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Sikhala, Maiko trial postponed

THE trial of jailed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC)’s Job Sikhala, and former Chitungwiza mayor Lovemore Maiko, was yesterday postponed to May 23. He and Maiko appeared before Harare magistrate Yeukai Dzuda facing a charge of disorderly conduct after they allegedly stormed and disrupted a Zanu PF rally last year. The trial was supposed to…

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Local hospital offers free spinal surgeries to children

By Nyasha Kunyiswa THE Health ministry and the Hydro-cephalus Association of Zimbabwe (Shaz) will this week offer 38 spinal surgeries to children at the Sally Mugabe Hospital in Harare. Spina bifi da is a condition that affects the spine and is usually present at birth, while hydrocephalus is a neurological disorder caused by an abnormal…

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Couple accused of defrauding overseas job seekers of US$34 800

Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested Melusi Ndlovu, 36, and his wife Gwendoline Ndlovu of Sunhill for allegedly defrauding eight people of over US$34 800 after promising them jobs, work permits, and travel documents to Canada, United Kingdom and Ireland. At least 12 other complainants are reported to have filed separate fresh charges…

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Sport

Tight at the top. . . highly competitive PSL season in the offing as top eight separated by three points

By Emmanuel Marambe THIS year’s Castle Lager Premier Soccer League campaign is promising to be one of the most competitive campaigns in living memory with no team currently standing out after eight rounds of action. Highlanders, who are beginning to blossom under veteran Portuguese coach Baltemar Brito, are the current log leaders with 15 points…

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Life & Arts

Bumper crowds turn up for weekend concerts

THREE high-profile concerts held in Harare on Saturday attracted ‘full houses,’ probably marking the first time such big crowds have turned up at shows in the capital city since Covid-19 restrictions were lifted by the government. The return of live performance after the long pandemic shutdown brought plenty to cheer but far fewer people have…

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Editorial Comment

Clean elections answer to re-joining the Commonwealth

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa was in the United Kingdom last week to attend the coronation of King Charles on Saturday. He took advantage of the visit to first meet with the current chair of Commonwealth, Rwanda President Paul Kagame and later with the club’s secretary general Patricia Scotland. The meetings were in pursuance of Zimbabwe’s quest…

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Business

Government expedites agricultural mechanisation

GOVERNMENT says agriculture mechanisation investments will help transform the country’s farming landscape and contribute to economic growth. In January this year, a total of 1 635 tractors, 16 combine harvesters and other farming implements, including boom sprayers, valued at US$66 million, were commissioned in Harare by President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Belarusian counterpart Aleksandr Lukashenko….

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