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Byo records drop in serious crime

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Hazel Marimbiza GROWING cooperation between law enforcement agencies and the public helped Bulawayo record a 10 percent decline in serious crime this year.Speaking at a Crime Awareness Campaign on behalf of officer commanding Bulawayo Province, commissioner Jasper Chizemu, assistant commissioner Tambudzai Gumpo said efforts to fight crime were commendable.“Police recorded 7 739 cases between January…

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Life & Arts

Schools fly Zim flag high at Marimba festival

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Angela MtombeniENTERTAINMENT WRITER AT LEAST 10 Zimbabwean schools are representing the country at the 2026 Education Africa International Marimba and Steelpan Festival, which got underway yesterday at St Dominic’s Catholic School for Girls in Boksburg, South Africa.The participating Zimbabwean schools include Tynwald Primary School, Chiremba Primary School, Charles Wraith Primary School, Eland Oak School, Giamari…

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FC Hunters derail Makepekepe title bid

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Patrick Mubwandarikwa at RUFARO STADIUM CAPS United……………………….(0) 0 FC Hunters….…….…………………(1) 1 CAPS United’s title ambitions suffered a major setback after they fell to a shock 1-0 defeat to relegation-threatened FC Hunters in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match here yesterday. The defeat left the Green Machine rooted on 39 points, 13 points behind league…

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JP leads Zimfest UK lineup

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ENTERTAINMENT WRITERS THE United Kingdom will tomorrow dance to Zimbabwean rhythms as Zimfest UK returns with a stellar line-up expected to leave festival-goers craving more. Evergreen musician Jah Prayz­ah will headline this year’s event at Delapré Abbey in Northamp­tonshire, leading a star-studded line-up that also features Suluma­ni Chimbetu, Delroy Shewe, JNR Spragga and Tamy Moyo….

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Deal with silent epidemic stripping our elderly

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WHEN memory fades, humanity should not follow suit. In the chambers of Parliament earlier this week, Chikanga legislator Lynette Karenyi-Kore raised a troubling alarm over an issue long shrouded in silence, the growing burden of dementia across Zimbabwe. Framed as a silent epidemic, dementia is quietly destabilising families, yet it continues to receive almost no…

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National healthcare programme unveiled

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GOVERNMENT has renamed its proposed National Health Insur­ance Scheme following legal advice that the initiative does not meet insurance definitions. The proposed legislation forms part of the government’s efforts to establish a sustainable healthcare financing mechanism aimed at ex­panding access to quality health services while reducing out-of-pocket expenses for patients in public health institutions. Responding…

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Government sticks to its economic plans . . . as Ncube endeavours to further shield the poor, steady the market

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Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR NEXT Thursday’s mid-term budget review will reinforce the government’s current economic policies in an ongoing effort to protect vulnerable groups and to support the prevailing price and foreign exchange stability. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspa­per — the minister of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion,…

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India draw 1st blood in T20I series

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Sandra Hove SPORTS WRITER THE Chevrons will be looking for a quick response in the second Twenty20 International after suffering a seven-wicket defeat to reigning world champions India in the opening match of the three-game series at Harare Sports Club yesterday. The Chevrons struggled with the bat before India comfortably chased down the modest target…

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Life & Arts

Gospel giants unite for Night of Results prayer

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Ashley Moyo SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER SOME of the country’s leading gospel musicians will come to­gether on July 31 for Victory Power International Church’s annual Night of Results, an all-night prayer gathering expected to attract thou­sands of worshippers to the Aquatic Complex in Chitungwiza. The event will feature perfor­mances and worship sessions by Jo­nah Chivasa, Kuda…

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Drug abuse fuels rising youth crime rate

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POLICE have warned that escalating drug and substance abuse is driving young people into theft, robbery, and violent crime across Zimbabwe. Speaking during a crime aware­ness campaign in Bulawayo yester­day, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said drug abuse had become one of the country’s biggest challenges, with far-reaching effects on families and communities. “One of…

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