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US provides US$62m for drought support

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By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE United States has availed US$62 million as food security support to the government of Zimbabwe’s efforts to feed over three million people who are food insecure. This comes as President Emmerson Mnangagwa has pleaded for international assistance after declaring the current El Nino-induced drought as a state of national disaster….

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Godwin Matanga calls for international policing standards

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By Nyasha Kunyiswa kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw POLICE commissioner general Godwin Matanga yesterday implored his officers not to lag behind in terms of international policing and peace keeping standards. Speaking in Harare during the briefing and debriefing ceremony for policing officers going for and returning from a peace keeping mission in war ravaged South Sudan, Matanga called on…

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Harare car dealer granted US$500 bail

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By Rutendo Ngara A HARARE car dealer, Mathew Musengezi, 41, who allegedly defrauded the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) of US$40 000 was yesterday granted US$500 bail by magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa. During his bail application, prosecutor Lancelot Mutsokoti told the court that Musengezi was not a flight risk since he attended trial early this month where…

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Courier up for stealing cellphones worth US$16k

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By Rutendo Ngara A MAN who was allegedly tasked to transport a consignment of mobile phones worth US$27 000 from Harare to Bulawayo appeared in court yesterday after he allegedly sold some of the cellphones and diverted the cash. Keith Jonasi Mawane, 42, appeared before Harare magistrate Simon Kandiyero facing theft of trust property charges….

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Glen View South MP, 39 CCC activists ruling postponed

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By Rutendo Ngara THE ruling for discharge in the trial of 40 Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists who were arrested last year for allegedly breaching the Maintenance of Peace and Order Act (Mopa) in Highfield, Harare, was yesterday postponed to next week Friday. Magistrate Sharon Rakafa postponed her ruling after one of the accused…

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Suspected illegal ivory sellers appear in court

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By Yvonne Ncube TWO suspects from Bulawayo have appeared in court facing charges of illegal possession of raw unmarked ivory after police detectives disguised themselves as potential buyers before arresting them. Jonathan Mkhwebu, 33, and Brilliant Mkhosana, 39, yesterday appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza before pleading not guilty to the charges. However, they…

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High Court denies 77 CCC activists bail

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HIGH Court judge Justice Munamato Mutevedzi yesterday denied bail to 77 Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists facing charges of unlawful gathering and disorderly conduct. They were arrested last month at the home of CCC chief administrator Jameson Timba and have been in remand prison for over a month after Harare magistrate Ruth Moyo denied…

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Blackouts bite populace hard… as cost of living soars, life gets harder for many

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By Masimba Makwembere and Brandon Josphat THE country’s relentless power cuts are raising the cost of living in the country and badly affecting both industry and commerce — making life ever harder on many fronts for poor and working classes. So warn consumer groups and business representatives, who told the Daily News yesterday that as…

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Zim Chess names Olympiad squad

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By Cloud Fusire SPORTS WRITER THE Zimbabwe Chess Federation has named a 12-member squad that will represent the country at the 45th Chess Olympiad to be held in Budapest, Hungary in September this year. Zimbabwe will be represented by top chess players that include international masters Roy Makoto, Farai Mandizha and women candidate master Kudzanai…

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Modernisation needed to recapitalise NRZ

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THE Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Transport says there is an urgent need to modernise the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) in order to fully achieve recapitalisation. This, the committee said, can only be achieved if the NRZ invests in Public Private Partnerships (PPPs). Speaking to the Daily News on the side-lines of a tour of the rail…

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