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Minister sued over January 2019 army crackdown

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SCORES of citizens, who claim they were assaulted by soldiers during last year’s fuel price hike protests, have taken Defence minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri to the High Court demanding compensation. In the applications, the “victims”, who are from different parts of the country, cited Muchinguri-Kashiri and Zimbabwe Defence Forces commander Valerio Sibanda as respondents. Among some…

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Man arrested for trespassing into Irvine’s Farm

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A MARONDERA man was yesterday convicted of criminal trespass after taking a short cut that passes through Irvine’s Farm in Derbshire, Waterfalls, Harare. Darlington Chidawanyika, 26, pleaded guilty to the charge and said he committed the offence out of ignorance. “I only became aware after I was apprehended that it was an offence. I jumped…

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Editorial Comment

Government move commendable, but …

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CABINET’S decision on Tuesday to demand, at entry points, valid medical certificates of clearance for coronavirus from individuals coming from countries affected by the killer virus should be commended. It is also applauded that as of March 1 this year, every traveller to Zimbabwe, 6 169 people to be precise, were screened at the country’s…

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Letters to the Editor

Improve power supply to enhance capacity utilisation

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EDITOR — The continuing and deepening power crisis is not just affecting individuals or residential areas but industries as well that are being forced to go for hours without power, making production almost impossible. According to press reports, Zimbabwe is currently experiencing serious power cuts, in a development that has incapacitated a number of manufacturers,…

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‘ED waiting for Chamisa’

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PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, says he is keen to end Zimbabwe’s worsening political and economic crises through dialogue but has been kept waiting by opposition leader Nelson Chamisa, a visiting cleric said yesterday. This comes as dialogue between Mnangagwa and Chamisa has stalled over the insistence by the Zanu PF leader that the youthful MDC…

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Business

Zim to average -1,2pc GDP growth

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ZIMBABWE will remain in recession averaging real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of -1,2 percent over the next three years, a regional think tank has said. In a quarterly update on Zimbabwe, NKC African Economics said the southern African nation faces a set of complex economic issues, as political fragilities have seen the economy come undone…

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Entertainment

Pah Chihera honours Musarurwa

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SONGSTRESS Pah Chihera, pictured, has paid tribute to her late uncle and musician Prince Musarurwa who succumbed to cancer last month through a song. Titled Sinyoro Vaenda the song expresses the songstress’ feelings following the loss of her mentor and it will be accompanied by a video. Pah Chihera had to cancel her show in…

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Umahlekisa in big comedy night

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UMAHLEKISA Comedy Club will celebrate seven years in existence with a comedy night where a number of local comedians will clash. Titled Years of Comedy the showcase will see the likes of Ntando, Edgar Langeveldt, Ms Dee, Zwee, Mandla Da Comedian, Ckanyiso Dat Guy and Babongile Skhonjwa sharing the big stage. The comedy night has…

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Gem Africa hosts women’s month

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GEM Africa will host a picnic event dubbed Dhuku and Shades on Fleek (DASOF) to be held at Old Hararians Sports Club on March 14. The event, in commemoration of the International Women’s month will run under the theme #eachforequal, which is meant at educating, empowering, engaging, entertaining and emancipating women from all social groups….

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Zanu PF throws out Tsenengamu … as former youth league commissar is accused of being very stubborn  

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IN A bid to contain simmering tensions within its ranks, Zanu PF yesterday booted out its former youth league commissar, Godfrey Tsenengamu, pictured, for savaging the party’s leadership, the Daily News reports. This comes as factionalism — which almost completely destroyed the party during the last days in power of the late former president Robert…

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