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Call to release Zipra war records

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ZIMBABWE People’s Revolutionary Army (Zipra) Liberation Veterans Association is appealing to the government to release all Zipra military records, including war combat diaries. Addressing journalists at the Bulawayo Media Centre recently, Zipra Veterans Association spokesperson Buster Magwizi claimed there were deliberate distortions of Zipra’s participation in the war. “All the Zipra military records which were…

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Covid-19 materials procurement centralised

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Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE government has moved to centralise the procurement of coronavirus (Covid-19)-related materials through the National Pharmaceutical Company (Natpharm) in a bid to curb increasing corruption within its various institutions, the Daily News reports. This comes as former Health minister Obadiah Moyo was fired and arrested on allegations of corruption…

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Opinion & Analysis

Is it price discovery or putting a method to the madness?

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THE foreign currency auction system has arguably brought price and exchange rate stability. Is this a myth or reality? This article seeks to discuss the dynamics of the auction system that was introduced by the central bank in June of 2020 to replace the interbank market exchange rate system. From the onset, one has to…

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Editorial Comment

Use local languages to spread Covid-19 info

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SINCE the coronavirus outbreak and resultant national lockdown in March, health and government officials have been all out in the provinces educating the masses on the virus and how to mitigate it. Equally, others have been on radio and television explaining strategies to protect both people’s health and that of business. With Covid-19 infections now…

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Govt sweats over Drax payment

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Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw    Government is in a dilemma on whether to retain or pay US$2 million to Drax SAGL International for the supply and delivery of medicines and consumables as part of a US$20 million contract it later cancelled citing over pricing, the Daily News reports. This comes as Drax has…

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Sikhala’s doctrine before his arrest

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EDITOR — BEFORE the fateful August 21, which heralded the end of Job “Saro Wiwa” Sikhala’s revolutionary campaign against corruption outside the iron bars of  prison, he had a few days before he proclaimed that revolutionaries do not cease their transformative and radical people-centred work until their liberation objective is met. My curious question to his…

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Protest leaders call for dialogue…as tension remains palpably high in Zim

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Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw IN A significant change of tactic — amid the ongoing crackdown on dissenting voices in the country by authorities — two prominent personalities linked to the foiled July 31 mass protests are calling for national dialogue to end Zimbabwe’s decades-long political and economic crises. This comes as several of…

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I’m being fought: Jere

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HARARE businessman and CAPS United Football Club owner Farai Jere, facing charges of swindling the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) of over US$3,5 million, says the allegations were trumped up to sabotage a US$28 million contract his firm, Helcraw Electrical, is shortlisted for. Jere is jointly charged with ZETDC employees Leonard Chisina and…

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Charamba-Nyakudya resurfaces with new singles

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GOSPEL singer Munyaradzi Charamba-Nyakudya has resurfaced with new singles to be released next week. Charamba-Nyakudya is dropping the new singles ahead of her forthcoming album, which is yet to get a title. “We will release one single after the other and most probably we will start to release them from next week. The first single…

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Police, MDC-A supporters clash during Sikhala court appearance

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Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw POLICE and MDC Alliance supporters yesterday engaged in running battles outside the courts where party vice chairperson Job Sikhala was challenging his placement on remand after his arrest on allegations of inciting public violence last Friday. Police fired teargas to disperse the protesters from the Harare Magistrates’ Court and several…

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