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Sentence for stock thief slashed by half

Dionne Kanyowa kanyowa@dailynews.co.zw A  GURUVE man Amos Zhakata successfully appealed against an 18 year sentence for stealing two cattle as his sentence was reduced to 9 years at the High Court this month. Justice Munamato  Mutevedzi   ruled that  Zhakata  had been unreasonably sentenced by the lower courts last year in a manner that was prejudicial to him. The court also…

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Sport

PSL competition excites Ndiraya

DYNAMOS coach Tonderai Ndiraya, is convinced the current Castle Lager Premiership season will turn out to be one of the most competitive campaigns ever. Ndiraya, whose Glamour Boys dismissed Tenax 3-1 on Sunday to cut the gap with joint log leaders Manica Diamonds and Chicken Inn to just three points after seven rounds of action,…

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Life & Arts

Chipanga collaborates with ‘ED Pfee’ singer

CONTROVERSIAL sungura musician Hosiah Chipanga has collaborated with Chief Shumba Hwenje  — the man behind the political jingle ED Pfee. Mockingly titled Vana Vasatani, beseeches Zimbabweans to settle their differences on their own without involving foreigners. It also emphasises the need for Zimbabweans to cultivate patriotism and self-belief. Vana Vasatani, which takes a dim view of foreign interference in…

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Editorial Comment

SA condemnation of xenophobia commendable

THE DECISION by the South African government last week to condemn the attack of foreigners by a radical group calling itself the Dudula Movement must be commended. This came after the rogue group attacked foreigners, among them Zimbabweans, in Alexandra township in Sandton.  Several members of the group were rounded up by the police after…

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Business

Govt simplifies 99-year-lease application

FARMERS can now apply for 99-year-leases using their annual production and productivity forms as the government enhances the ease of doing business in the agriculture sector. In a statement at the weekend, Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka, said simplifying the process of applying for a lease would accelerate agribusiness. “The focus of linking annual production and…

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Prisca Mupfumira ruling postponed again

FORMER Public Service minister Prisca Mupfumira will have to wait for another week for a court ruling on her application for discharge. The ruling was set for yesterday having been postponed from last week and had to be pushed to March 22 as the presiding magistrate was away  attending a funeral. Mupfumira is accused of interfering…

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Goverment stews over prices of goods… as Chiwenga blames ‘economic saboteurs’ for this

AUTHORITIES are stewing over rising prices of basic goods and services in the country, amid growing concerns that more and more ordinary people are struggling to make ends meet. So serious are the concerns, that Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has been asked by Parliament to explain the worsening hardships that long-suffering citizens are facing. This…

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‘Alluvial mining affecting communities’

Andile Tshuma  in BULAWAYO THE government has raised concern over increased alluvial mining activities in different parts of the country, which the authorities blame for environmental degradation. In a statement after a week-long tour of some of the country’s rivers, Environment minister Mangaliso Ndhlovu, said alluvial gold mining had presented a number of problems for…

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