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Prison educators trained in Heritage-Based Curriculum

THE Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) is retraining its educators to deliver the nation’s new Heritage-Based Curriculum (HBC).The initiative comes as the ZPCS operates 32 non-formal schools across its 46 correctional institutions and recorded more than 3 800 inmates sitting Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council examinations last year.Introduced in 2024, the HBC seeks to align…

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Chivayo dangles US$1 million to Mukanya

Staff Writer PHILANTHROPIST and businessman, Wicknell Chivayo, wants legendary Chimurenga music maestro — Thomas Mapfumo — to bow out a millionaire.The businessman, whose philanthropy and business activities have been simultaneously expanding at a frenetic pace, has previously offered Mapfumo decent money and packages, which the icon at the time politely declined.At the weekend, while celebrating…

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Govt moves to decongest prisons

BRIGHTON MURONZEREYI THE government has earmarked more than US$1 million for the construction of an open prison and a halfway facility as part of efforts to decongest the country’s correctional facilities while promoting the rehabilitation and reintegration of offenders.The development comes as Parliament has implored authorities to increase budgetary allocations to the Zimbabwe Prisons and…

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58k citizens repatriated home

BRANDON JOSPHAT MORE than 58 000 Zimbabweans have been repatriated from South Africa as government-led reintegration efforts gather significant momentum.This comes amid an influx of thousands into the country, among them locals and foreigners headed for their home countries such as Malawi and the Democratic Republic of Congo.The government is also ramping up its stringent,…

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Man dies after alleged mob assault

YVONNE NCUBE A 34-YEAR-OLD man allegedly died after being brutally assaulted by a group of people who accused him of theft at Killarney Squatter Camp in Bulawayo.The deceased, Shaidu Mbandulila, is reported to have died after he and another man were attacked by several suspects at Musimboti Stands in Killarney on June 29 at about…

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Business

Zim exports are flying up

Kudzanai Gerede THE country’s export earnings are set to increase to US$20 billion this year, a massive 23 percent up from the US$16,2 billion realised in 2025. Harare-based think tank, Africa Economic Devel­opment Strategies (AEDS), also says Zimbabwe’s exports will likely hit US$25 billion at the end of next year. Speaking at AEDS’ mid-term economic…

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Sport

Cioaba makes bold title claim

Patrick Mubwandarikwa NEWLY-APPOINTED Dynamos technical director Aristica Cioaba has declared his ambi­tion to fight for the 2026 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League title despite his side trailing leaders Scottland by 12 points, with that mission set to begin this Sunday when the Glamour Boys host Agama. Cioaba arrives at a time when Dynamos are currently…

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