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Paidamoyo Chipunza, Harare Bureau Government has warned pharmacies that are overcharging clients or selling medicines in United States dollars that they risk losing their operating licences. Unscrupulous pharmacies are overcharging customers through pegging prices on prevailing parallel market rates of local currency to the US dollar. This has led to decline in uptake of medicines, raising […]
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Victor Maphosa, Harare Bureau Government has implored the new Zimpapers board to continue projecting a unifying and patriotic message, a key component in achieving Vision 2030. Speaking after meeting incoming Zimpapers board members in Harare yesterday, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa said it was important for the organisation to serve national interest and […]
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Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief THE country is a maturing democracy as evidenced by the devolution drive but will remain a unitary State despite power being devolved to provinces. In an interview on the sidelines of the Sweden and International Centre for Local Democracy (ICLD) 2019 Capacitating Local Leaders workshop in Gweru on Thursday, the Deputy […]
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Farirai Machivenyika, Harare Bureau THE Post and Telecommunications Regulations Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) intends to construct 100 base stations in rural areas that are not covered and will carry the three mobile network operators operating in the country as envisaged in Government’s shared infrastructure policy. The regulatory authority has since invited expressions of interest from companies […]
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Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter THE ruling Zanu-PF party has said it is alive to prevailing economic hardships and was taking practical steps towards addressing them. Speaking at a rally in Brunapeg, Mangwe district, where he was drumming up support for the party’s candidate for the Mangwe by-election set for Saturday next week, Cde Hlalani Mguni, the […]
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Tendai Rupapa in Kanyemba CASES of risky home child deliveries will soon be a thing of the past in Kanyemba following the opening of a fully-equipped mothers’ shelter for expecting mothers in Chiruhwe village. In the past, most expectant mothers delivered babies at home with help from untrained midwives who could not handle complications. This […]
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Pamela Shumba, Senior Reporter PEOPLE occupying leadership positions in Zanu-PF should interact with people at the grassroots to get an appreciation of the situation on the ground, the party’s National Political Commissar Cde Victor Matemadanda has said. He said leaders should ensure that people in the lower structures participate in party programmes. “We have this weakness […]
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Thandeka Moyo, Health Reporter MPILO Central Hospital is working on establishing a specialised clinic for pregnant women to reduce about 300 stillbirths recorded by the institution annually. Mpilo clinical director Dr Solwayo Ngwenya said the establishment of the clinic comes after a visit by two specialists from the United Kingdom’s University of Manchester, Professor Alexander Heazell […]
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Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Gwanda Correspondent THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has engaged the Ministry of Health and Child Care over the issue of hospitals holding onto birth records over unpaid bills making it impossible for parents to obtain birth certificates for their children. Speaking in an interview during public hearings in Matabeleland South Province on the […]
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Kuda Bwititi in Yokohama, Japan A Japan-based company, Afro-Japanese Business Consultants yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Government as it expressed its intention to invest in six major projects in the country. The company targets to invest in key areas such as the health sector, transport, road marking, solar power plant, production of industrial […]
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Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Court Reporter FIVE Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) activists were arrested for allegedly dancing and singing derogatory songs with tribal connotations outside the Bulawayo High Court while celebrating the release of Chief Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni on bail. Partone Xaba (43) of Nkulumane, Akim Ndebele (32) of Cowdray Park, Ndabazelizwe Ncube (28) of Mzilikazi and […]
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Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has approved the payment of salaries for Provincial Council members as Government forges ahead with the implementation of the devolution agenda. The country’s Constitution provides for a new system of Provincial Governance through Provincial Councils. In his address during the Business Weekly Midlands Devolution breakfast meeting in Gweru yesterday, […]
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Pamela Shumba, Senior Reporter Bulawayo residents yesterday expressed mixed feelings towards a civil partnership clause that was removed by Cabinet in the Marriages Bill, with some saying it should be totally removed while others think some clauses in the section should be considered for the sake of children born out of wedlock. Speaking during a consultative […]
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Sharon Buwerimwe, Court Reporter A TEACHER at Amavene Primary School in Bulawayo’s Nkulumane suburb has been arraigned for allegedly beating up and damaging the eardrum of a Grade Seven pupil he accused of poor performance. Benuka Phiri (52) from Nkulumane 5 suburb allegedly slapped Leo Muriwo twice on his ear for failing a test, resulting in […]
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