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Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER GOVERNMENT contractors and suppliers who are owed about US$1,6 billion by the State will have to wait a while longer for their outstanding funds. This comes after cash-strapped authorities put together a five-year Expenditure Arrears Clearance Strat­egy last week, following the presentation of the 2026 National Budget, to manage the cash…

NATIONAL hero, the late Archbishop Paul Mwazha, was laid to rest yesterday at his rural home in Chirasauta, Buhera district in Manicaland Province. This followed his declaration as a national hero by President Emmerson Mnangagwa. His body was airlifted to Gu­vambwa at Sadza Growth Point on Saturday, where a body viewing was held before it…

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER FORMER deputy minister of Agriculture Douglas Karoro’s appli­cation for discharge was thrown out by Harare regional magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa. Karoro is jointly charged with Mugove Chidamba, Lovejoy Ngowe, Jeremmy Phiri, and Dean Dzimunya, facing US$27 000 fraud charges involving presidential inputs, specifically fertiliser. Karoro was represented by Admire Rubaya and…

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER AT least 7 000 people were left homeless last week fol­lowing their eviction from Willdale, a property in Mt Hampden, Zvimba, Mashonaland East Province. Director of the Department of Civil Protection, Nathan Nkomo, told the Daily News yesterday that the situation was dire; however, efforts were being made to ensure…

Brandon Josphat and Blessings Mashaya ZIMBABWEANS should not view Zanu PF’s push to extend President Emm­erson Mnangagwa’s term in office as a campaign that is solely designed for him. So says Attorney General, Virginia Mabiza, who adds that the much-debated drive does not also rest entirely on Mnan­gagwa’s personal preferences on the matter. Speaking to…

TAKUDZWA DHAMBU AUTHORITIES are intensifying efforts to curb money laundering after launching a new finan­cial investigations curriculum with the Euro­pean Union and SecFin Africa. Speaking at the launch on Friday, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s Financial Intelligence Unit director Oliver Chipesere stressed the critical need to continuously ca­pacitate law enforcement agencies to effectively iden­tify and investigate…