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Hazel Marimbizain BULAWAYO THE government is rewriting liquor licensing laws to crush Zimbabwe’s surging trade in dangerous and illicit alcoholic substances.The process is currently at the stakeholder consultation stage, with industry players from Bulawayo and the broader Matabeleland provinces heavily engaged in discussions to help shape a more efficient, affordable, and transparent licensing framework.Speaking during…

Masimba Makwembere THE government has deployed emergency psychosocial support and counselling services following a horrific Gweru Road accident that killed seven pupils. This follows President Em­merson Mnangagwa declaring the accident a national disaster after the seven primary school learners were burnt beyond recognition when the commuter omnibus they were travelling in caught fire near Senga…

HAZEL MARIMBIZA EMERGENCY medical transport services in Plumtree have been disrupted following the theft and subsequent crash of the town’s ambulance.In a public notice released yesterday, Plumtree town secretary Thembelani Nyoni confirmed that the municipal ambulance was stolen in the early hours of Monday.“The general public is advised that the council ambulance was stolen in…

Tapiwa Chirume HARARE residents have demanded accountability and investigations following the deaths of three people whose bodies were retrieved from a waterlogged pit on Sunday allegedly left open by City of Harare workers carrying out sewer repairs in Budiriro 3.The tragedy has triggered outrage among residents, who say the deaths were preventable and point to…

Hazel Marimbizain BULAWAYO THE International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has reached 72 951 people through accelerated HIV intervention programmes in Beitbridge.The milestone follows the 2023 launch of the “HIV Knows No Borders” initiative.Supported by the Netherlands government, the project brings HIV testing and sexual reproductive health services directly to one of Africa’s busiest transit corridors.During…

Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO THE Bulawayo High Court has ordered the immediate release of a 21-year-old man who had been sentenced to an effective 21 months in prison for having sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old girl, ruling that the punishment was excessively harsh for a first-time offender.Mduduzi Ngwenya was convicted after a contested trial at the…

Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITER A ZIMBABWE Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) accountant is in trouble after allegedly siphoning US$132 408.77 from prison project coffers.Parish Mushimbo appeared before Harare regional magistrate Jesse Kufa yesterday facing fraud charges and was granted US$500 bail.It is the State’s case that Mushimbo, who is attached to ZPCS projects as an…

THE National Social Security Authority (Nssa) will introduce pension coverage for the informal sector and diaspora by the year-end.Nssa director for benefits, actuarial and schemes, Shepard Mperi recently said coverage of the two sectors, which would be rolled out in consecutive phases, was expected by far to dwarf, in terms of total savings mobilised, the…

Masimba Makwembere POLICE are investigating the tragic deaths of two brothers in Lupane following a violent dispute over a funeral parlour pamphlet.National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday confirmed the double homicide, stating that comprehensive investigations into the deaths were actively underway.“The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is investigating murder cases which occurred in Nyamandlovu, Lupane, on…

Shamaine ChirimujiriSTAFF WRITER TREASURY has collected US$50 million from the sugar tax to upgrade national cancer treatment facilities and infrastructure.The minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube, confirmed on Monday that US$30 million had already been deployed under the first phase of the healthcare capitalisation programme, which targeted the procurement of specialised radiotherapy equipment for major referral…