Sport

Convent dethrone Heritage in ATS U20 basketball league

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Cloud FusireSPORTS WRITERfusirec@dailynews.co.zw THE Harare Association of Trust Schools (ATS) Northern Region Basketball under 20 girls’ A League concluded at the weekend with Dominican Convent Harare dethroning Heritage School for the title. Convent were crowned champions after winning all five league games to amass 10 points ahead of the 2022 winners Heritage, who placed second…

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Aussie cricket legends to coach local underprivileged children

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AUSTRALIAN cricket legends John Buchanan and Paul Wilson will hold high-performance camps for underprivileged children in Zimbabwe in August this year. The coaching clinics to be held in Harare from August 15-22 and in Bulawayo from August 27-29, are being organised by Grassroots Cricket, a charity organisation harnessing the power of cricket to help transform…

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Life & Arts

Gringo honoured in new drama series

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A NEW local drama series The Return of Gringo — meant to pay tribute to the late veteran actor Lazarus Boora— will premiere at Ster Kinekor Joina City in the capital tonight. Penned by veteran playwright Enock Chihombori, the drama series features most of the visible characters in the previous Gringo editions, the likes of…

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Business

Econet to hold EGM to approve US$30m rights issue

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ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe Limited, the country’s largest mobile telecommunications and technology company, will hold an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on August 7 to approve a US$30 million rights issue. The rights issue would see Econet offer existing shareholders the opportunity to subscribe for new shares at a discounted price.The proceeds of the rights issue, which…

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News

Retired senior civil servants to import cars duty-free

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ALL retired senior civil servants are now able to import vehicles duty-free valued at not more than US$60 000 for former permanent secretaries and US$40 000 for chief directors following a recent government directive, an extraordinary Government Gazette announced yesterday. This comes as government introduced a motor vehicle rebate scheme in 2019 where any civil…

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‘We want non-partisan public media coverage’

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THE opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has refuted assertions made by the government that they were refusing to take up airtime on ZBC, saying they were available only if the platform was impartial. Speaking during a briefing to diplomatic and observer missions accredited to Zimbabwe for the 2023 elections on Monday, deputy Information minister…

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‘ED not hung up on his poll rivals’… Charamba says, adds that his main focus remains on Zimbabwe’s development

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PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa remains fully focused on lifting the quality of life of all Zimbabweans, and is not pre-occupied with his political rivals ahead of next month’s elections. So says Mnangagwa’s spokesperson, George Charamba, who also told the Daily News yesterday that none of the country’s presidential aspirants posed a serious challenge to the 80-year-old…

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Help us catch drug peddlers — Police

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POLICE in Bulawayo have urged locals to play a crucial part in protecting the emotional and psychological health of children by reporting any individuals they suspect of selling drugs illegally in their communities. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo police spokesperson Abednico Ncube said children’s lives were being destroyed under residents’ watch. “We urge…

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Zimbabwe records over 350 000 ‘teen’ pregnancies

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Ketty NyoniSTAFF WRITERnyonik@dailynews.co.zw MORE than 350 000 girls between the ages of 10 and 19 fell pregnant in the country between 2019 and 2022, according to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), with the bulk of cases being common in rural areas. Speaking during a media briefing held in Harare yesterday, the UNFPA programme specialist…

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Zim government liberalises more agriculture commodities trade

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Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE government has liberalised the trading of soya beans, barley and wheat to allow farmers to maximise profits by selling their produce to the highest bidder. This comes as the government removed the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) monopoly to trade in maize and other traditional grains in April and allowed farmers to…

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