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Health ministry appeals for more funding

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By Ketty Nyoni nyonik@dailynews.co.zw SENIOR Health ministry officials have appealed to the Treasury for more financial resources in the 2024 National Budget, arguing that relying on foreign donor funding was risky for the country. Speaking at a pre-budget consultation meeting with the parliamentary portfolio committee on Health, the ministry’s acting finance director, Lynette Tennis, said…

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Life & Arts

European Film festival lives up to billing

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Nyasha Kunyiswa kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw SCORES of film enthusiasts in Mbare were in for a treat over the weekend at Mbare Art Space in the capital, when they got a rare opportunity of watching close to 40 African and European films courtesy of European Film festival Zimbabwe. Organised by the European Union (EU) in conjunction with National…

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Zim diplomat sowed US$6m

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By Brandon Josphat THE government owes its diplomats across the globe US$6.26 million in unpaid salaries and allowances, the ministry of Foreign Affairs has said. This comes as the government has over the years been struggling to clear its salary arrears, which until last year amounted to US$14 million. Appearing before the parliamentary portfolio committee…

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Opinion & Analysis

‘Mutoriro’ is not a dangerous drug, really?

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By Norman Nyazema WITH the little I know about the use of mutoriro in Zimbabwe, please allow me to share what I know about this chemical substance, which was a subject of a court case the other day, October 12, 2023. What caught my eye was the title of a piece in the Daily News…

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Editorial Comment

Unity key to fight sanctions

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SADC in 2019 declared October 25, tomorrow, as solidarity day against illegal sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the United States (US), the United Kingdom and its western allies at the turn of the millennium. The regional bloc took upon itself to engage in various activities to call for the lifting of the debilitating sanctions. They…

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Sport

Mr Pace hosts officiating, coaching courses

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BY CLOUD FUSIRE ONE of the country’s leading athletics academies Mr Pace Athletics Club, hosted a successful three-day officiating and coaching course in Chitungwiza at the weekend. The programme attracted participants from Bulawayo, Mashonaland East, Manicaland and greater Harare. The participants, the majority of whom were primary and secondary school teachers, took part in various…

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Sport

It’s Ngezi’s to lose…only a calamitous decline of Arsenal-like proportions can halt Madamburo’s PSL glory

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Cloud FusireSPORTS WRITERfusirec@dailynews.co.zw SURELY Ngezi Platinum Stars cannot bottle this one! The Takesure Chiragwi-coached side has been one of the league’s most exciting teams to watch thanks to their attractive and high-energy attacking style of play, which has propelled them to the top of the premiership standings. And now with just five matches left to…

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Business

Potraz to license unregulated courier operators

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THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) says it is in the process of regularising operations of popular pirate cross-border courier service providers (malaichas) so that they have a code of conduct and contribute to financial services. Speaking at the World Post Day commemorations in Chivi district, Masvingo Province, yes terday, Potraz director…

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Schools bid to control cholera

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By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw SOME boarding schools are discouraging parents from visiting their children as part of efforts to curb the escalating spread of cholera in the country. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the president of the National Association of Secondary School Heads (Nash), Arthur Maphosa, confirmed the move — which he said was…

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Government to formalise illegal schools

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By Ketty Nyoni IN an effort to enhance the quality of education in the country, amid a serious short age of schools, the government says it is working to register and formalise illegal learning institutions. The country is currently faced with a shortage of over 2 800 schools, which has resulted in the mushrooming of…

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