Technology

Mark Zuckerberg loses US$7 billion

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FACEBOOK founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has lost more than $7 billion in personal wealth as companies stopped advertising on the social media platform, according to Bloomberg’s Billionaire Index. Facebook shares dropped 8.3 percent on Friday, eliminating $56 billion from the company’s market value, after British-Dutch consumer goods company Unilever joined a number of other big brands in…

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Sport

Lewis Hamilton says Bernie Ecclestone comments on race ‘ignorant’

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LEWIS Hamilton says Bernie Ecclestone is “ignorant and uneducated” after the ex-Formula 1 boss made comments about racism. Ecclestone, 89, told CNN that “in lots of cases, black people are more racist than what white people are”. Six-time world champion Hamilton, 35, said Ecclestone’s remarks were “sad and disappointing”. He added they demonstrated “how far we…

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World

Coca-Cola suspends social media advertising despite Facebook changes

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Coca-Cola will suspend advertising on social media globally for at least 30 days, as pressure builds on platforms to crack down on hate speech. “There is no place for racism in the world and there is no place for racism on social media,” the drinks maker’s chairman and CEO James Quincey said. He demanded “greater accountability…

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News

Man murdered over textbook

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Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw A MACHETE-WIELDING man was struck twice on the head with a shovel and died following a misunderstanding over a textbook. The alleged attacker, Nesbert Kaseke, has since appeared in court on allegations of murder. He was not asked to plead to the charge when he appeared before Harare magistrate Barbra…

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Zanu PF bigwig in court over land deal

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Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw FORMER Zanu PF legislator Goodwills Masimirembwa has been dragged to court over a botched residential stand sale involving US$72 500. In an application, Donald and Sharon Makanyanga want the High Court to order Divine Homes to transfer all rights and title of the stand and sign the documents for the…

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New SMEs motorbikes lie idle

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Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw NEW motorbikes meant for Small to Medium Enterprises ministry district officers around the country have been left to rot for four years, after government failed to distribute them. In a report presented to the National Assembly by the Parliamentary portfolio committee on Small and Medium Enterprises Development, the government…

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Address torture allegations, govt told

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Helen Kadirire STAFF WRITER kadirireh@dailynews.co.zw THE government has been urged to take seriously allegations of torture levelled against the State, the Daily News can report. The National Transitional Justice Working Group (NTJWG), a civil society organisation, yesterday said that over the years numerous cases of abduction and torture have been reported in the country without…

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Judgment reserved in Nguwaya case

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Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw HIGH Court judge Pisirai Kwenda yesterday reserved judgment after hearing submissions during the bail appeal of Drax International representative Delish Nguwaya, who is facing two counts of fraud over coronavirus (Covid-19) procurement deals. Kwenda queried why nothing was being said about the manner in which the government deliberately flouted procurement…

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Editorial Comment

Govt must urgently act on transport

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MOST Zimbabweans living in urban areas are facing an incredible amount of difficulty when commuting to and from work during the coronavirus (Covid-19)-induced lockdown. When the government imposed the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus on March 30, a ban on all public transport was effected. This meant that thousands of commuter omnibuses…

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Mphoko wants charges dropped

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Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw FORMER vice president Phelekezela Mphoko, pictured, who is facing allegations of criminal abuse of office after he allegedly ordered the release of two Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) officials at a police station, has asked the courts to drop his charges. He will know his fate on July 7 when…

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