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Crime Reporter The death toll from road traffic accidents during the festive season has risen to 69 following the death of five other people between Thursday afternoon and yesterday morning.…
6 cops held over suspect’s escape
Senior Reporter At least six cops have been arrested in connection with the escape of a suspected burglar from Harare Central Police Station holding cells on Sunday night. Police sources…
2013: When ‘big fish’ faced the music
Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter This year, the Harare Magistrates’ Courts were jammed with cases involving high-profile personalities who allegedly committed crimes such as murder, rape, fraud and assault. Below…
S Sudan neighbours behind Kiir
NAIROBI. — South Sudan’s neighbours threw their weight behind President Salva Kiir yesterday in an ethnic-based conflict ravaging the world’s newest country, saying they would not accept any bid to…
Mikhail Kalashnikov laid to rest
MYTISHCHI. — Russia’s most famous gun designer, Mikhail Kalashnikov, was buried yesterday at a new military cemetery outside Moscow. Russian President Vladimir Putin, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and a host…
Zambia jails two Bulgarians
LUSAKA. — A court in Zambia has jailed two Bulgarians suspected of being international automated teller machine schemers who have been stealing money from people’s bank accounts, the Zambia Daily…
Ex-minister killed in bombing
BEIRUT. — Six people, including Lebanon’s former finance minister, Mohamad Chatah, have been killed in a car bombing in central Beirut. Yesterday’s blast in the capital struck close to the…
Muslim Brotherhood supporters, police clash
CAIRO. — Muslim Brotherhood supporters and police clashed across Egypt yesterday, leaving at least three dead in protests after the army-backed government declared the group a terrorist organisation. Violence broke…
Ex-gangster turns to God
HE dropped his gun and picked up a Bible. Takawira Masendeke is a 25-year-old ex-gangster and ex-drug addict who has undergone an astounding transformation into a devout Christian. What’s more,…
Billiat living his dream
Petros Kausiyo Deputy Sports Editor IN the year that he is having a fairy tale debut season at big spending South African Premiership side Mamelodi Sundowns, talented Zimbabwe international Khama…