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Domestic violence on the increase

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Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE national Gender-Based Violence (GBV) hotline has recorded a 90 percent increase in cases of violence since the beginning of the national lockdown introduced to curb the spread of the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19). The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Zimbabwe (OCHA) said the hotline was…

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Teachers threaten legal action over reopening of schools

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Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO TEACHERS have threatened legal action against government over the reopening of schools amid the coronavirus (Covid-19) scourge, saying they were not consulted, the Daily News reports. Primary and Secondary Education minister Cain Mathema this week indicated that government was putting in place adequate measures to protect teachers and learners ahead of…

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Gvt to tighten Zim lockdown . . . as fears of a second corona wave grow  

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Fungi Kwaramba POLITICAL EDITOR kwarambaf@dailynews.co.zw ©️  AUTHORITIES are set to deploy more security forces on the streets in urban areas, to tighten the extended coronavirus lockdown — as fears of a second wave of the lethal disease grow, the Daily News reports. This comes as reported positive cases of Covid-19 have risen sharply over the…

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MDC legislators snub Parliament

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Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw ©️  IN A significant boost for Nelson Chamisa in his battle for control of the MDC, the majority of the warring party’s Harare legislators stayed away from Parliament yesterday, the Daily News reports. This came after Parliament briefly resumed sitting in the capital, and as Chamisa and his allies…

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Region to help Moza fight terrorist groups

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Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw ©️  ZIMBABWE and other Southern African Development Community (Sadc) states that include Zambia and Botswana have committed to help Mozambique fight terrorist groups wreaking havoc in the northern parts of that country. This came out after an extra ordinary Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation summit held in…

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Switzerland pledges US$1m to Covid-19  

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Caroline Chiimba STAFF WRITER chiimbac@dailynews.co.zw ©️  SWITZERLAND, through the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) Regional Programme for Southern Africa, has pledged another US$1 million to support Southern Africa’s coronavirus (Covid-19) preparedness and response. This comes as Africa has recorded over 80 000 cases of Covid-19, while grappling with poverty amid current lockdowns to…

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BCC intensifies water shedding

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BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has started a 144-hour weekly water shedding regime following the decommissioning of Lower Ncema dam on Friday. The council has been experiencing acute water challenges due to low storage supply in most of its dams. Since the city decommissioned Upper Ncema and Umzingwane dams earlier in the year, Bulawayo has been…

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Redcliff municipality cuts salaries

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REDCLIFF Municipality has slashed its employees’ salaries by 50 percent citing dwindling fortunes amid the effects of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, which has seen its revenue collection taking a nosedive. In a statement, town clerk Gilson Chakauya notified employees that the local authority’s collections have drastically declined as a result of economic hardships being faced…

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Econet reopens shops

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ECONET Wireless has begun re-opening its shops following the easing of the  coronavirus lockdown restrictions. But the company cautioned customers to be patient as it ramps up processes in and around its shops to balance quick service turnaround and ensuring public safety. “We would like to advise our customers that we have begun the process…

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Zim spooked by corona advance . . . as some returning residents run away from quarantine centres  

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Mugove Tafirenyika and Sindiso Mhlophe STAFF WRITERS ©️  THERE is growing concern over the rising positive cases of the lethal coronavirus in the country, which is attributed to returning residents — prompting authorities to scale up surveillance at quarantine centres, the Daily News reports. This comes as a number of returning residents are said to…

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