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Olympics-bound Mpofu wins AG bronze

PARIS 2024-bound long distance runner Isaac Mpofu justified his status as one of Zimbabwe’s leading athletes when he claimed bronze in the men’s half-marathon at the ongoing African Games in Ghana. Mpofu, who was Zimbabwe’s only competitor in the men’s event, clocked 1 hour five minutes and 37 seconds, to finish third behind winner Samson…

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Chevrons strike African Games gold

BY EMMANUEL MARAMBE THE Chevrons ensured a Zimbabwe clean sweep of the gold medals in the cricket competition at the 13th African Games when they crushed Namibia by eight wickets in the final of the men’s competition. Namibia won the toss and elected to bat at Achimota Senior Secondary School A Field in Accra, but…

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Zimbabwe’s Warriors edge Zambia on penalties

BY CLOUD FUSIRE ZIMBABWE’S Warriors edged Zambia 6-5 on penalties to reach the four-nation tournament final in Lilongwe yesterday. Following an exciting encounter which produced four first half goals, the dreaded shoot-out was required to separate the old Southern African rivals who have fought many an exciting battle over the years. And in keeping with…

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Use social media judiciously, police implore Zimbabweans

By Ketty Nyoni WITH many people increasingly using social media for malicious purposes and to perpetrate crimes, police have implored both Zimbabweans and visitors to the country to use social platforms sensibly. Speaking on Thursday night on independent national television station 3Ktv’s widely-followed news and current affairs programme, Vantage, police national spokesperson Paul Nyathi also…

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Zesa dumps wood poles

ZESA is dumping the use of wood poles in the distribution of electricity and will now use concrete poles to avoid vandalism and theft. Energy minister Edgar Moyo told the National Assembly last week that they were also going to develop steel poles as they were engaging leading steel producers. ‘’As a long-term solution, Zesa,…

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‘Stop giving undeveloped land to home seekers

GOVERNMENT yesterday came out guns blazing saying local councils must stop giving undeveloped land to home seekers, arguing this has led to an increase in land barons. Speaking to the Daily News on Sunday yesterday, permanent secretary in the ministry of Presidential Affairs Tafadzwa Muguti said there was no room for land barons. “His Excellency…

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2 bus operators’ licences suspended over accidents

TRANSPORT minister Felix Mhona yesterday suspended operation licences of two local cross-border bus operators — Blue Circle and City Bus. The suspension follows a recent fatal accident by a BlueCircle bus in Beitbridge and a City Bus driver who was “not compliant with the regulatory requirements.” “Pursuant to the fatal accident which occurred on 16…

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Government resumes Harare-Chitungwiza railway project

AUTHORITIES say they are now embarking on the process of developing the railway line connecting Harare and Chitungwiza to decongest the capital and the dormitory town. Transport minister Felix Mhona confirmed this on Thursday that the authorities had given the tender to Central Mechanical Equipment Department (CMED) to begin the project which was expected to…

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