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Cholera vaccination programme now vital

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THE government-mooted cholera vaccination programme is an absolute must given the increasing numbers of those infected by the bacterial disease usually spread through contaminated water. According to official statistics, Zimbabwe has recorded at least 282 suspected cholera cases, 28 confirmed cases, 275 recoveries and two deaths. Though the government has administered at least 5 000…

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Crocodiles kill 8

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Masimba Makwembere STAFF WRITER makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw EIGHT people died across the country over the past two months in crocodile attacks, the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) has said. The ZimParks spokesperson, Tinashe Farawo, yesterday said several people were also injured in the attacks by the large reptiles. “ZimParks is concerned with the increased number…

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Man sets neighbour’s house ablaze

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Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A NYAMANDLOVU man in Matabeleland North Province has appeared in court, accused of pouring diesel on his neighbour’s house and setting it ablaze over a dispute. Nqobile Mpofu yesterday pleaded guilty to malicious injury to property and attempted murder charges when he appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Joseph Mabeza. The matter was…

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Miners jailed for attempted murder over US$10 debt

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Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO TWO artisanal miners from Shangani, Matabeleland South Province, were yesterday jailed for five years each for attempted murder and malicious damage to property charges. John Moyo and Moses Ncube attacked a local businessman, Mbusi Moyo, with machetes and damaged his shop following a dispute over a US$10 debt. The two appeared…

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Geo Pomona to complete sorting plant in Feb

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Nyasha Kunyiswa SENIOR STAFF WRITER Kunyiswan@dailynews.co.za CONSTRUCTION of the sorting plant at Geo Pomona Waste Management in Pomona, Harare, meant to separate waste for recycling or disposal, is expected to be completed next month. This was confirmed yesterday by the Geo Pomona Waste Management executive chairman and chief executive, Delish Nguwaya, during a tour of…

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Throw the book at graft outlaws...… Zacc urges government, as corruption in Zimbabwe gets worse

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By Hazel Marimbiza and Brandon Josphat THE government needs to introduce stiff mandatory sentences for crimes involving corruption, to curb the country’s worsening graft scourge, a top official has said. Speaking at a 2025 legal year function in Bulawayo earlier this week, the chairperson of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc), Michael Reza, said the country…

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Marry Mubaiwa in fresh bid to stop trial due to ill-health

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By Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zwHIGH Court judge Justice Pisirayi Kwenda is tomorrow expected to hear Marry Mubaiwa’s application for permanent stay of application filed last year in a matter she is accused of money laundering and externalisation. In the stay of application, Mubaiwa, who now uses a wheelchair, argues she cannot stand trial due to…

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Dad in dock for testing daughter’s virginity

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By Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO A MAN from Mahlabathini Village in Inyathi, Matabeleland North Province, has been remanded in custody facing aggravated indecent assault charges after he allegedly tested his 13-year old daughter’s virginity using his fingers. He appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza facing one count of aggravated indecent assault before pleading not guilty…

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Zimbabwe to host Cop 15 wetlands conference

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By Stella MadzivanyikaSTAFF WRITERmadzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE is set to host 173 countries at the Cop15 wetlands conference in Victoria Falls from July 23 to 3. This comes after the country volunteered to host the conference during the Cop14 conference in Geneva, Switzerland, in 2022.Speaking to the Daily News, the conference convenor, Ramsar Convention of Wetlands, national…

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