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Bulawayo residents snub budget consultations

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Hazel MarimbizaBin BULAWAYOBULAWAYO councillors have raised concern over the low turnout of residents for ongoing budget consultation meetings saying this defeats the whole purpose of seeking their input. The snub was despite prior calls by the Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association urging residents to participate in the budget consultations as they were major stakeholders in deciding…

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GMB purchases $17 billion worth of grain

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Brighton MuronzereyiSTAFF WRITERmuronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw THE Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has so far purchased grain worth $17 billion from farmers to take the country’s maize stocks to 435 489 metric tonnes as of last week on Thursday while traditional grains were at 64 716 metric tonnes. Addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing yesterday, Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa said…

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Two of four-member gang acquitted of murder

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Dionne Kanyowa STAFF WRITER kanyowad@dailynews.co.zw THE High Court has acquitted two men who were arrested with two others for allegedly murdering a security guard while trying to rob a company in Eastlea, Harare, in 2013. The acquittal followed the State’s failure to present enough evidence that warranted a conviction against Johane Kamudyariwa and Lawrence Makiwa…

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HCC water woes to continue

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Brighton Muronzereyi STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw HARARE City Council (HCC) water woes continue as the city fathers are facing shortage of chemicals which have left them pumping less than 300 megalitres against a demand of 800 megalitres daily. Speaking during a special council meeting yesterday, acting director of water Victor Musikavanhu said HCC had been facing…

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Phiri engages Jere over CAPS crises

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FORMER owner of the embattled Castle Lager Premiership giants CAPS United —Twine Phiri — says he will engage the current majority shareholder — Farai Jere — on how to rescue the financially troubled side from collapsing. Phiri was the club president during its most successful era which saw them won two back-to-back titles in 2004…

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United Nations interventions spot on

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WE WELCOME the United Nations’ (UN) readiness to help Zimbabwe come up with strategies to curb child marriages and abuse of young women in Zimbabwe. In a story we carried at the weekend, UN humanitarian coordinator Edward Kallon confirmed that the UN System in Zimbabwe was working hard to help the country end violence against…

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Partial relief for Justice Mayor Wadyajena

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ZANU PF MP for Gokwe Nembudziya constituency and businessman Justice Mayor Wadyajena, accused of fraud and money laundering involving US$5 million, has had his bail conditions relaxed. Wadyajena, who is alleged to have acquired 25 trucks from Cottco money that was sent to a United States firm under the guise of purchasing bale ties for…

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Residents sell water amid a crisis

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SOME residents in Zvishavane have started selling water as the precious liquid is becoming scarce in the mining town. Suburbs including Eastlea, Forit and Mandava, among others, have gone for almost a month without water.A survey done by the Daily News yesterday revealed that water is being sold for US$1 to US$2 a 20 litre…

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‘Hotels ripping off govt on MPs’ accommodation’

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PERMANENT secretary in the ministry of Finance George Guvamatanga yesterday accused hotels in Harare of overcharging the government for parliamentarians’ accommodation. This comes after some MPs two weeks ago failed to check into hotels after the government delayed in making payments amid concerns by lawmakers that they were being reduced to subjects of public ridicule….

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Prices begin to inch downward. . . but Biti says ‘current ginya economics’ won’t work long term

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THE Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) says it has begun to witness welcome reductions in the prices of some basic goods — including cooking oil and flour — on the back of falling month-on-month inflation and the easing foreign currency parallel market. At the same time, many Zimbabweans who spoke to the Daily News yesterday,…

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