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Drama competitions postponed 

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DRAMA and film production organisation Geraldine Roche Drama (GRD) has followed many arts organisations and artists that have postponed its competition’s finals due to the spread of the deadly Covid-19. The much anticipated finals which involved groups from Matabeleland South, North and Bulawayo provinces were set for April 7 at Amphitheatre. However, GRD, yesterday announced…

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Football can wait 

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NIGEL MATONGORERE – THIS weekend was supposed to have been the first game day of the 2020 Castle Lager Premiership but due to the global coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, football is at a standstill. The off season which stretched for over 13 weeks had gone by like no time due to the flurry of signings done…

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Load shedding intensifies

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THE country has plunged back into long  hours of load shedding following a breakdown of two units at Hwange Thermal Power Station yesterday. Over the last few weeks, the country has been experiencing a generally improved supply in electricity characterised by few hours of load shedding. The fall of units one and five has resulted…

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Mentally-ill patients escape from hospital

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TWO mentally challenged patients yesterday escaped from Parirenyatwa Annex Psychiatric Unit during visiting hours, causing commotion in the Avenues area of Harare as well as the central business district. Onlookers reported that the two were terrorising pedestrians with one of the patients controlling traffic at corner Chinamano Avenue and Third Street as the Annex officials…

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Mamombe dares Prosecutor-General  

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MDC legislator Johanna Mamombe yesterday dared Prosecutor-General Kumbirai Hodzi to come to court and justify why it has taken him over six months to decide on her indictment over subversion charges. Mamombe was represented by Jeremiah Bamu when she appeared before Harare magistrate Rumbidzai Mugwagwa yesterday. Mamombe is accused of attempting to overthrow President Emmerson…

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Coronavirus not licence to hike prices

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HARRY PETER WILSON – THE coronavirus (Covid-19) implosion should not be a licence for our local business people to unnecessarily hike prices of basic commodities. It is important that the government takes measures to keep prices stable, hence appeal to the traders’ goodwill. In the situation we find ourselves today, traders should curb speculation as…

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Firms, diplomats scale down work  

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AMID fears that Zimbabwe is ill-prepared for the deadly coronavirus pandemic, many companies and embassies are scaling down their operations, including sending non-critical staff home, the Daily News reports. This comes as regional power South Africa — home to millions of Zimbabweans who have fled the country’s myriad crises — is stepping up its war…

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Coronavirus hits Zimbabwe…as govt faces battle to save its citizens

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THE deadly coronavirus (Covid-19), which has killed more than 11 000 people around the world and left tens of thousands infected, has reached Zimbabwe with the government last night announcing that a Victoria Falls man had tested positive for the disease. This comes as there are growing fears that the country is ill-prepared to fight…

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Three more robbers shot dead

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POLICE national spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday confirmed that three more suspected armed robbers were shot dead during a shoot-out with detectives on Thursday, bringing the total number of fatalities to five.   The suspected armed robbers were part of a gang accused of robbing money changers of their foreign currency and a car at Makoni…

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New twist to Ginimbi case

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IN a new twist to businessman Genius Kadungure’s case, the State yesterday insisted they would be proceeding with his criminal prosecution in a matter he is jointly charged with his company Piko Trading for allegedly evading over $4 million in tax. This was despite indications by Kadungure that he was negotiating for an out-of-court settlement…

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