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Zimbabwe grapples with neonatal deaths

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Thabiso Mutirwara STAFF WRITER mutirwarat@dailynews.co.zw THE country is facing a disturbing surge in neonatal and perinatal deaths, with rural areas suffering the most due to poor healthcare access, critical shortages of medical personnel, and under-resourced facilities. Health officials raised the alarm yesterday during a health sector working group meeting in Harare, where it was revealed…

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Harare extends CBD clean-up operation

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By Tapiwa Chirume chirumet@dailynews.co.zw CITY of Harare has announced the extension of its ongoing “Operation CBD Order Restoration” as part of efforts to enforce compliance, restore order, and boost revenue collection within the capital’s central business district. Since the launch of the operation last month, over 500 non-compliant businesses have been shut down for operating…

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Tragedy strikes at referees’ seminar

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By Sandra Hove ZIFA has announced that a child belonging to an unnamed female referee died yesterday during a seminar for match officials in Harare. In a statement, the football mother body said the dead child was one of two that the unnamed referee brought with her to the ongoing five-day refresher course conducted by…

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Minerva Chess Championship gets underway

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BY SANDRA HOVE THE fifth edition of the Minerva International Open Chess Championship, which is set to run until August 24, got underway at Joina City, Harare yesterday. The four-day competition, being hosted by the Zimbabwe Chess Federation (ZCF), features hundreds of chess players battling for the U$1 500 first prize money for Open section….

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Football world mourns Ndoro

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Cloud Fusire SENIOR SPORTS WRITER MESSAGES of con­dolences continue to pour in from various football stakeholders fol­lowing the passing on of former Warriors striker Tendai Ndoro. Ndoro, who made his football breakthrough at Chicken Inn before he moved to South African premiership side Black Aces and later Orlando Pirates, passed away on Monday night at…

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Tobacco seed sales soar

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THE country’s tobacco sector is off to a promising start ahead of the 2025-2026 farming season, with the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) reporting a 12 percent increase in tobacco seed sales compared to the same period last year. According to TIMB spokesperson Chelesani Tsarwe, 1, 2 million grammes of tobacco seed had been…

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Vic Falls tracks deviant traders

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VICTORIA Falls City Council has become the latest local authority to hunt rogue businesses and vendors. This has seen the municipality shutting down more than 400 businesses this year alone, over various breaches of its regulations. In addition, 170 vendors had been arrested and fined for operating illegally during the same period. Presenting the council’s…

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Govt goes all out to stop robberies . . . as it seeks mandatory imprisonment for serious crimes

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Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw TICKED off authorities are now pushing for much stiffer punitive measures against armed robbers, amid the country’s worsening scourge of violent crimes. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Raphael Faranisi, said the government had adopted…

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