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ZESN hands parly Comprehensive Electoral Amendment Bill

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Maxwell Sibanda THE Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) has officially handed over a Draft Comprehensive Electoral Amendment Bill to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. Zesn chairperson Andrew Makoni handed the comprehensive draft to Acting Chairperson of Portfolio Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, Joshua Murire in a virtual event. Last year…

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MDC war lets up as leaders speak… hope among supporters, finally, that party won’t die

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AFTER years of engaging in futile internal wars, MDC leaders now appear ready to ditch their suicidal factional battles and work together in the interest of the party, the Daily News reports. Yesterday, the party’s interim leadership led by Thokozani Khupe held a hastily-arranged meeting of its standing committee in Harare, which officials said was…

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‘Heed revolt plot claims seriously’

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ANALYSTS and rights groups have advised MDC leaders to beware after authorities said the party was linked to a plot aimed at overthrowing President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the government from power, the Daily News reports. This comes a few weeks after authorities thwarted the July 31 anti-government mass demonstrations — amid accusations by rights groups…

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Teachers demand meeting with government

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TEACHERS’ unions have demanded to meet government in order to resolve the current impasse between the two parties. This comes as most teachers across the country boycotted the reopening of public schools on Monday, protesting against the failure by the government to test them for the lethal coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and poor remuneration. Amalgamated Rural…

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Ex-Zimra boss Gershem Pasi ‘freed’

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FORMER Zimbabwe Revenue Authority commissioner-general Gershem Pasi facing criminal abuse of office allegations has been temporarily freed by the court after it granted his application for refusal of further remand. Pasi was accused of engaging a third party in the acquisition of an Information Management System (IMS), prejudicing Zimra of over US$11 million. The State…

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Presidential debate: Trump and Biden trade insults in chaotic debate

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President Donald Trump and his challenger Joe Biden have fiercely clashed in one of the most chaotic and bitter White House debates in years. Mr Trump frequently interrupted, prompting Mr Biden to tell him to “shut up” as the two fought over the pandemic, healthcare and the economy. The US president was challenged over white…

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Residents demand school construction

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THE Harare Residents Trust (HRT) has taken government to court demanding the construction of a public primary school in Tynwald South by January 2022. In the application filed by Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) with the High Court, HRT cited the City of Harare, Local Government minister July Moyo and Education mister Cain Mathema…

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CAPS engage out of contract players

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  WITH a lot of uncertainty regarding when the football season will start due to the Covid-19 pandemic, CAPS United are already in negotiations for contract renewals with a number of their stars. The 2020 season should have kicked off in March but had to be postponed after the government declared a nationwide lockdown and…

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Bilharzia de-worming exercise targets 300 000 Zim children

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  THE World Health Organisation (WHO), in partnership with the Health ministry, is targeting to reach 300 000 children under a drug administration exercise against bilharzia and soil transmitted helminths (STH) in Mashonaland Central Province. According to a national epidemiological survey conducted in 2014, the province had a high prevalence of bilharzia among children, with…

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Zimbabwe needs gender-sensitive response to disasters’

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CIVIL society organisations in Zimbabwe have called on the government to ensure national preparedness in dealing with issues arising from gender-based violence (GBV) during national disasters such as the coronavirus (Covid-19)-induced lockdown. This comes as the civil society organisations, including the Women’s Coalition in Zimbabwe (Wcoz), UKAid, SafAids and Social Development Direct, have issued a…

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