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Govt pursues globally competitive education

Tapiwa ChirumeSTAFF WRITER GOVERNMENT says it is intensifying efforts to internationalise Zimbabwe’s higher education sector as part of efforts to boost research, innovation, industrialisation and global competitiveness.Officially opening a two-day Internationalisation of Higher Education workshop hosted by the Women’s University in Africa in Harare yesterday, the permanent secretary for the ministry of Higher Education, Fanuel…

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Wellness festival offers free medical screenings

SHAMAINE CHIRIMUJIRI THOUSANDS of citizens will access free medical screenings next week during Zimbabwe’s inaugural Public Health Sector Wellness Festival.The five-day festival, organised by the Health Service Commission (HSC) in partnership with the ministry of Health, will run from July 6 to 10 at Midlands State University under the theme “Stronger Together, Healthier Together.”In a…

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Business

Bus operator suspended after fatal Crash

FELIX MHONA GOVERNMENT has suspended the operating licence for all omnibuses run by transport operator Blessing Matimbe after investigations into a fatal road accident exposed multiple breaches of road traffic and public transport regulations.The minister of Transport and Infrastructural Development, Felix Mhona, said the suspension was with effect from last Thursday following investigations into a…

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Sport

Musona inspires Scottland

Patrick Mubwandarikwa FC Hunters…………..… (0) 0Scottland………………… (1) 3 SCOTTLAND stretched their unbeaten run to 11 matches and strengthened their title ambitions after a dominant 3-0 victory over FC Hunters in a lively Castle Lager Premier Soccer League encounter played here yesterday.Victory yesterday meant Mabviravira, who now have 46 points from 21 matches, completed a season…

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Opinion & Analysis

Earn public trust, don’t coerce ZiG

FOR decades, Zimbabwean authorities have treated monetary policy like a martial art, attempting to wrestle confidence into the local currency through brute administrative force.Statutory instruments, frozen bank accounts, and midnight raids on informal traders have historically been the tools of choice. It is, therefore, a welcome breath of fresh air to hear Reserve Bank of…

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Features

SA’s xenophobia threatens to implode regional economy: Cross

RENOWNED economist Eddie Cross has warned that the escalating Afrophobic violence gripping South Africa is a catastrophic flashpoint that could destabilise the entire region.Speaking on Vantage, the flagship current affairs programme on leading national independent television station, 3Ktv, the former government official told Group Editor-In-Chief Guthrie Munyuki on Thursday night that the unfolding crisis is…

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 MZANSI AFROPHOBIA:  ‘Zim, SA,  Sadc will suffer for decades’

SHAMAINE CHIRIMUJIRI ESCALATING Afrophobic attacks in neighbouring South Africa, which have triggered a mass exodus of migrants there, will have huge social, political and economic consequences for Harare, Pretoria itself and the rest of the region.So says veteran economist and businessman, Eddie Cross, who adds that although Zimbabwe is now in a much better shape…

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Desperate Zimbos duped into Russia-Ukraine war

RUTENDO NGARA MORE and more unsuspecting Zimbabweans continue to be duped into participating in the Russia-Ukraine war.In the latest incident, a somber Harare Magistrates’ Court was told on Friday how one unfortunate local had recently lost his life tragically in the deadly conflict, after being lured to Russia on the false promise of a lucrative…

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Informal traders demand inclusive formalisation strategy

SHAMAINE CHIRIMUJIRI INFORMAL traders are demanding an equal voice and dedicated funding in the rollout of Zimbabwe’s new National Formalisation Strategy (ZNFS).The (ZNFS, adopted alongside the National Employment Policy (2026–2030), is a government framework designed to integrate the country’s vast informal economy — including vendors, cross-border traders, transport operators, home-based workers and waste pickers —…

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