News » Richard Chidza, Staff Writer
Monday, 07 January 2013 10:32
HARARE - Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC and other parties are sweating over what they say is a covert military operation that could scupper prospects of a peaceful election. They have now demanded that a coalition government organ whose operations are...Read More
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Thursday, 06 December 2012 13:32
JOHANNESBURG - A military plane carrying 11 passengers has crashed in South Africa's mountainous east. The plane, which had been travelling from Pretoria to Mthatha, went missing on Wednesday but the initial search was abandoned due to poor weather. The wreckage...Read More
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Monday, 19 November 2012 12:40
HARARE - Finance minister Tendai Biti has ramped up next year’s defence spending to $356 million in a move that lifts the Zimbabwean military from four years of neglect and underfunding. For the first time, Biti has not just increased the...Read More
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World »
Thursday, 04 October 2012 16:17
ANKARA - Turkey's parliament has authorised troops to launch cross-border action against Syria, following Syria's deadly shelling of a Turkish town. The bill, passed by 320 to 129, also permits strikes against Syrian targets. But Deputy Prime Minister Besir Atalay insisted...Read More
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