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Prostate cancer screening launched nationwide

SHAMAINE CHIRIMUJIRI THE National Men’s Forum (NMF), in partnership with the University of Zimbabwe (UZ), has launched a nationwide prostate cancer screening programme aimed at improving early detection and reducing deaths from the disease.The initiative comes as prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in Zimbabwe after cervical cancer, accounting for about 22.5 percent…

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Opinion & Analysis

Save mothers, implement reforms now

THE true measure of a nation’s health system is not found in the pristine corridors of its private elite clinics, but in the maternity wards of its public hospitals. By that metric, the country is navigating a profound moral and systemic crisis. The latest statistics present­ed to Parliament by the minister of Health and Child…

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Sport

Title chasers in striker rush

EMMANUEL MARAMBE A RUSH for strikers has char­acterised the current mid-season transfer window as the chasing pack bids to chase-down runaway log leaders Scottland, while the sides stuck in the relegation zone battle for solu­tions to goalscoring problems that have characterised their campaigns. At the top of the table, perhaps the most significant acquisitions have…

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Life & Arts

Zim stand-up comedians make global inroads

ASHLEY MOYO LONG before stand-up com­edy became so popular and a global entertainment phe­nomenon, generations of Zimbabweans grew up captivated by the brilliance of comic legends such as the late Lawrence “Mud­hara Bonzo” Simbarashe, Safirio “Mukadota” Madzikatire, Lazarus “Gringo” Boora, Phillip “Paraffin” Gadzikwa, Charles “Marabha” Merisi and Freddy “Kapfupi” Man­jalima, among others. Through their effortless…

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Business

Banks to seal Mutapa Gold deal this week

KUDZAI GEREDE A syndicate of local banks is expected to sign loan agreements of up to US$125 million with Mutapa Gold Resources this coming week to finance the miner’s expansion programme at Shamva and Jena mines.The funding package is expected to support projects aimed at significantly increasing gold output across Mutapa Gold Resources’ mining operations…

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Features

Police ready for returnees, football crime: Nyathi

AS thousands of Zimbabweans return from South Africa amid rising regional tensions, the Zimbabwe Republic Police remains on high alert to screen incoming criminal elements, so says national police spokesperson, Commissioner Paul Nyathi.Speaking to Group Editor-In-Chief Guthrie Munyuki on his widely followed news and current affairs programme, Vantage, on leading national independent television station, 3Ktv,…

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Top Stories

PSL MATCH-FIXING CLAIMS: Referees & players face swift detention

SHAMAINE CHIRIMUJIRI POLICE are treating swirling allegations of rampant match-fixing within the Premier Soccer League (PSL) as a serious criminal matter.In this regard, the Zimbabwe Republic Police has confirmed that immediate arrests will be effected once sufficient evidence is gathered against players and match officials found to have been involved in corrupt activities.Speaking on Thursday…

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News

Byo seeks partner for landfill transformation

Yvonne Ncube BULAWAYO is pursuing a private partnership to modernise its landfill and extinguish recurring toxic dumpsite fires.The plans were revealed during a fact-finding visit by the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Local Government, Public Works and National Housing to the landfill last week, where council officials outlined the challenges affecting the city’s only active dumpsite.Bulawayo…

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Sport

Madziyire powers to UZ Marathon crown

PatrickMubwandarikwa MUGOVE Madziyire produced a dominant performance to win the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Alumni and Friends U21 race yesterday after clocking an impressive 1 hour and 33 minutes 14 seconds (1:33:14).Madziyire led the field from the front to claim top honours in the main event of the marathon, which attracted runners of all ages…

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