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Truck battery robbers sentenced to 20 years

By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO TWO armed robbers from Bulawayo were yesterday sentenced to 20 years in prison each after they were found guilty of raiding a local shop, before tying up a security guard and getting away with seven heavy duty batteries for trucks worth over US$5 000. Lookout Dube, 42, from Cowdray Park…

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MPs not welfare officers: Chokuda

NEWLY-ELECTED legislators have been warned against assuming the role of charity and social welfare officers for their constituencies, but focus on their duties as espoused in the country’s Constitution, a senior official said on Monday. Legislators in Zimbabwe play three roles — representative, legislative, and oversight during their five-year parliamentary term of office. But when…

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‘Government must raise community awareness on mental health’

By Nyasha KunyiswaSENIOR STAFF WRITER THE government has been called to conduct mental health awareness campaigns at the community level in a bid to guard against activities that have detrimental effects on citizens’ state of mind. Speaking during World Mental Health Day commemorations in Harare yesterday, Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals (PGH) head of Annex department…

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Government suspends BayHorse mine rescue

By Rutendo Ngara EFFORTS by rescue teams at BayHorse gold mine in Chegutu, Mashonaland West Province, to retrieve at least 30 workers trapped underground, have been suspended due to shaky ground, authorities have said. The mine collapsed last month and the government declared the mine accident a national disaster, while six workers died and 22…

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Lifestyle audits vital to combat corruption

THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has opened a probe into individuals flaunting their wealth on various social platforms amid suspicions that most of it are proceeds of corruption, among them fraud and money laundering. It’s critical for Zacc to embark on such investigations as graft had become a cancer in the country threatening to scupper…

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Mighty Warriors maintain 100 percent record

THE Mighty Warriors maintained their perfect start to the Cosafa Women’s Championship with a two-nil victory over Namibia at Dobsonville Stadium in Johannesburg yesterday. Goals in either half from captain Rudo Neshamba and defensive lynchpin Nobukhosi Ncube ensured the Shadreck Mlauzi-coached-side remained on course to qualify for the semi-finals of the tournament as Group C…

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