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Sydney – A gunman has been shot dead after an hour-long shooting spree in western Sydney on Wednesday night, in which he opened fire on a residential home and two police stations. New South Wales (NSW) Police declared the shooting at a police station “a critical incident,” which left multiple officers with injuries, including one […]

According to Zimbabwe home affairs minister Cain Mathema, Western envoys in Zimbabwe are fomenting unrest in the country as security forces go on high alert for protests this weekend planned by the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). “The government of Zimbabwe is disturbed by the activities of some diplomatic missions in Zimbabwe, who are […]

The world champions Australia continued their 100% start to the Vitality Netball World Cup with a convincing 73-37 victory over Zimbabwe. The current number one-ranked team in the world picked up from where they left off against Northern Ireland yesterday, as they took the lead early in the contest and never relinquished their advantage. Buoyed […]

Australian senator Fraser Anning has blamed the terror attacks which claimed at least 49 lives at two mosques in Christchurch on Muslim immigrants.  In a letter on Friday, the Queensland politician, who openly opposes Muslim immigration to Australia, said: “The real cause of the bloodshed on New Zealand streets today is the immigration program which allowed Muslim fanatics […]

CANBERRA, Australia – Today I announce the appointment of Ms. Bronte Moules as Australia’s next Ambassador to Zimbabwe, with non-resident accreditation to Malawi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, and Zambia. The appointment comes at an important time in Zimbabwe’s political development. As a long standing friend of the people of […]

President Mnangagwa’s administration presents Australia and Zimbabwe with an opportunity to thaw their frosty relations, an envoy has said. Australian Ambassador to Zimbabwe Ms Suzanne McCourt yesterday said she was confident the new administration would achieve the desired economic development. She made the remarks after bidding farewell to President Mnangagwa at his Munhumutapa offices. Ms […]

A “surprise” asteroid which NASA only spotted on Christmas Day has skimmed past the Earth. The asteroid, named 2017 YZ4, came its nearest to Earth at 3:56pm GMT on Thursday, missing us by a mere 140,000 miles (224,000km). In comparison the moon is 238,000 miles (384,000km) away. It was travelling at approximately 21,000mph (34,000kph) – […]

United States president Donald Trump said he was “the world’s greatest person” during a phone conversation with the Australian prime minister, leaked transcripts show. The US President made the big-headed comment in a call with PM Malcolm Turnbull just one week after taking office in January. According to the Washington Post, which has seen White House transcripts of the conversation, […]

Police disrupted a “terrorist plot” to bring down a plane and arrested four men on Saturday in raids on homes in several Sydney suburbs, the prime minister said on Sunday. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said security had been increased at Sydney Airport since Thursday because of the plot. The increased security measures had been extended […]

WHEN I landed in Perth, Australia back in 2000 with my wife and two young children from Harare, we were so happy to start a new life in a new country. My wife and I were both graduates from the University of Zimbabwe but realized that for us to be successful we needed to go […]