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© THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) and teachers have found common ground regarding the remuneration of public examination markers, the Daily News reports. Following threats by the Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) that teachers would not mark Ordinary and Advanced Level examinations if their conditions of service were not improved, an emergency meeting…

© THE GOVERNMENT is struggling to complete houses for Tsholotsho flood victims almost three years after one of the worst natural disasters struck Matabeleland. Over 800 villagers were displaced in February 2017 after Cyclone Dineo-induced floods ravaged their homes. Helicopters had to be used to rescue those who had been marooned by the raging floods….

© SCHOOLS in Binga and Kariba are now record- ing better attendance following a food aid intervention by the Zimbabwe Red Cross Society under their Child Nutrition and Food Security programme. The project, targeting 15 000 people in Kariba rural and Binga, complements a government initiative that is distribut-ing grain in the same areas. [GoogleAd]…

© FORMER Health minister David Parirenyatwa’s trial resumed yesterday before magistrate Elijah Makomo, several months after the Prosecutor-General put it on hold. Parirenyatwa is facing criminal abuse of office charges where he is accused of unfair dismissal of Natpharm boss Nancy Sifeku and replacing her with Newman Madzikwa, who was once dismissed for misconduct when…

© THE late music superstar and national hero Oliver Mtukudzi’s daughter Samantha is parting ways with former national football team midfielder Tinashe Nengomasha after she claimed the relationship had irretrievably broken down eight years after ty- ing the knot. Samantha has since filed divorce papers at the High Court, seeking to formally end the union….

© CIVIL society leader and activist Mfundo Mlilo has filed a High Court application seeking Prosecutor-General Kumbirai Hodzi to issue a certificate for the private prosecution of Finance minister Mthuli Ncube over alleged criminal conduct which has negatively affected the economy. [GoogleAd] Mlilo wants, among other things, Ncube prosecuted for criminal abuse as a public…

© PARLIAMENT’S Mines and Mining Development com- mittee yesterday demanded an end to Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR) gold buying monopoly, as well as the scrapping of the 55 percent retention threshold, which it says are contributing to the decline in gold deliveries. [GoogleAd] This comes after gold deliveries to FPR in September dropped 19…

© THE Green Building Council of Zimbabwe (GBCZ) has launched the Green star rating tool which is an internationally-recognised environmental certification that guides builders and designers to adopt environmentally smarter and sustainable strategies to reduce emissions that accelerate climate change. [GoogleAd] GBCZ chair Mike Juru said the Green star rating tool assesses management, indoor environment…