee’s chief executive Anna Mguni says although Zimbabwe is going to field its biggest team at the Olympic Games this year in Rio…
Easter holidays cut short school term
Bulawayo Bureau The first school term calendar has been shortened to 10 weeks for learning, compared to 13 weeks in previous terms. Schools opened on January 12 and will close on…
Sebastian Coe in a tight corner
PARIS. — Embattled IAAF president Sebastian Coe admits that his five-month tenure of athletics governing body has been a “real challenge”, but insisted that he is under no illusions about…
Book gives insight into liberation struggle
Beaven Tapureta Bookshelf Last year a number of books that heavily draw on Zimbabwe’s war of liberation were published in form of biographies and autobiographies and one of them was “Rega…
Panner’s body retrieved
Crime Reporter There was a sombre atmosphere on Monday evening as colleagues retrieved the body of the second of the three illegal gold panners who died last Friday after a…
Govt identifies more land for irrigation schemes
Tawanda Mangoma in Chiredzi Government has identified more than 5 000 hectares of communal land in Chiredzi district to establish more irrigation schemes through Private Public Partnerships.
Tigers get freedom to experiment
KHULNA. — Bangladesh were hardly challenged in the second T20 in Khulna as they crushed Zimbabwe by 42 runs. The win leaves them free to experiment more in the remaining two…
Match-fixing talk swirls
MELBOURNE. — More players revealed match-fixing approaches yesterday as the Australian Open Grand Slam tournament came under close scrutiny following claims that corruption in tennis was widespread.