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Stolen ambulance leaves border town stranded

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HAZEL MARIMBIZA EMERGENCY medical transport services in Plumtree have been disrupted following the theft and subsequent crash of the town’s ambulance.In a public notice released yesterday, Plumtree town secretary Thembelani Nyoni confirmed that the municipal ambulance was stolen in the early hours of Monday.“The general public is advised that the council ambulance was stolen in…

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Sport

CAPS, Chicken Inn draw

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Cloud Fusire at Barbourfields Stadium Chicken Inn………………………………………….0 CAPS United………………………………………..0 CAPS United and Chicken Inn played out a goalless draw in a cagey Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match played here yesterday. The match, pitting two championship-winning coaches in Tonderai Ndiraya of Chicken Inn and Takesure Chiragwi of CAPS United never really lived to its billing,…

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Life & Arts

Sharon Tivafire follows in father’s giant footsteps

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Anesu MirisawuSENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER VETERAN gospel musician Joseph Tivafire, whose song Mushandiri Washe became a staple at church gatherings across the country, is witnessing his 11-year-old daughter Sharon follow in his considerable footsteps as she begins to make her mark in the music industry.Sharon, who has released several gospel songs, including her latest offering Zuva…

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Opinion & Analysis

Nssa new schemes are a game-changer

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FOR decades, the National Social Security Authority (Nssa) operated on an outdated baseline, drawing its financial lifeblood exclusively from formal sector payroll deductions. However, as the structural realities of Zimbabwe’s economy shifted toward a highly informalised domestic landscape, this traditional pipeline steadily shrank, leaving millions of productive citizens completely locked out of formal social security…

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Sport

Football family mourns Bismark

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SPORTS WRITER The country’s football fraternity was plunged into mourning following the passing of one of the country’s sports and community development luminaries, Danny Bismark. He was 91.Arcadia Board of Trustees chairman Charlie Jones described Bismark as more than a community leader and football luminary.In a heartfelt letter written on behalf of the Arcadia board…

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Business

Byo seeks millions for failing systems

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Hazel Marimbizain BULAWAYO THE Bulawayo City Council says it seeks to borrow US$13.16 million from government to rehabilitate critical deteriorating infrastructure.Speaking during a full council meeting on Tuesday, Bulawayo City Council (BCC) finance director Tennyson Mpunzi said local authorities continued to struggle with mounting infrastructure demands against shrinking revenue streams.“Local authorities have continued to face…

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Outrage grows over Budiriro sewer deaths

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Tapiwa Chirume HARARE residents have demanded accountability and investigations following the deaths of three people whose bodies were retrieved from a waterlogged pit on Sunday allegedly left open by City of Harare workers carrying out sewer repairs in Budiriro 3.The tragedy has triggered outrage among residents, who say the deaths were preventable and point to…

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Beitbridge HIV outreach hits massive milestone

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Hazel Marimbizain BULAWAYO THE International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has reached 72 951 people through accelerated HIV intervention programmes in Beitbridge.The milestone follows the 2023 launch of the “HIV Knows No Borders” initiative.Supported by the Netherlands government, the project brings HIV testing and sexual reproductive health services directly to one of Africa’s busiest transit corridors.During…

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Court frees 21-year-old in statutory rape case

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Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO THE Bulawayo High Court has ordered the immediate release of a 21-year-old man who had been sentenced to an effective 21 months in prison for having sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old girl, ruling that the punishment was excessively harsh for a first-time offender.Mduduzi Ngwenya was convicted after a contested trial at the…

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Prison accountant up for US$130k theft

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Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITER A ZIMBABWE Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) accountant is in trouble after allegedly siphoning US$132 408.77 from prison project coffers.Parish Mushimbo appeared before Harare regional magistrate Jesse Kufa yesterday facing fraud charges and was granted US$500 bail.It is the State’s case that Mushimbo, who is attached to ZPCS projects as an…

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