News

Rufaro vandalism prompts tough security crackdown

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TAPIWA CHIRUME HARARE City Council has raised the alarm over persistent vandalism of toilet facilities at Rufaro Stadium, warning that plumbing destruction is undermining ongoing renovations at the venue. The concerns were raised over the weekend by Harare City Council Sports, Arts and Recreation Commit­tee chairperson Stanley Manyenga during a comprehensive tour of Ru­faro Stadium…

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Business

Safeguard ordered to pay US$50k compensation

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RUTENDO NGARA ONE of Zimbabwe’s largest security companies, Safeguard, has been ordered to pay Macdonald Bricks US$50 000, which was lost during an armed robbery in Bulawayo’s Montgomery suburb.Macdonald Bricks took Safeguard and its security officer, William Ncube, to court, demanding compensation for losses incurred after alleging that the company either colluded with robbers or…

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Epworth duo jailed for carjacking

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TAPIWA CHIRUME TWO men from Epworth have been convicted for violent car­jackings across Harare, receiving an effective 20-year jail term each after investigators linked them to five robberies. Leonard Zinduru, 33, and Trymore Bandira Chibvaru, 44, were convicted by the Harare Magistrates Court on May 27 after being found guilty of rob­bing motorists of vehicles,…

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Tsholotsho man imprisoned for rape

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YVONNE NCUBE A 30-YEAR-OLD Tsholotsho man has been sentenced to an effective 18 years behind bars after being convicted of rap­ing his neighbour’s 15-year-old daughter. Collin Moyo appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Dambudzo Malunga facing a charge of rape. He denied the charges, but was found guilty after a full trial. He was sentenced to…

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Opinion & Analysis

China trade windfall, Zim’s economic rebirth

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FOR decades, Zimbabwe’s economic narrative has been heavily constrained by limited access to major global markets, stifling our industrial potential and leaving local producers vulnerable to economic shocks.However, Beijing’s recent implementation of a zero-tariff policy for 53 African nations offers Zimbabwe an unprecedented, transformative escape hatch.This is not merely another routine bilateral trade agreement, it…

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Chegutu rebuilds dilapidated sewerage system

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Tapiwa Chirume CHEGUTU municipality says a comprehensive sewer rehabilitation programme is underway to tackle persistent spillages, upgrade ageing infrastructure and reduce the risk of water-borne disease outbreaks.This comes as the municipality has been grappling with recurring outbreaks of cholera in recent years that have severely affected the town.Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday,…

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Business

Buy Zim intensifies local content push

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BUY Zimbabwe has intensified calls for consumers and industry to support locally made products as the country moves to grow industrial output, fight counterfeit imports and position local firms to benefit from opportunities under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).The push follows a government target, through the local content steering committee, to increase local…

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Features

Zim’s radical fight to recognise ‘free’ care

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IN the pre-dawn shadows of Warren Park, a crowded high-density suburb in Harare, 34-year-old Lucia Moyo is already at work.Before the city stirs, she has swept the yard, boiled water on a gas stove, and begun the gruelling trek to fetch water—a daily ritual forced by yet another municipal supply interruption.By 8am, her youngest child…

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