Bag
57 people killed in a series of car bombs in Baghdad
2013 May 27 | 1347 Views
At least 57 people have been killed in a series of car bombs targeting mainly Shia areas in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, the BBC reported Monday.Many more were wounded as at least a dozen bombs...by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF Politburo member - Mavhaire - was saved by airbags
2013 May 03 | 3591 Views
ZANU-PF Politburo member Dzikamai Mavhaire who was injured when the vehicle he was travelling in was involved in an accident on Tuesday night was still admitted and recovering at Parirenyatwa Ho...by Staff reporter
'All my life, I fought for democracy' Gbagbo tells ICC
2013 March 01 | 2635 Views
The Hague - Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo on Thursday told the International Criminal Court which is weighing whether to charge him with crimes against humanity that he had always been ...by Staff Reporter
Stolen bag harasses thief, demands to be sent back to owner
2013 January 30 | 8205 Views
A Siganda family in Inyathi, just outside Bulawayo, has deserted its homestead after a stolen bag unleashed terror and struck fear into their son's life, allegedly requesting to be returned to its ri...by Staff reporter
Stolen bag talks, asks for tea to drink
2013 January 30 | 7229 Views
There was drama at Mbare Musika on Saturday when a stolen bag reportedly talked!This led to the arrested of six women who confessed to have stolen the 'talking bag'. Travellers and residents m...by Staff reporter
Prison officer snatches a handbag with $12 000
2012 December 05 | 3881 Views
There was drama in Masvingo central business district on Monday afternoon when residents chased and cornered a suspected armed robber who had allegedly snatched a handbag containing $12 500 from a ti...by Staff reporter
Garbage collection, disposal is important
2012 August 24 | 1590 Views
There is a public outcry throughout Zimbabwe about the dirty conditions of most of the country's urban centres, a situation that worsens daily as garbage accumulates in so-called sanitary lanes....by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Couple finds US$13 000 in garbage, hands it in to police
2012 June 29 | 4142 Views
AN astonished couple could not believe their eyes when they found US$13 000 stuffed in a bag left on top of a garbage can.But instead of taking the unclaimed cash home, the selfless pair from ...by Staff reporter
Bulawayo receives three garbage trucks
2012 June 22 | 1341 Views
THE Bulawayo City Council yesterday received three garbage compactors from its development partners. Also included in the donation, which has been valued at more than $300 000, were 60 pairs of safet...by Staff reporter
Garbage pile at At City hall - Photos
2012 April 26 | 3368 Views
As Bulawayo City Council crippling strike enters its third day -Thursday - rubbish continue piling up in the Central Business District posing a health hazard.
...by Alois Sibanda
15 people killed, 21 wounded in a suicide bomb attack in Baghdad
2012 February 19 | 653 Views
At least 15 people were killed and 21 others wounded in a suicide bomb attack on a police academy in eastern Baghdad on Sunday.The attack took place in the afternoon when a suicide bomber blew...by Moyo Roy
Al Qaeda claims responsibility for wave of Baghdad attacks that killed 69
2011 December 27 | 644 Views
BAGHDAD - An Al Qaeda front group in Iraq has claimed responsibility for the wave of terrifying attacks that rocked Baghdad last week and killed 69 people.The coordinated attacks on Thursday t...by -
63 killed in a wave of explosions in Iraq
2011 December 22 | 753 Views
At least 63 people died and 185 people were wounded in 12
bombings across the Iraqi capital on Thursday morning, authorities say raising fears about the stability of the country amid
pol...by Staff reported
Laurent Gbagbo and wife charged with 'economic crimes, armed robbery'
2011 August 19 | 458 Views
Laurent Gbagbo the former Ivory Coast President and his wife Simone have been charged with economic crimes, armed robbery, looting and embezzlement, Al Jazeera reported on Friday.Simplice Koua...by Moyo Roy
Mugabe is back from New York
2011 July 28 | 410 Views
President Robert Mugabe has arrived back home from New York where he attended the 65th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations High Level Meeting on Youth.President Mugabe was l...by .
Woman cuts husband's penis, throws it in the garbage disposal
2011 July 15 | 589 Views
Catherine Kieu Becker the 48-year-old California woman poisoned her husband's dinner, tied him to the bed, cut his penis off with a knife, tossed it in the garbage disposal, and turned it on. ...by Sapa
Gbagbo's daughter writes to Sarkozy
2011 April 28 | 501 Views
Paris - The daughter of detained former Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo has written to French President Nicolas Sarkozy voicing concern over his fate, one of her lawyers said on Thursday."M...by Ndou Paul
Treat Gbagbo with dignity: ECOWAS
2011 April 14 | 492 Views
President of the Economic Community of West African States Commission (ECOWAS), James Victor Gbeho, has expressed concerns over the fate of the captured Laurent Gbagbo, former President of Cote ...by Bobby Olagoke
Gbagbo moved to an undisclosed location
2011 April 13 | 407 Views
Abidjan - Arrested former Ivorian leader Laurent Gbagbo has been moved from a hotel in the main city Abidjan to an undisclosed location in Ivory Coast, his rival President Alassane Ouattara said ...by Byo24News
Ivory Coast generals switch sides
2011 April 13 | 441 Views
Generals who fought for Ivory Coast's ex-leader Laurent Gbagbo have pledged loyalty to his rival, internationally recognised President Alassane Ouattara.Mr Gbagbo's arr...by Byo24News
France carrying out a coup in Ivory Coast: Gbagbo spokesman
2011 April 12 | 467 Views
Paris - A spokesperson for ousted Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo on Tuesday accused French special forces of carrying out a coup d’état in its former colony on behalf of his rival Alassa...by Byo24News
Gbagbo calls for an end to Ivory Coast war
2011 April 12 | 551 Views
Abidjan - "Don't kill me!" were the first words that Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo shouted when forces loyal to his rival Alassane Ouattara captured him on Monday, a witness told AFP....by Byo24News
Ivory Coast strongman Gbagbo captured by French forces
2011 April 11 | 545 Views
French special forces have detained Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo and handed him to leaders of the rebel opposition, after French tanks forced their way into his residence, a Gbagbo adviser in F...by Byo24News
Gbagbo's home and palace hit by France and UN
2011 April 11 | 467 Views
French and United Nations helicopters fired missiles on Sunday at key positions held by forces loyal to the entrenched strongman Laurent Gbagbo in Abidjan, the country's economic capital, partly...by Byo24News
Gbagbo's forces bombard Ouattara's HQ
2011 April 11 | 424 Views
Forces loyal to Ivory Coast incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo have stepped up a counter-attack on presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara by firing on his hotel headquarters in Abidjan....by Byo24News
Gbagbo has not surrendered yet: UN
2011 April 05 | 435 Views
New York - Laurent Gbagbo has not surrendered yet but has suggested he wants to do so and has requested United Nations protection, a UN official told Reuters sa...by Matthews Estell
UN and France using heavy weapons in Ivory Coast
2011 April 05 | 423 Views
Abidjan - The United Nations and French forces opened fire with attack helicopters on Monday on the arsenal of this country's entrenched ruler, as columns of foot soldiers finally pierced the ci...by Byo24News
Major Gbagbo decision expected in the next few hours
2011 March 15 | 454 Views
Major decisions will be made in the next few hours after a meeting between Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo and his generals, reports state television in the wake of heavy fighting....by Byo24News
Ivory Coast TV station bombed after UN condemnation
2011 March 01 | 509 Views
Supporters of Ivory Coast's internationally recognised president say state television has gone off the air in the volatile country's largest city.A resident of the Abob...by Byo24News
Gbagbo, you are not welcome: Canada
2011 February 09 | 459 Views
Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo is not welcome in Canada, says the country's top diplomat while commending the African Union's support for his rival Alassane Ouattara....by Byo24News
South African warship in Ivory Coast
2011 February 09 | 513 Views
The west African bloc ECOWAS has chided South Africa for sending a "warship" to Ivory Coast, but Pretoria’s ambassador said it was a support vessel dispatched to the region and not meant for a...by Byo24News
Two man arrested, 'found with human body parts' in a plastic bag
2011 February 06 | 637 Views
South Africa - Two men from Lesotho and a Chinese national, were arrested in Thaba Nchu, for allegedly murdering a man and removing some of his body parts, Free...by Byo24NEWS
Critical issues for AU as main summit begins
2011 January 29 | 449 Views
Africa's heads of state and government begin their annual summit in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa Sunday with a plateful of critical issues the continent has been grappling with in the recent p...by Byo24NEWS
Gbagbo must go, former UN Secretary General
2011 January 27 | 432 Views
Davos - If Laurent Gbagbo were to stay in power in Ivory Coast despite losing a presidential election, it would be a setback for the whole of Africa, former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said ...by Byo24News
Gbagbo cancels accreditation for French ambassador
2011 January 23 | 431 Views
Cote d'Ivoire's incumbent Laurent Gbagbo's camp said the French ambassador to the West African country was no longer accredited, media reports quoted the camp's spokesperson as saying on Saturday....by Byo24NEWS
Gbagbo 'lawful leader' of Ivory Coast
2011 January 20 | 457 Views
Laurent Gbagbo is the lawful president of the Ivory Coast and attempts to remove him are a "travesty of justice", ACDP leader Kenneth Meshoe said on Thursday."Our conclu...by Sapa
United Nations warns Gbagbo again
2011 January 13 | 453 Views
New York – The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday made a new warning to Ivory Coast's outcast leader Laurent Gbagbo about operations by his followers against peacekeepers....by AFP
Ivory Coast crisis heightens as Ouattara rejects vice-president job
2011 January 11 | 583 Views
Alassane Ouattara, the man recognised by the international community as the winner of Cote d'Ivoire's presidential poll, has rejected an offer from Laurent Gbagbo, the incumbent president, to ta...by Al Jazeera
Ivory Coast: Gbagbo's envoy in Zimbabwe
2011 January 07 | 435 Views
The heavily disputed Ivorian President, Laurent Gbagbo sent Thursday his envoy to Zimbabwe to mobilise continental support ahead of an African union summit later this month.Gbagbo is under gro...by Byo24
At least 210 killed in Cote d'Ivoire crisis: UN
2011 January 06 | 474 Views
The UN mission in the restive Cote d'Ivoire said on
Thursday that at least 210 people had been killed in the country since
mid-December last year, according to media.
The missio...by Byo24
Deadly Cote d'Ivoire raid as crisis talks agreed
2011 January 06 | 428 Views
Amnesty International today called on Cote d'Ivoire security forces to stop their attacks on political opponents as new information was revealed about a deadly raid on political allies of Alass...by Byo24/Amnesty International
Ivory Coast crisis: Gbagbo to negotiate 'peaceful' end
2011 January 05 | 523 Views
Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo has agreed to negotiate a "peaceful end" to his country's crisis without preconditions, regional leaders say.The chairman of the Ecowas regional group said Mr Gba...by Byo24
UN troops fire warning shots in Ivory Coast
2010 December 31 | 411 Views
United Nations peacekeepers in Ivory Coast fired warning shots to disperse a hostile crowd blocking their vehicles after they "received shots" fired by hidden gunmen.Ivorian state media loyal ...by Byo24
African leaders confront Gbagbo
2010 December 29 | 449 Views
The government of Cote d'Ivoire's incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo has rebuffed a call for him to step down or face removal by force, before several West African presidents deliver a final ultimatum....by Byo24 Africa Correspondent
Keep 'fraud-firm
2010 December 27 | 405 Views
A plane belonging to President Laurent Gbagbo refused now to take off from the runway on the French-Swiss airport Basel / Mulhouse, according to French authorities.The official aircraft of Gb...by Byo24
Two ’presidents’ claim power in I.Coast standoff
2010 December 05 | 429 Views
ABIDJAN, (AFP) - Two men crowned themselves president in Ivory Coast’s bloody election dispute Saturday as Laurent Gbagbo defied international calls for him to cede power.As Gbagbo’s allie...by Reuters
Obama: US winning war in Afghanistan
2010 December 05 | 437 Views
BAGRAM AIR BASE: President Barack Obama has paid a surprise visit to
Afghanistan and assured cheering US troops they are winning the war
against the Taleban ...by Middle East Correspondent
News Updates
Latest News
Parents accuse school head of misusing funds - PARENTS at Mawaba Prima...
by Staff Reporter | 2013 June 19 | 502 ViewsMan murders son-in-law over cattle - A Mbembesi man, 58, was arrested...
by Staff Reporter | 2013 June 19 | 720 ViewsZipra Recognition - Zimbabwean independence must always be remembered ...
by Thabo Mlilo | 2013 June 19 | 897 Views
Zanu PF official hit with $19 000 damages claim - HARARE - A Harare co...
by Staff Reporter | 2013 June 19 | 1468 Views
Letter to the Editor - The Poison of Gukurahundi needs a strong citizen's antidote!
by Concerned Zim Citizen | 2013 June 19 | 1141 Views
Afghan suspends security talks with United States - (Reuters) - Afghan...
by Reuters | 2013 June 19 | 587 Views
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission says July 31 poll still stands
by Staff Reporter | 2013 June 19 | 1372 ViewsCoalition against Zanu-PF - 5 party leaders meet for the third time - ...
by Staff Reporter | 2013 June 19 | 2345 Views
Man found dead on the pavement in Soweto - Johannesburg - The body of ...
by Staff Reporter | 2013 June 19 | 1647 ViewsPolygamous families causing headaches in voter registration - POLYGAMO...
by Staff Reporter | 2013 June 19 | 1595 ViewsUNWTO: ' let us put our best foot forward as much as we can' says Mzim...
by Staff Reporter | 2013 June 19 | 635 ViewsZNCC urges govt to hold elections now - THE business community has urg...
by Staff Reporter | 2013 June 19 | 878 Views
Man kidnaps estranged wife - A Harare man reportedly followed his estr...
by Staff Reporter | 2013 June 19 | 2714 Views
Entertainment
