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Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday encouraged Zimbabweans to get vaccinated against the lethal coronavirus. This comes as Zimbabwe is expected to receive more vaccines this week, which will kick-start the second phase of the country’s national vaccination programme — which is targeting 10 million people by year end. “Many of…

Tariro Sajeni  STAFF WRITER sajenit@dailynews.co.zw THE Covid-19 pandemic has contributed to a worrying surge in drug abuse among teenagers across the country, according to the Zimbabwe Civil Liberties and Drugs Network (ZCLD). In a research carried out by ZCLD between 2009 and 2020, there was a sharp rise in cases of drug abuse by youth…

Emmerson Njanjamangezi  SENIOR STAFF WRITER  njanjamangezie@dailynews.co.zw  AGRICULTURE ministry permanent secretary John Basera says the Grain Marketing Board (GMB)’s maintenance works on grain storage facilities ahead of this year’s expected bumper harvest are almost complete.  This comes as the government seeks to ensure that all the grain silos are safe for storage with Zimbabwe anticipating a…

Blessings Mashaya  PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s office says it never got any letters from Nelson Chamisa regarding the mooted national talks, and neither was it aware of emissaries that the MDC Alliance leader sent to the president. “We are not in receipt of any letter from Chamisa at all. We are also not aware of any…

Tamary Chikiwa in Bulawayo THE government plans to get tough on haulage trucks and limit the amount of cargo being freighted on local roads, redirecting it to be ferried by the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ).  New Transport minister Felix Mhona said the move would help resuscitate NRZ’s fortunes and at the same time decongest local…

Tarisai Machakaire  THE United Nations (UN) has partnered with the government to train teachers on open, distance and online learning (ODOL) in a bid to enhance their knowledge and skills on remote teaching methods.  This comes after the government launched a e-Learning Passport — a digital learning platform with a library of teaching and learning…

Blessings Mashaya  THE government is considering introducing a coupon system to ease congestion at tollgates countrywide   This comes as motorists are enduring frustrating delays at tollgates on the national highways as the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) payment systems are usually overwhelmed by the huge traffic. Some of the tollgates are located on stretches of the…