LAGOS – The militant group Boko Haram has seized a town and key multinational military base in north-eastern Nigeria, officials and eyewitnesses say. A senator in Borno state said troops had abandoned the base in the town of Baga after it was attacked on Saturday. Residents of Baga, who fled by boat to neighbouring Chad,…
SURUBAYA – The search mission to find the flight data recorders from the crashed AirAsia passenger plane has resumed, as weather conditions improve over the Java Sea. Flight QZ8501 was flying from Surabaya, Indonesia to Singapore on 28 December when it disappeared from radar. Search teams have recovered 34 bodies but the remains of most…
HARARE – The Zimbabwean government which in the past engaged South Africa, professed ignorance on the supposed deportations of its citizens resident in the neighbouring country. South Africa had given Zimbabweans in that country up to December 31, 2014 to apply for special permits but some Zimbabweans reportedly faced difficulties with renewing their permits as…
HARARE – A Harare-bound National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) passenger train power coach was gutted by a mysterious fire at Somerby Siding Station near Snake World just outside Harare yesterday. The incident, which occurred around ten o’clock in the morning left residents of Snake World farming community shell shocked as the locomotive travelled from as…
HARARE – Incessant rains that are pounding Zimbabwe have triggered flood emergencies around the country and claimed the lives of 11 people in Mashonaland West and Manicaland provinces. Authorities say 10 of the lives were lost in Mashonaland West alone, while a six-year-old girl perished in Manicaland. And according to reports from a meeting of…
HARARE – Johanne Masowe eChishanu Budiriro 2-based sect leader Madzibaba Ishmael Mufani who was arrested last week is expected to appear in court today. He was further detained to today after police officers were granted a warrant of further detention. Mufani was on the run since May last year after members of his sect attacked…
HARARE – While millions of people in the developed world turned on the style and spent billions of dollars entertaining themselves on New Year’s Eve, thousands of poor and desperate Zimbabweans decided to turn to God. With the chaos in the ruling Zanu PF likely to escalate this year and no hope of economic revival,…
HARARE – A suspected robber who reportedly terrorised people he offered transport along Enterprise Road on Christmas Day has been hauled before the courts. Rodrick Chenjera, 32, of 7 Phillipi Way Sunningdale in Harare appeared before magistrate Tendai Mahwe charged with robbery. He was remanded in custody to January 16 pending a determination on his…
HARARE – Declining international mineral prices significantly affected the operations of mining companies in 2014, experts say. On the international market, gold and platinum prices declined by 1,5 percent and 10,8 percent to average $1 184,10 and $1 261,33 respectively in 2014 compared to 2013. The plummeting of gold and platinum prices continues to be…
MUTARE – Award-winning gospel star Blessing Shumba says he is not keen on receiving great fame at the expense of the important Christian messages in his music. The Mutare-based musician told the Daily News he will happily go anonymous as long as his music touches millions. “l have come to the conclusion that people don’t…
