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Government introduces Covid-19 self-testing kits

Brandon Josphat STAFF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE government is set to introduce Covid-19 self-testing kits as authorities seek to increase the number of people being tested across the country. Speaking during a post-Cabinet media briefing yesterday, acting minister of Information Jenfan Muswere said the authorities were on high alert in the fight against Covid-19. “The ministry…

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Bulawayo City to charge rates in US$

THE cash-strapped Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has resolved to peg its levies and service charges in United States Dollars. In a notice, yesterday, Bulawayo Town Clerk Christopher Dube said the local authority’s move has been necessitated by the continued depreciation of the Zimbabwe dollar, making it difficult to cope with the ever rising cost of…

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Major General Bhebhe dies

RETIRED major general Sydney Bhebhe has died. Bhebhe died on Monday at Avenues clinic in Harare and he was 61 years old.  In a statement, Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) commander Lieutenant General David Sigauke expressed regret at the untimely passing on of Bhebhe. The late general was born on December 30, 1960 at Masase Mission…

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Minimum wage for farm workers gazetted

THE National Employment Council for the Agricultural Industry in Zimbabwe (NECAIZ) has pegged minimum monthly wages of the general agriculture subsector at US$60. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the General Agriculture and Plantation Workers Union of Zimbabwe (GAPWUZ) deputy secretary-general Austine Muswere said the Zimbabwean dollar minimum monthly wages shall be determined by converting the applicable…

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Woman awarded estate, 12 years after hubby’s death

A KUWADZANA woman Dorothy Mutengiwa has been awarded a house in the distribution of her late husband Ben Tinawapi Mutengiwa’s estate, ending a 12-year wait since his death in 2010. Mutengiwa, who was married for 24 years before death struck, was up against Tracy, her late husband’s second wife who is cited as the second…

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Suspected baby thief nabbed after 9 years

A WOMAN who allegedly stole two babies in Harare nine years ago has been arraigned in court after she was arrested in Rusape on Monday. Enitor Marumane allegedly offered to help two women with their babies in separate incidents before disappearing with them, leaving the mothers stranded. She is facing two counts of kidnapping with…

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Clampdown on vandalism

IT CANNOT be over emphasised that power is critical in turning around our flagging economy. Without adequate electricity, it would be a Herculean task to revive the economy by attracting both local and foreign investments. Achieving the National Strategy Development 1 goals would be a pipe dream. The government has to do everything within its…

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