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State to revive community ownership trusts

Brighton MuronzereyiCHIEF WRITER GOVERNMENT is set to relaunch community ownership trusts to ensure local populations benefit directly from mining and rural industrialisation.The trusts were first introduced between 2011 and 2013 under the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act as empowerment vehicles designed to enable communities to share in the benefits derived from the exploitation of natural…

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State courts China for new city

Brandon JosphatPOLITICAL EDITOR ZIMBABWE is seeking Chinese financing and partnerships to accelerate the development of the Mt Hampden New City project.This comes as the Mt Hampden New City project forms part of the government’s broader vision to establish a modern administrative and economic centre outside Harare, with a focus on smart infrastructure, technology-driven industries and…

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Women still worst hit by HIV

Hazel Marimbizain BULAWAYO WOMEN remain disproportionately affected by HIV in the country, particularly adolescent girls and young women, despite plunging national infection rates.Speaking at a Lenacapavir and HIV prevention workshop yesterday, the national HIV prevention coordinator in the Ministry of Health and Child Care, Getrude Ncube, said Zimbabwe had made notable gains in the fight…

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Opinion & Analysis

Ban distracted walking

THE harrowing statistics recently released by the Ha­rare Traffic Police should serve as a sharp, immediate wake-up call to every resident of this metropolis. More than 4 100 road traffic accidents have been recorded in Harare since January, and a staggering, deeply disturbing half of them involved pedestrians. With 28 lives cut short and 593…

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TSL half-year profits leap 39pc

Kudzanai GeredeSTAFF WRITER A MASSIVE reduction in finance costs and tighter corporate expenditure controls have driven agricultural logistics giant TSL to a 39 per cent surge in half-year profits.The development comes at a time lenders have been steadily relaxing interest rates due to increased market competition.The group also benefited from a 33 per cent year-on-year…

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Govt targets destructive mountain mining

Brighton MuronzereyiCHIEF WRITER GOVERNMENT has launched an urgent drive to engage mining companies operating in environmentally sensitive areas like Boterekwa in the Midlands and and Christmas Pass in Manicaland.The intervention comes as concerns mount over land degradation in mountainous regions and other ecologically fragile areas, prompting calls for stricter regulation of mining activities that were…

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Zanu PF counts on CCC support

Brandon JosphatPOLITICAL EDITOR THE ruling Zanu PF is confident that the main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) will not block Consti­tutional Amendment Bill Number 3 (CAB3) in the Senate. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the former liberation movement’s chief whip in Parliament, Pupurai Togarepi, also said yesterday…

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EMA unleashes brutal veld fire penalties

Tapiwa Chirume THE Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has implored farmers and landowners to implement immediate fire suppression measures, warning that fire safety defaulters face heavy fines and imprisonment.This comes as the 2026 veld fire restriction period commence on July 1 to November 30, prompting the agency to call for urgent action to reduce the risk…

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Zim fast-tracks critical disaster legislation

Tapiwa ChirumeSTAFF WRITERAUTHORITIES are accelerating the Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Bill to boost climate preparedness and strengthen national risk governance.Speaking at the Zimbabwe Youth Symposium on Disaster Risk Reduction in Harare yesterday, the deputy minister of Local Government and Public Works, Benjamin Kabikira, said significant progress had been made in replacing the outdated Civil Protection…

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