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Harare wants to borrow US$21m

HARARE City Council (HCC) wants to borrow US$21 million from financial institutions to improve its service delivery and to rehabilitate some of the metro’s critical infrastructure. In a notice this week issued by the city’s acting town clerk, Pakhamile Mabhena Moyo, the council confirmed that it intended to utilise the funds on 31 key projects….

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Mnangagwa’s in control: Zanu PF . . . says its top structures will soon speak on 2030 push

POLITICAL EDITOR mashayab@dailynews.co.zw THE ruling Zanu PF’s top structures will soon issue a definitive position on the party’s resolution on keeping President Emmerson Mnangagwa in power beyond 2028. So says the party, which also emphasised yesterday that Mnangagwa remained “fully in control” of the former liberation movement and the country — while also enjoying the…

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Bus accident death toll rises to 28

STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw THE death toll from the road traffic accident that occurred along the Masvingo-Beitbridge highway on February 13, when an Urban Connect bus was involved in a head-on collision, has risen to 28. The accident claimed 24 lives on the spot, and another passenger died at Beitbridge Hospital the following day. President Emmerson…

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Tshabangu persecuting MPs: Welshman

Jeffrey Muvundusi SOUTHERN EDITOR CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) president Welshman Ncube has accused opposition leader in Parliament Sengezo Tshabangu of persecuting some MPs and councillors aligned to his faction of the party. Tshabangu, who asserts to be the party’s interim secretary general, was recently brought before the CCC national disciplinary committee facing four counts,…

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Detained Mike Chimombe falls ill

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw INCARCERATED Harare businessman Mike Chimombe, who is embroiled in a US$7 million fraud case, has reportedly fallen ill, forcing the commencement of his trial to be postponed. This development emerged yesterday after Chimombe failed to appear for trial before High Court Judge Justice Pisirayi Kwenda. However, his co-accused, Moses…

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The wait is over! . . . Scottland, Triangle get much-anticipated 2025 season underway

Emmanuel Marambe CHIEF SPORTS WRITER THE much-anticipated 2025 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League gets underway this Friday with the league’s latest moneybags, and top flight newcomers Scottland hosting returnees Triangle United at Rufaro Stadium. Touted as one of the favourites for this year’s premiership title after assembling a star-studded squad in addition to hiring 2024…

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Coventry vows to fight for cleaner sport

EMMANUEL MARAMBE LOCAL sports Minister and International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidential candidate Kirsty Coventry has vowed to fight for cleaner sport from both a competition and administrative perspective if she gets the nod to lead the global Olympic movement. Speaking during a question-and-answer session organised by AIPS Media yesterday, Coventry gave her thoughts on doping…

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Rains expose poor disaster management

THE recent heavy rains pounding the country have left a trail of destruction, claiming close to 50 lives, displacing thousands, and damaging infrastructure. The Civil Protection Unit’s appeal for resources to manage the disaster is a stark reminder of the country’s poor disaster management. As we mourn the loss of lives and property, it is…

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