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Supa Mandiwanzira demands freedom

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Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw FORMER Information Communication Technology minister Supa Mandiwanzira, who is facing allegations of criminal abuse of office for allegedly seconding his personal assistant to the board of the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) without due process, yesterday demanded his freedom. Mandiwanzira has since filed for exception to the…

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Industry frets over coronavirus  

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INDUSTRY yesterday warned it could be forced to halt operations if the deadly coronavirus continues to infect workers, in a new threat to Zimbabwe’s struggling economy, the Daily News reports. This comes as the lethal virus forced several firms to temporarily close business last week after some of their employees tested positive for the killer…

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Masiyiwa sources drugs for 1m people

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Myles Matarise STAFF WRITER matarise@dailynews.co.zw AFRICAN Union special envoy Strive Masiyiwa, pictured, has — through the Africa Medical Supplies Platform (AMSP) — sourced drugs to treat one million African’s affected by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The AMSP was launched in June by South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa and the platform has gained traction in sourcing…

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Cathedral closes after staffer dies of Covid-19

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A WORKER at the Catholic Cathedral of the Sacred Heart collapsed and died on Thursday night from Covid-19, forcing the church to close indefinitely. According to the cathedral administrator, Father Kennedy Muguti, the church would only re-open after fumigation by the ministry of Health and Child Care. Muguti said the worker had co-morbidities. “We are…

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Zimra uncovers US$62k fuel scam

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THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has lifted the lid on a US$62 000 fuel smuggling scam in which clearing agents were evading duty by misrepresenting fuel imports as duty free crude soya oil. Two clearing agents — Malvern Mugoki, 38, and Wellington Kasalaweka, 34, of Vernson Freight (Pvt) Ltd were on Saturday arraigned before Mutare…

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Manyowa appointed to Zimura board

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Vasco Chaya LIFESTYLE WRITER chayav@dailynews.co.zw GOSPEL music sensation Janet Manyowa, pictured, has been appointed to the Zimbabwe Music Rights Association (Zimura) board, replacing fellow gospel singer Charles Charamba who resigned late last year to focus on personal projects. “Manyowa was selected by the board to replace Charamba who resigned last year because he was overwhelmed…

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Mashwede Village holds Dance Off finals

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MASHWEDE Village’s premium dance competition, Dance Off, will digitally hold its finals this Friday which will see the winner getting US$1 000 in cash. Nine groups battled it out in the semi-final on Friday last week and qualifiers for the final will be announced this Wednesday after reconciliation of online votes. Budiriro’s Young Talented Dancers,…

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Zifa mustn’t mess this up. . . as haggling over Covid-19 bailout continues  

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Nigel Matongorere SPORTS EDITOR matongoreren@dailynews.co.zw ZIFA had made a commendable move by agreeing to bail out football clubs during this coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic but the association risks squandering all that goodwill due to an opaque payment structure. The association received a total of US$2,5 million from Fifa and Caf as a stimulus package to help…

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Rare exhibition opens in UK  

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Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO A rare collection of rediscovered early works by young Zimbabwean painters is being exhibited in the United Kingdom for the first time in almost 70 years. Dubbed “The Stars are Bright: Zimbabwe through the eyes of its young painters from Cyrene (1940-1947)”, the exhibition opened at The Theatre Courtyard Green Rooms…

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Hospitals’ situation dire

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Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw THE situation in hospitals across the country is dire as some maternity units are now operating without nurses who are on strike, the Zimbabwe Senior Hospitals Doctors Association (SHDA) has said. SHDA said as a result, doctors cannot continue to come to work. “The situation in hospitals today is…

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