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‘Chamisa remains ready to meet ED’… Timba says, as window of opportunity for Zim talks opens again

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Mugove Tafirenyika CHIEF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw NELSON Chamisa is still keen to meet with President Emmerson Mnangagwa to help resolve Zimbabwe’s decades-long political and economic challenges, MDC Alliance secretary for presidential affairs, Jameson Timba, has said. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the level-headed and ever approachable Timba also observed that Chamisa had been among the first leaders…

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Cops increase heat on Covid-19 sinners

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Godknows Matarutse  & Mugove Tafirenyika STAFF WRITERS POLICE have set up a special crack unit to enforce discipline among ordinary citizens whose apparent disregard of lockdown restrictions has miffed authorities. This comes as there are growing calls for the government to further tighten the current coronavirus stay-at-home order — amid ballooning deaths of people succumbing…

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RBZ to issue new $50 notes

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Emmerson Njanjamangezi  SENIOR STAFF WRITER njanjamangezie@dailynews.co.zw RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya says the central bank is working on the introduction of a $50 bank note for the convenience of the transacting public. The announcement followed swirling reports of an impending introduction of higher denomination notes of $100 and $200. In a statement…

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US$5,4m food aid for urban dwellers 

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Emmerson Njanjamangezi  SENIOR STAFF WRITER njanjamangezie@dailynews.co.zw THE United Kingdom (UK) has approved a US$5,4 million food relief fund for Zimbabwe, which will come in the form of monthly cash transfers or electronic vouchers worth US$12 per person redeemable in supermarkets.  The scheme which would be implemented by the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP), aims to…

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Flash floods leave trail of destruction

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Blessings Mashaya  SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynewsz.co.zw  FLASH floods that occurred in recent days have left a trail of destruction across the country, leaving roads and bridges damaged, trees uprooted and some homes waterlogged. Most areas in Masvingo, the Midlands, Harare and Manicaland provinces have been receiving incessant rains in recent days. Department of Civil Protection…

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100 musicians get Covid-19 grant

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Vasco Chaya and  Anesu Mirisawu LIFESTYLE WRITERS ABOUT 100 musicians from about 1 000 that applied for the Covid-19 Relief Fund last year have received $5 000 each, the Zimbabwe Union of Musicians (Zum) has confirmed. The government unveiled the $10 million fund last year to cushion artists from the effects of the Covid-19-induced national…

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Dangarembga lands 2021 PEN Award

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LIFESTYLE WRITER MULTI-award- WINNING novelist, playwright, and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga, pictured, has been awarded the 2021 PEN Award for Freedom of Expression. The award, previously known as the Oxfam Novib/PEN International Award for Freedom of Expression, is annually conferred on writers and journalists in recognition of their contribution to freedom of expression despite the danger…

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Parirenyatwa admitting more Covid-19 patients

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Pepertua Rojasi  STAFF WRITER rojasip@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE’S largest medical centre — Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals — says its resources are stretched by the large number of Covid-19 patients it is admitting.  This comes as the country is experiencing a resurgence of the pandemic as 528 people have lost their lives from the 22 297 confirmed cases…

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St George’s celebrates 125th anniversary

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STAFF WRITER    ONE of Zimbabwe’s top learning institutions, St George’s College, today celebrates 125 years of existence and offering Jesuit education. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, the celebrations, which will run through the year, would be launched today through a virtual mass to be attended online by hundreds of students, staff, friends, families and old…

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Shut land borders — experts tell gvt… as Zim’s corona deaths, infections keep soaring

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Mugove Tafirenyika CHIEF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw CONCERNED medical experts have implored the government to follow the example of South Africa and close all its land borders, to curb the alarming spread of coronavirus in the country. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the experts also said they were worried that authorities were taking too long to reveal their…

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