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Most households food insecure despite good rains

By Ketty Nyoni EVEN though this year’s harvest is expected to improve food access across Zimbabwe owing to good rains, four in five poor households in most typical deficit- producing areas are expected not to meet their basic food needs, a report by the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) says. The FEWS NET…

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Zesa’s transformers substandard: Parliamen

ZESA Enterprises (Zent), a subsidiary of Zesa Holdings, has been urged to promote the manufacturing of local transformers instead of relying on substandard and unreliable imports that usually break down. This is contained in a report on the supply and distribution of transformers by Zent that was tabled before the National Assembly by the parliamentary…

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Some light at the end of the tunnel… as Hwange Power Station’s Unit 7 finally comes on stream

THE country’s power crisis is set to ease as from later this month, with authorities finally getting ready to switch on Hwange Power Station’s new 300 megawatt Unit 7, while Unit 8 is scheduled to come on stream in June — adding a further 300 MW to the grid. At the same time, under pressure…

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EU commits €207m for Zimbabwe’s food security

By Rutendo Ngara THE European Union (EU) has committed €207 million to Zimbabwe to support smart agriculture in the country and promote national food security. Speaking in Harare yesterday, EU head of delegation in the country, Jobst Von Kirchmann said Zimbabwe is one of the countries bearing the brunt of climate change and there was…

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Nssa acting boss released on $500 000 bail

ACTING National Social Security Authority (Nssa) general manager Charles Shava, who was arrested on Thursday for allegedly defrauding the organisation of over $12 million, was yesterday granted $500 000 bail by a Harare magistrate. He appeared before magistrate Stanley Mambanje who ordered him to surrender his passport as part of the bail conditions. Shava is…

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Individuals need $30 000 per month to survive

WITH the cost of living continuing to rise in the country, the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) has revealed that one person now needs nearly $30 000 for basic needs monthly. According to Zimstat director-general Taguma Mahonde for the month of February, inflation averaged over 92 percent. “The Total Consumption Poverty Line (TPL) is derived…

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Judge refuses to recuse self in murder trial

HIGH Court judge, Justice Christopher DubeBanda, has tossed out an application for his recusal as the presiding judge in the murder trial of fellow judge Garainesu Mawadze’s son, Munyaradzi Mawadze. Munyaradzi Mawadze was arrested in 2020 after he and his friends, Elvis Dongo Saungweme and Dellon David Balami, allegedly murdered a Harare cellphone dealer, Sipho…

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EcoCash to launch US$200k promotion

ECOCASH, the country’s largest mobile money platform, will this week launch a US$200 000 promotion where millions of customers stand a chance to win by simply transacting using the EcoCash US$ Wallet. Announcing the new ‘transact and win’ EcoCash US$ Promotion, the company — whose EcoCash US$ wallet is fast gaining popularity with individual customers,…

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Mai Titi accused of fraud, theft

COMEDIAN and social media personality, Felistas Murata, was arraigned before the Harare Magistrates Courts yesterday facing separate charges of fraud and theft of trust property after she allegedly put up a hired motor vehicle as collateral for a loan. She appeared before two magistrates and was granted free bail on both charges. She was then…

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