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Businesses warned over illegal billboards

THE government has issued a warning against businesses over illegal erection of billboards along the country’s highways, saying they are blurring road signage. Yesterday, the ministry of Transport expressed concern over the increase in the number of illegal billboards along the country’s highways which are endangering the lives of motorists. “The ministry of Transport and…

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Zesa rubbishes Chivayo US$500m tender claims

ZESA has rubbished social media reports that it has awarded businessman Wicknell Chivayo a US$500 million plant tender. This comes as last year the Intratrek Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd managing director succeeded in the damages claim for breach and repudiation of contract against Zimbabwe Power Company after a fully contested trial that lasted one month in…

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Consumers want higher ZiG notes… as national acceptance of the new currency grows

By Brandon Josphat and Masimba Makwembere CONSUMER representatives want the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to introduce higher denominations of the ZiG without delay, to further bolster confidence in the new currency and to enhance convenience for the transacting public. This comes amid the growing acceptance of the currency in the country, which has brought…

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Water shortages batter Zimbabwe

Stella Madzivanyika STAFF WRITER THE country is facing a dire shortage of water, with many dams which supply urban areas and other settlements set to run out of the vital resource in the next 12 months. Among the towns and other areas that are said to be left with less than a year’s supply of…

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Government moves to protect vulnerable children

Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw THE Cabinet yesterday approved a national policy to protect children without parental care as the authorities want to make sure that their needs are adequately met. Addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing, Information minister Jenfan Muswere said the new policy seeks to ensure that children without parental care also enjoy their rights. “Cabinet…

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Parirenyatwa adopts new baby care method

By Ketty Nyoni nyonik@dailynews.co.zw PARIRENYATWA Group of Hospitals has come up with a new approach to care for premature babies, which has so far brought about a significant decrease in infant mortality rates. The initiative, called the Immediate Kangaroo Mother Care (IKMC), prioritises skin-to-skin contact between mothers and their newborns immediately after birth. Addressing journalists…

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Harare residents endorse capital punishment ban

HARARE residents yesterday told the joint parliamentary portfolio committee on Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs and the thematic committee on Human Rights that the country needs to abolish the death penalty. This comes as the Cabinet in February this year approved a Private Member’s Bill which, if passed, would outlaw capital punishment with at least…

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Drug patients over crowd Ingutsheni

AUTHORITIES at Ingutsheni Hospital, the country’s biggest mental health referral institution, have raised a red flag over overcrowding at the hospital which they said was an indication of increasing drug abuse. Speaking to the Daily News on the side-lines of a drug awareness campaign in Bulawayo yesterday, Ingutsheni chief medical officer Nemache Mawere said more…

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