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‘Zimbabwe the best posting of my diplomatic career’

TAKUDZWA DHAMBUStaff Writer BILATERAL relations between Harare and London are continuing to improve, amid a heightened focus on trade and investment, British Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Pete Vowles, has said. Speaking on Thursday night on leading independent national television station 3Ktv’s highly-regarded current affairs programme, Vantage, Vowles said both Zimbabwe and the United Kingdom were “doing…

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Authorities bid to tackle power outages

BRANDON JOSPHATChief Writer AUTHORITIES have come up with initiatives to ease power outages, including mobilisation of over US$16,8 billion in investments and increasing the installed generation capacity from the current 2 962 megawatts (MW) to 10 938MW. This comes after the government said power cuts that have escalated over the past few weeks were due…

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‘Bumpy road to malaria elimination’

BY TAKUDZWA DHAMBU THE ministry of Health says the country has travelled a rocky road in its bid to eliminate malaria amid a surge in infections with a 107 percent rise reported in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period last year. This comes as Zimbabwe joined the rest of the world…

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HCC steps up fight against bed bugs

THE Harare City Council (HCC) has put in place an incident management system as part of intensifying its response to the bed bugs (tsikidzi) that have spread to other areas such as Kuwadzana and Budiriro. This comes amid the HCC fumigating Mbare’s Matererini Flats recently after residents had endured more than two years of sleepless…

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Residents call for action over food vendors

HARARE residents have called on authorities to find alternative markets for street food vendors cooking and selling food on the streets as they pose serious health risks and are creating chaos. The central business district has been filled with street food vendors, with grills and gas tanks mere metres apart. Vendors cook a variety of…

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Vast eyes new concessions. . . as Zimbabwe releases company gems after 15-years

LONDON-HEADQUARTERED Vast Resources is eyeing new mining concessions in Zimbabwe after securing the release of its 129 400 carats of diamonds, held for 15 years at the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) following a prolonged legal dispute. The development, the company states, not only exemplifies a significant breakthrough but also reaffirms Zimbabwe’s commitment to promoting…

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Simbisa Brands opens more outlets

FAST-FOOD giant, Simbisa Brands, is set to open 10 new outlets before June this year while 12 others are marked for refurbishment across the country. This comes as the group was operating 611 outlets by the end of 2024. Simbisa Brands operates Chicken Inn, Pizza Inn, Creamy Inn, Baker’s Inn, Dial a Delivery, InnBucks, Galito’s,…

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Mthuli fights to unlock funding…as Zimbabwe’s debt burden of US$21bn stifles development

Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE government is fully committed to implementing all needed economic and governance reforms, as the country fights to resolve its debt overhang and to boost the local economy. So says Finance minister Mthuli Ncube — who is in Washington DC, in the United States of America, this week — and…

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Chapo cheers Zimbabwe-Mozambique ties

ZIMBABWE and Mozambique are “Siamese twins” which enjoy strong bilateral relations, President Daniel Chapo said yesterday. Opening the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) in Bulawayo, Chapo further pledged to continue strengthening the ties between the two countries. “Our imports and exports and foreign direct investments will continue to guide our trade relations as neighbours. We…

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