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Fast food chain in peace drive

Tinashe Nekati ONE of the country’s fast food chains, Hotplate Grillhouse Zimbabwe, has thrown its weight behind the growing calls for unity, tolerance and love regardless of political differences. This comes as political tensions countrywide are flaring ahead of the March 26 by-elections. Last weekend, skirmishes in Midlands province, where both President Emmerson Mnangagwa and…

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20 armed robbers attack gold mine

Rumbidzai Ngwenya ABOUT 20 armed robbers on Monday morning pounced on Forbes 38 Gold Mine in Shamva, where they attacked a security guard before attempting to steal gold ore. The police yesterday said the group, which was armed with unidentified rifles, attacked the mine in the early hours and exchanged gunfire with the security guard…

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Traditional healer rapes 12-year-old, leaves her unconscious

Hazel Marimbiza A NKAYI traditional healer has been arrested for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl during a healing session before fleeing from the scene, leaving her unconscious. Master Ndlovu, 49, allegedly lured his victim by claiming she had evil spirits which needed exorcism. After arranging for the healing session, the suspect allegedly took advantage of…

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Sport

Defiant SRC blasts Fifa

Cloud Fusire THE Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) yesterday accused Fifa of double standards in the way it deals with member associations and insisted that it would not be bullied into reinstating the Zifa board which was suspended over allegations of misuse of public funds and sexual abuse of female referees. This comes after Fifa…

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Life & Arts

Major League DJz returns to Zimbabwe

Vasco Chaya TOP South African live deejay group, Major League DJz will perform at Borrowdale Race Course in Harare on Saturday to fulfil the aborted The City Shutdown concert which was stopped by the police in October last year after organisers failed to adhere to the stipulated Covid-19 protocols. Last year Major League Djz, which…

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Editorial Comment

Clampdown hard on political violence

DESPICABLE! That aptly describes the political violence that rocked the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) rally in Mbizo, Kwekwe, on Saturday after yobs reportedly armed with all sorts of dangerous weapons pounced at the gathering when CCC leader Nelson Chamisa took to the podium to address multitudes of his supporters. The police have since confirmed…

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Business

Safari operator to pay ZimParks US$46k

THE High Court has ordered safari operator Score Holdings Private Limited to pay US$46 202.18 in outstanding  rentals owed to the National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority of Zimbabwe (ZimParks). The two parties entered into a lease agreement in 2017 for the leasing of Chete Safari Area to run tourism operations. According to the agreement cited…

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NPRC strives to temper tensions… as major political parties welcome the initiative

THE country’s major political players have welcomed moves by the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) to diffuse rising tensions in the country ahead of this month’s by-elections. This comes as police have moved swiftly to arrest many of the thugs who disrupted a Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) rally in Kwekwe at the weekend,…

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‘Zimbabwe must industrialise’

Rumbidzai Ngwenya ZIMBABWE and other African countries should focus on industrialisation and stop depending on goods manufactured from the West, Pan Africanist and lawyer Patrick Lumumba has said. Speaking during a Chief Executive Officers (CEO) Round Table meeting held in Harare yesterday, Lumumba, a Kenyan, said Africa had all raw materials and just needed to…

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