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Zimbabwe & AfDB sign US$1,8m deal

THE government has signed a US$1,8 million deal with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to renovate the Chitungwiza sewerage system infrastructure. Through the Zimbabwe Multi-Donor Trust Fund (ZimFund) — a short to medium term infrastructure development programme which supports Zimbabwe’s economic recovery by improving the quality of life of ordinary citizens — the deal is…

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‘Kosher polls will cure Zim’s crises’… Chamisa says after ED met Mwonzora

MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa, pictured, has reiterated his call for direct dialogue between him and President Emmerson Mnangagwa, to help to come up with a roadmap for the fast-approaching 2023 national elections — to avoid more poll disputes going forward. Speaking in an exclusive interview with the Daily News yesterday, Chamisa was adamant that the country’s…

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Zimstat starts mapping, listing exercise in San community

THE Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) has reached out to the sparsely-populated and marginalised San community in Tsholotsho, as the organisation starts the mapping and household listing exercise ahead of next year’s population census.  This comes as the government last week announced that the head counting exercise will commence in April next year with results…

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Fresh charges for council official

SUSPENDED Harare City Council (HCC) housing allocations officer Aaron Tayerera is back in court facing fresh charges of corruptly allocating residential stands to undeserving beneficiaries, prejudicing the local authority of over US$300 000. Tayerera was not asked to plead to the charges yesterday when he appeared before regional magistrate Esthere Chivasa, who freed him on…

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Fresh bid to block Luke Malaba

THE Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum has launched a fresh bid to block Chief Justice Luke Malaba from continuing with his term of office after filing another application seeking the implementation of a recent High Court judgment nixing his tenure extension. In the fresh urgent chamber application filed last Friday with the High Court, the…

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Police to deal with Covid ill-discipline

POLICE say they will descend heavily on members of the public, bottle stores, bars and other businesses which violate the country’s recently-revised Covid-19 regulations. This comes after Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, who is also Zimbabwe’s Health minister, announced new strict Covid-19 measures on Saturday, after the government noticed rising complacency among citizens. National police spokesperson,…

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Riozim files US$2m suit against two firms

LISTED mining company RioZim Limited (RioZim) has filed a High Court lawsuit against Falcon Resources (Falcon) and Rusununguko Nkululeko Holdings demanding US$2 million in damages for the chrome that was allegedly stolen from its claim in Darwendale. In its court papers, RioZim claimed that Rusununguko partnered with Falcon in 2018 to illegally mine at its…

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Government pushes back on reforms appeal… describes opposition demands as mere ‘politicking’

THE government is pushing back calls by opposition parties and pro-democracy groups for the country to institute electoral reforms ahead of the fast-approaching 2023 national elections. Speaking to the Daily News at the weekend, Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi described the push as mere “politicking” — adding that authorities had come to expect this “clamour for electoral reforms…

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‘Review tertiary education fees’

LEGISLATORS have implored the government to review tuition fees for tertiary education institutions downwards so they remain affordable for all learners despite their backgrounds.  This comes after the Student Representative Councils (SRCs) of tertiary education institutions petitioned the parliamentary portfolio committee on Higher and Tertiary Education pleading for a 50 percent reduction of fees.  Learners…

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