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Health ministry is toxic: Murwira  

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Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw BAD blood reigns supreme in the country’s health sector, paralysing operations to the detriment of service delivery, acting Health minister Amon Murwira has said. This comes as the country is battling the lethal coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic that has infected more than 2 400 citizens while claiming the lives of…

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Zim braces for rigid lockdown  

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Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw  IT EMERGED yesterday that security forces would further tighten the national coronavirus lockdown from today, amid fears that the disease is getting out of control, the Daily News reports. This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced a dusk-to-dawn curfew last week to combat the continued rise in Covid-19 cases…

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Malnutrition cases continue to rise: UN  

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Sindiso Mhophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE has recorded a sharp increase in pellagra cases, with 1 061 registered between January and June 2020 compared to 440 over the same period last year. Pellagra is a disease caused by a lack of vitamin niacin and if left untreated, can cause death. In its latest situation…

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Accident claims six in Banket  

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SIX people died on the spot on Friday when a vehicle they were travelling in collided with a haulage truck in Banket. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday confirmed the accident, saying investigations were still underway, but the driver of the smaller vehicle was avoiding an overtaking vehicle, resulting in a collision with the truck….

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Don’t instil fear in  citizens, warns ZHRC  

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Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has urged the government to stop using State apparatus to instil fear in citizens as the country braces for July 31 demonstrations. In a statement on the right of freedom to demonstrate and protest during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic lockdown, the commission also urged…

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Police to seize pirating vehicles  

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Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw Government has given law enforcement agents the greenlight to seize vehicles caught breaking coronavirus (Covid-19)-induced lockdown regulations by illegally ferrying passengers. In a Statutory Instrument 186 of 2020 of Public Health (Covid-19 Prevention, Containment and Treatment) (National Lockdown) (Amendment) Order, 2020 (No. 15), the government allowed for the “seizure of…

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Black Lives Matter: Arkansas senator describes slavery as ‘necessary evil’

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A senator for the state of Arkansas has described slavery as a “necessary evil” on which the American nation was built. In a local newspaper interview, Republican Tom Cotton said he rejected the idea that the US was a systemically racist country to its core. He is introducing legislation to ban federal funds for a project…

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Coronavirus: UK economy ‘might not recover until 2024’

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THE UK economy could take until 2024 to return to the size it was before the coronavirus lockdown, according to analysis from the EY Item Club. The forecasters, who use a similar economic model to the Treasury, suggest unemployment will rise to 9% from 3.9%. They also estimate the economy will shrink by 11.5% this…

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Tariff adjustments to breathe life into telecom sector

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ZIMBABWE’S telecommunication firms have been given a new lease of life after their regulator granted them the authority to charge tariffs that are reflective of their cost of service delivery. This comes as the government last week – through Statutory Instrument (SI) 185 of 2020 – allowed service providers to peg their prices in United…

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Charamba’s music legacy safe. . . as daughters aim high after debut singles

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Maxwell Sibanda  Assistant Editor  Gospel music couple Charles and Olivia Charamba are pleased to see their two daughters Shalom and Eternity use their musical talents to worship God after the recent release of their solo debut singles. Charles said while the two girls are competent composers as well, he had to offer them his compositions…

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