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Teen pregnancies now a major issue

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Brighton MuronzereyiCHIEF WRITER ZIMBABWE is continuing to grapple with the compounding crisis of a sharp rise in adolescent pregnancies and escalating substance abuse among the youth, which is increasingly affecting young learners.While there have been concerted national efforts lately to mitigate the marked increase in illegal substance and drug abuse among young people, the country…

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Opinion & Analysis

We must do more to protect our girls

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 THE recent launch of the National Framework for the Prevention and Response to Adolescent Pregnancies in Goromonzi is a commendable step. The minister of Public Service, Edgar Moyo, hit the nail on the head: adolescent pregnancy is not a private, isolated moral failure. It is a severe, bleeding wound on Zimbabwe’s macroeconomic development, directly threatening…

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Life & Arts

Brother In House Zimbabwe setfor launch after delay

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 Anesu Mirisawu SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER AFTER an unex­pected delay that left thousands of fol­lowers demanding answers, local reality television programme Brother In House Zimbabwe is now set to launch on Monday, with organisers say­ing all preparations have been completed. The show had been scheduled to go live earlier this week follow­ing months of promotional activity,…

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MCAZ bars 31 alternative medicines

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Brighton MuronzereyiCHIEF WRITER THE Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has rejected 31 complementary medicines for failing to meet stringent health regulatory standards.The development comes amid growing concern over the proliferation of unregistered and potentially harmful medicines in informal markets.Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, MCAZ spokesperson Davison Kaiyo said each application was assessed on…

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Lungu’s corpse: Hichilema loses

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MORE than a year after the death of Zambia’s former President Edgar Lungu, his family have won their appeal to have his body buried in South Africa where he died —overturning a high court ruling that allowed the Zambian government to repatriate the corpse.It is not clear whether Tuesday’s ruling at the Supreme Court of…

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Opinion & Analysis

Africa rewrites global rules of engagement

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Alfred Mudarikwa FOR decades, the post-Second World War international architecture has been designed and dominated by Western powers, with major rule-setting power and agenda control concentrated in advanced Western economies.Today, profound structural shifts are reshaping global power dynamics. Guided by the overarching vision of building a community with a Shared Future for Mankind, China has…

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Business

Zimbabwe tobacco industry reaches new heights

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GROUP FEATURES EDITOR ZIMBABWE’S tobacco industry is enjoying one of the most successful periods in its history, with record production, rising exports, and far-reaching reforms positioning the country as a leading force in the global tobacco market while creating opportunities for thousands of farmers across rural communities.The 2026 tobacco marketing season has reinforced the sector’s…

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Businessman in court over US$2m fraud

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Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITERA HARARE businessman has appeared in court facing allegations of misappropriating nearly US$2 million from transactions involving the sale of mining claims.Huan Baoquan appeared before Harare regional magistrate Lazini Ncube yesterday facing three counts of theft of trust property and money laundering. He was granted bail of US$1 000.The complainant in the…

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Zim drives seamless regional trade growth

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Tapiwa Chirume ZIMBABWE is intensifying efforts to deepen intra-regional commerce within Sadc, removing trade barriers to accelerate cross-border industrialisation.Addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday, the minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Amon Murwira, underscored that current levels of intra-Sadc trade remain far below potential.“What is very important is to start by noting…

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Illegal alcohol plant raided by police

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CHIEF WRITER TWO foreign nationals have been arrested for operating an illicit alcohol manufacturing plant in Harare’s Msasa industrial area.This comes as counterfeit goods have become a growing concern in the country, with authorities regularly seizing fake products ranging from foodstuffs and beverages to cosmetics, medicines and household goods.Addressing the media in Harare yesterday, police…

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