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Clampdown on fuel traders

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HARARE – The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has threatened to clampdown on unlicensed fuel traders. Gloria Magombo, Zera chief executive, said the illegal dealers were short-changing customers by selling fuel at unregulated prices. “We will soon embark on a joint operation with the Zimbabwe Republic Police, the Environmental Management Authority and local authorities,” she…

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Airzim acquires new plane

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HARARE – Air Zimbabwe (Airzim) has acquired a new airplane to service domestic routes. The national airline, seeking to turnaround fortunes following the recent appointment of a new board, said the new aircraft — Embraer ERJ-145 — will ply the Harare-Bulawayo-Victoria Falls route daily. This comes as Airzim introduced another new 150-seater Airbus A320 on…

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Mhlanga earns top businessman award

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HARARE – Mbada Diamonds has maintained its winning streak, scooping five awards at a Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) Manicaland chapter awards ceremony held in Mutare last Friday. The annual awards, which were organised by the ZNCC, saw the diamond mining firm winning the best exporter of the year award, the best company contributing…

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Child labour rampant in tea plantation

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CHIPINGE – Their labour is frowned upon by grown men, yet the children picking tea here are earning as little as $7 for a 25-day month. With heavily scarred legs as cutback tea stumps slash their naked legs and their sweat irrigate the crop, these children’s destitute labour help this agricultural sector remain profitable. While…

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$3 500 fees at Grace Mugabe’s high school

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HARARE – First Lady Grace Mugabe is unveiling a new state-of-the-art high school in Mazowe where enrolment is underway for  a whooping $3 500 per term. Despite claiming to be driven by the desire to give relief to the poor and the orphaned, Grace’s Amai Mugabe Christian High — which is nestled in the rolling…

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Mayor trashes pressure groups

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HARARE – Harare residents representative groups are wasting their time attacking council over service delivery issues in the media, the city’s mayor Muchadeyi Masunda has said. Masunda took a swipe at service delivery activists who have been “making noise” on public platforms. “All the problems bedevilling greater Harare require long-term and sustainable solutions,” Masunda told…

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Churches take to the web

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HARARE – Porn may rule the Web, but religion is leading a quiet online revolution in Zimbabwe as people are turning to the Internet in large numbers to enrich their spiritual lives. A recent study by the American based Pew Research Centre revealed that more than two million people go online each day looking for…

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Econet revenue up 14pc

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HARARE – Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Limited (Econet), the country’s largest wireless network operator, registered $695 million turnover in the year to February 2013, up 14 percent from $611 million recorded in prior comparable period. However, the telecommunications group’s profit after tax went down 16 percent to $139 million during the period under review. It attributed…

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Tracy Mutinhiri locks horns with ex-husband in poll

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HARARE – Will the adage “blood is thicker than water” hold in the unfolding elections as former Zanu PF women’s league boss, Tracy Mutinhiri (MDC) squares up with her ex-husband? Mutinhiri has been cleared by the MDC led by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai to stand as its candidate in a constituency she is likely to…

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Poverty, anger in ‘rich’ city

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MUTARE – It is often referred to as the diamond city. But nothing glitters here. Only one traffic light works in Mutare — Zimbabwe’s fourth largest city sitting at the heart of rich diamond, gold and timber resources. The traffic light at the corner of Herbert Chitepo Street and Robert Mugabe Avenue at least represents…

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