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Bill undermines Parly role on govt borrowing: Zela

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THE Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (Zela) has said the recently gazetted Constitutional Amendment Bill should be rejected as it promotes secrecy, thereby increasing lack of transparency and accountability in the government’s use of mining rights as collateral for securing loans. This comes amid widespread calls from various civil society organisations, including the Zimbabwe Human Rights…

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Thulani inspired by Chiwoniso Maraire …singer wants to take it from where the late diva left

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YOUNG songstress Thulani Machisa has a mission; she wants to continue from where the late veteran mbira singer and composer Chiwoniso Maraire left.   While that is a tall order, Thulani, who is currently studying music at the Zimbabwe College of Music, is optimistic that she will match the standards set by the late music star. “I…

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Zim gets back iconic bird statues stolen during colonialism

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THEY figure on Zimbabwe’s national flag, bank notes and official documents: stone statues representing birds taken away by the European colonialists more than a century ago. The eight original sculptures hold great spiritual value for the people of the southern African nation, and have been made into national emblems. Six of the large carvings were…

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Zanu PF struggles to build Harare, Bulawayo structures

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ZANU PF’S restructuring in the troublesome provinces of Harare and Bulawayo is happening in fits and starts, with party political commissar Victor Matemadanda, pictured, expressing concern about the threat posed by powerful land barons who want to take up leadership positions. Although the ruling party, which is not popular in urban areas, has set up…

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Harare residents blast new rates

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HARARE residents have blasted council over recent astronomical rates hikes, arguing they are anti-poor and should be challenged in a court of law. The uproar came after the Local Government ministry approved the 2020 Harare city budget which saw the local authority quadrupling water charges by 400 percent, raising sewer charges by 300 percent, doubling…

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Another MDC formed

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IN what could present the MDC with a fresh headache another opposition party, bearing the name MDC Original, has been registered by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec). According to a letter that was written by Zec chief elections officer Utoile Silaigwana, pictured, MDC Original is headquartered in Mutare and is now recognised as an official…

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MSF helps fight cholera, typhoid

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IN ZIMBABWE’S capital Harare, recurring outbreaks of cholera and typhoid fever are a pressing health concern. In many of the city’s suburbs, public water supply is unreliable, and blocked sewage pipes, pit latrines, and poor waste management contaminate the groundwater. Using innovative borehole technology and empowering communities to manage their own water points, Doctors Without…

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‘Hyperinflation cripples the health sector’

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THE hyper-inflationary environment being experienced in the country has crippled the health sector, with the government forced to channel most financial resources to paying health workers than investing in service delivery, Health minister Obadiah Moyo has said. Speaking at a dinner to welcome Global Fund executive director Peter Sands recently, Moyo said so critical was…

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Zifa must boycott Algeria trip

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THE Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) should take a leaf out of Getafe president Angel Torres’s book in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak that has caused havoc in the world of sport. Getafe were due to play Inter Milan in an Europa League clash on Thursday night at the San Siro Stadium in Italy. Italy…

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Coronavirus: MPs snub shocking

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HARRY PETER WILSON – THE recent snub of tours by the majority of members of the Parliamentary Committee on Health and Child Care of Wilkins Infectious Diseases Hospital and Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to evaluate its preparedness to tackle coronavirus (Covid-19) is quite shocking to say the least. It is unfortunate that this is…

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