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Brighton MuronzereyiCHIEF WRITER ZIMBABWE is continuing to grapple with the compounding crisis of a sharp rise in adolescent pregnancies and escalating substance abuse among the youth, which is increasingly affecting young learners.While there have been concerted national efforts lately to mitigate the marked increase in illegal substance and drug abuse among young people, the country…

MORE than a year after the death of Zambia’s former President Edgar Lungu, his family have won their appeal to have his body buried in South Africa where he died —overturning a high court ruling that allowed the Zambian government to repatriate the corpse.It is not clear whether Tuesday’s ruling at the Supreme Court of…

Tapiwa Chirume ZIMBABWE is intensifying efforts to deepen intra-regional commerce within Sadc, removing trade barriers to accelerate cross-border industrialisation.Addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday, the minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Amon Murwira, underscored that current levels of intra-Sadc trade remain far below potential.“What is very important is to start by noting…

Brighton MuronzereyiCHIEF WRITER GOVERNMENT is set to relaunch community ownership trusts to ensure local populations benefit directly from mining and rural industrialisation.The trusts were first introduced between 2011 and 2013 under the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act as empowerment vehicles designed to enable communities to share in the benefits derived from the exploitation of natural…

Hazel Marimbizain BULAWAYO WOMEN remain disproportionately affected by HIV in the country, particularly adolescent girls and young women, despite plunging national infection rates.Speaking at a Lenacapavir and HIV prevention workshop yesterday, the national HIV prevention coordinator in the Ministry of Health and Child Care, Getrude Ncube, said Zimbabwe had made notable gains in the fight…

Brandon JosphatPOLITICAL EDITOR THE ruling Zanu PF is confident that the main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) will not block Consti­tutional Amendment Bill Number 3 (CAB3) in the Senate. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the former liberation movement’s chief whip in Parliament, Pupurai Togarepi, also said yesterday…

Tapiwa ChirumeSTAFF WRITERAUTHORITIES are accelerating the Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Bill to boost climate preparedness and strengthen national risk governance.Speaking at the Zimbabwe Youth Symposium on Disaster Risk Reduction in Harare yesterday, the deputy minister of Local Government and Public Works, Benjamin Kabikira, said significant progress had been made in replacing the outdated Civil Protection…

Brighton Muronzereyi CHIEF WRITER THE Zimbabwe Land Commission (ZLC) has made an urgent call for expert input to stream­line complex property laws, resolve compulsory agricultural acquisitions, and overhaul public compensation frameworks. The move comes as the country continues efforts to strengthen land administration systems and resolve outstanding issues relating to land ownership, transfers, public acquisi­tion…

Tapiwa Chirume STAFF WRITER chirumet@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) targets collecting US$473 million by late 2026, having already cleared US$190 million by mid-year. Speaking to the media on the sidelines of the Public Entities Boards and Corpo­rate Governance Performance review meeting in Bulawayo at the weekend, Zinara board chairperson George Manyaya said the…

Brandon Josphat Political Editor KEY stakeholders have called on the government to do more to make life easier for hard-pressed citizens and reeling businesses, including through the lowering of prevailing high taxes and new policies to foster price reductions. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — representatives of consumers, labour…