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Impregnating underagerelative lands man in jail

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Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw HARARE provincial magistrate Rufaro Panavanhu has jailed a man for two and a half years for having sexual intercourse with a minor—his wife’s younger sister—and attempting to terminate the resulting pregnancy.Darlington Chari was convicted of having extramarital sexual intercourse with a minor and the attempted unlawful termination of a pregnancy.For having…

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Harare offers discounts to residents

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Tapiwa Chirume HARARE mayor Jacob Mafume yesterday said the city council will offer discounts of up to 20 percent to ratepayers who settle their outstanding accounts between January 19 and February 15. Addressing the media in the capital, Mafume urged residents to take advantage of the special discount programme as the council seeks to improve…

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‘No ban on clothing material imports’

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AUTHORITIES say they have not banned clothing raw material imports, but limited duty-free access to registered and approved manufacturers. The move, the government said, was intended to protect and strengthen the local clothing manufacturing sector, lower production costs for genuine producers, and stimulate employment creation, value addition, exports, and new investment. In a notice in…

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Sport

Ngezi Platinum turn to youth . . . as Fifa ban bites club

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Cloud Fusire SENIOR SPORTS WRITER FORMER Castle Lager Premier Soccer League champions Ngezi Plati­num Stars will turn to their academy players in the wake of the transfer ban imposed on them by world football gov­erning board Fifa. Madamburo received a three-term transfer ban starting the be­ginning of this month for failing to pay US$200 000…

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Life & Arts

Mtukudzi daughter to spice up Tuku Marathon

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SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER SAMANTHA Mtukudzi is set to dazzle crowds at the upcoming and fourth edition of Oliver Mtukudzi Memorial Half Marathon next month at Pakare Paye. Samantha is one of Mtukudzi’s daughters. “We are planning a bigger event on February 1 at Pakare Paye Arts Centre in Norton. We are targeting at least 1…

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Editorial Comment

Staff the courts or deny justice

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THE scales of justice in the country are not just unbal­anced, they are under such immense structural strain that they risk a total collapse. Speaking at the official opening of the 2026 legal year in Harare on Monday, Chief Justice Luke Malaba painted a harrowing statistical portrait of a judiciary pushed to its absolute limit….

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Mzembi graft trial on January 28

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Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER HIGH Court judge Justice Benjamin Chikowero yesterday moved the com­mencement of the trial of former Foreign Affairs minister Walter Mzembi to January 28. Mzembi, who is facing criminal abuse of office charges, was sup­posed to stand trial yesterday. However, Justice Chikowero no­tified the court that he is swamped with other…

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Open ED exposes ministerial failures . . . warns that he will not hesitate to sack incompetent aides

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Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has candidly revealed that he is fully aware of Cabinet ministers and their deputies who are underperforming, adding that he won’t hesi­tate to dismiss them if they don’t shape up. In addition, Mnangagwa also says that the recent intro­duction of performance contracts for senior government officials has enhanced…

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Rwodzi appoints new boards

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TOURISM minister Barbara Rwodzi has appointed new boards for the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) and Mosi-oa-Tunya to boost national tourism. This comes after the ZTA has been operating without a substantive board for the past two years. Seasoned hotelier Farai Chimba will chair the new ZTA board, replacing Ray Mawerera, who led the previous board….

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Business

RBZ targets price stability

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Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) will main­tain a tight monetary policy to ensure long-term price stability. In his 2025 last quarter snapshot on monetary and financial developments as well as the performance of the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency yesterday, RBZ governor John Mushayavanhu said the prevailing macroeconomic environment had provided…

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