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Farai Jere in court over US$3m ZETDC deal

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  BUSINESSMAN and football administrator Farai Jere appeared in court yesterday accused of swindling the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) of over US$3 million in a smart meters supply deal. Jere appeared before Harare magistrate Lazini Ncube jointly charged with ZETDC engineer Leonard Chisina and information and technology senior manager Freeman Chikonzo. Through…

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Sport

Tino Kadewere says he has point to prove

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THERE is an uneven fluctuation in Tino Kadewere’s voice that is born out of an unmistaken emotional discomfort when he speaks of the untimely death of his brother Prince “Pipi”, who had become a father figure in his life. Pipi, who passed away earlier this month and was buried last Sunday, was more than a…

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Technology

Mark Zuckerberg questioned for two days in Facebook competition probe

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  Facebook’s chief executive Mark Zuckerberg testified for two days before the US competition czar this week as part of an ongoing investigation into the company’s practices. The tech giant’s chief executive appeared before the Federal Trade Commission to answer questions about whether or not the company was abusing its outsized portion of the ad…

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Job Sikhala arrested in movie style

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  THERE was drama in the Harare western suburb of Tynwald North as armed police arrested firebrand MDC Alliance deputy national chairperson Job Sikhala in Hollywood movie-style. Sikhala had been on the run for weeks after he was put on the police wanted list among several other opposition political activists and civic society leaders for…

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Government directs ministry officials to attend urban councils meetings

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LOCAL Government minister, July Moyo, has directed officials from his ministry to attend all urban local authorities’ committee and full council meetings supposedly to ensure compliance with the Constitution and government policy. This comes amid allegations of corruption involving, among other things, illegal sale of stands by urban councils run by the opposition MDC that…

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Business

Zimnat enters South African funeral insurance market

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THE Zimnat Group has extended its insurance arm into South Africa to enable Zimbabweans living there to take out insurance cover for funeral expenses, including the cost of bringing their bodies back to Zimbabwe should they die in South Africa. This comes as various news sources have reported an increase in the number of Zimbabweans…

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Judge recuses self

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BULAWAYO High Court judge Thompson Mabhikwa has recused himself from the matter involving Harare lawyer Admire Rubaya and eight others involving gold theft following allegations raised against his conduct. Rubaya filed a criminal complaint against the judge for allegedly abusing his public office after he ordered his “unjustified” 10-day incarceration by revoking his bail in…

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Editorial Comment

Govt should shelve 2020 school exams

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JUST last week, some teacher organisations called for the start of serious consultations on the modalities that should be followed in reopening schools. This made a lot of sense, especially the fact that it was an obvious acknowledgement of the important place learners’ futures occupy on the list of national priorities. Public examinations, have traditionally…

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Opinion & Analysis

The burdens we carry

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OPINION by BLACK EDWARD   My late father — may his soul rest in peace — used to say “pay no heed to a politician talking about a rival party”. Well, no one can argue with these words of wisdom, politicians do have an inherent disposition or is it political ‘tact’ of only speaking one…

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Controversial cleric Musindo calls for unity

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  DESTINY for Africa Network  (DNA) founder Obadiah Musindo has called on the church to promote political tolerance and unity in the country as part of efforts to create conducive conditions for economic development. Reacting to last Sunday’s hard-hitting pastoral letter by the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference, which alleged human rights abuses by President Emmerson…

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