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Government must honour its economic commitments

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THE assurances delivered by the minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube, and permanent secretary George Guvamatanga at the Daily News Mid-Term Budget Review breakfast meeting in Harare on Wednesday present a welcome, albeit overdue, moment of align­ment between government policy and private sector expectations. By electing to preserve existing regulatory meas­ures rather than introducing unexpected taxes…

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Wife wins big in property battle

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Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER A HARARE woman has been awarded an 80 percent share of a prime Borrowdale property following a landmark High Court divorce ruling. Justice Phillipa Phillips granted a decree of divorce to Tafadzwa Adelaide Mwale (née Matimba) and Isaacs Yesake Mwale, and determined the distribution of their matrimonial assets. The dispute…

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New health fund is on the agenda. . . this may replace AIDS levy to match Zimbabwe’s shifting disease trends

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Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR AUTHORITIES are considering converting the current AIDS levy into a new and broader health fund to better address the country’s changing public health challenges and disease trends. Speaking in Harare on Wednesday, during an over-subscribed mid-term budget review breakfast meeting that was hosted by the Daily News — the country’s most…

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US$800k mine heist suspects in court

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Yvonne Ncube in Bulawayo FOUR men accused of an audacious armed robbery at Old Nic Mine in Bulawayo, involving over US$790 000, have gone on trial. The alleged robbery comes amid growing concern over a surge in armed robberies targeting mines, financial institutions, and businesses across the country. Andile Mlilo, Thobekani Dlodlo, Content Mguni, and…

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Virulent flu lashes Zimbabwe

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Brandon Josphat THE country is battling a sharp spike in severe flu-like illnesses. In this regard, reported respiratory infection cases have doubled in recent weeks, prompting health authorities to launch urgent lab tests. The influenza-like bug that is circulating in the country typically causes a sudden high fever, chills, severe body aches, frontal headaches, extreme…

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Mother, daughter die in inferno

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Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 33-YEAR-OLD woman and her 14-year-old daughter died in a devastating fire after the huts they were sleeping in were reduced to ashes at a village in Shurugwi, Midlands, in the early hours of Tuesday. Provincial police spokesperson Emmanuel Mahoko yesterday confirmed that the tragic incident occurred at Village 5 in…

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Zimbabwe called to harness AI

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GOVERNMENT has called for the adoption of national policies that harness artificial intelligence to create inclusive employment opportunities for Zimbabwean workers. Speaking while officially opening the Zimbabwe National Labour and Employment Summit 2026 here, the minister of Public Service, Edgar Moyo, said Zimbabwe needed to embrace emerging technologies while ensuring they benefited workers and created…

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Government pushes sweeping health sector reforms

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CHIEF WRITER GOVERNMENT has rolled out an ambi­tious health sector reform agenda aimed at modernising legislative frame­works and expanding universal healthcare access. Speaking at a high-level Health Sector Coordination Forum in Harare yesterday, the minister of Health and Child Care, Douglas Mombeshora, said key legislative reforms were being considered to build a more responsive and…

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Rushinga school gets major military boost

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Tapiwa Chirume MUBVUNDUDZI Secondary School in Rushinga, Mashonal­and Central, has received a major infrastructure boost following the construction of a new classroom block. The modern block was officially commissioned on Tuesday by Com­mander Zimbabwe Defence Forces, General Emmanuel Matatu. It was built by artisans from the Zimbabwe National Army’s Artillery Brigade, with Mutapa Gold Re­sources…

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