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By Bryn MatongoSTAFF WRITERmatongob@dailynews.co.zw THE State-owned Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has hiked vehicle licensing fees by 100 percent with effect from last Saturday.Transport and Infrastructure Development minister, Felix Mhona, confirmed the increases in a Statutory Instrument (SI) published in the Government Gazette.The licence fees for light motor vehicles under 1 500 kg mass doubled…

THE government is promoting the use of an injectable HIV drug — Cabotegravir long-acting (CAB-LA) pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). According to the World Health Organisation, CAB-LA is a PrEP for HIV and has called for all countries to consider what it says is a safe and highly effective prevention option for people at substantial risk of…

EFFORTS to unite the country’s opposition are gaining momentum, the acting leader of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), Welshman Ncube, says. Speaking to the Daily News at the weekend, Ncube also said the recent decision by one of the CCC’s vice presidents, Tendai Biti, to take a sabbatical from politics, would not derail the…

THE Judiciary Service Commission (JSC) has released the second list of 39 prospective candidates who managed to pass the first stage judges’ interviews conducted early this month and are set to go for second interviews. The 39 candidates are eyeing 10 High Court and one Administrative Court judges’ positions.In a statement yesterday, the JSC invited…

FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube says the authorities are going to deploy more law enforcement agents to deal specifically with and arrest money changers. This comes as the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mushayavanhu recently said he would silence money changers by introducing new economic measures.However, in the National Assembly last week, Zanu PF…

By Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO A MAN from Dete District in Matabeleland North Province was on Friday convicted of carjacking after stealing two vehicles and assaulting their drivers under the guise of being a client. Thabani Mlauzi. 21, appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza.He pleaded not guilty to the charges, but was convicted after a…

By Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO CONCERNED Bulawayo residents have urged the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to address the proximity between the Ngozi mine dumpsite and residential suburbs as it continues to pose health challenges to the local community. Ngozi Mine is located 12km from Bulawayo’s central business district (CBD) and sits next to Cowdray Park, one…