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 Let’s shatter silence to save young lives – Marowa

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PROGRAMMES manager of Shamwari Yemwanasikana, Funuel Marowa, says deeply rooted cultural traditions and crippling economic disadvantages continue to trap young girls in vulnerable situations.Speaking to Group Editor-In-Chief Guthrie Munyuki on his widely followed news and current affairs programme, Vantage, on leading national independent commercial television station, 3Ktv, on Thursday, Marowa said combating this pervasive scourge…

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Tsholotsho council seeks US$1m loan

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TAPIWA CHIRUME TSHOLOTSHO Rural District Council has applied for government approval to borrow US$1 million from the People’s Own Savings Bank (POSB) to improve infrastructure and strengthen service delivery.The proposed loan would finance the purchase of five pieces of equipment and infrastructure upgrades, including the resurfacing of the business centre main road and the installation…

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RUN FOR YOUR LIFE: Lovers in toxic unions urged

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SHAMAINE CHIRIMUJIRI AS FATAL domestic violence cases continue to rise nationwide, calls are growing for partners to leave toxic relationships before it is too late.The programme manager of prominent women’s rights group Shamwari Yemwanasikana, Fanuel Marowa, is the latest high-profile figure to urge people in abusive relationships to “walk away”.Speaking on Thursday night on leading…

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Chivayo’s final show: Opulence, grief

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  Tapiwa Chirume THERE are very few figures in modern Zimbabwean history whose lives—and sudden, painful deaths— could transform the capital city into a theatre of utter paralysis and cinematic spectacle. On a crisp Wednesday afternoon, the heart of Harare experienced a total cardiac arrest of commerce and traffic. The occasion was as grim as…

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Helcraw Water launches Chinhoyi project

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TAPIWA CHIRUME HELCRAW Water has expanded its municipal water modernisation project to Chinhoyi to rehabilitate decaying pipes, reduce severe leakages, and restore reliable water supplies.The intervention, which includes replacing old asbestos cement pipes with modern polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes, marks an expansion of Helcraw Water’s municipal infrastructure interventions beyond Harare, where the company is involved…

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Mental health crisis stirs national action

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DAKARAI MASHAVA ZIMBABWE is set to introduce routine mental health screening across all primary healthcare centres, as pressure mounts on the government to declare psychological illness a national crisis.This initiative is being driven under a World Health Organisation (WHO) programme which includes eight other countries.Local WHO representative for mental health, Debra Machando, told the on-going…

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Police probe guard electrocution

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POLICE are investigating the suspected electrocution of a security guard whose body was discovered beneath a power transformer at a Norton farm.Trust Mudimu, who was employed as a security guard at Highfield Farm in Norton, was found dead on Wednesday, after reportedly leaving home for work the previous afternoon and failing to return.According to Criminal…

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UN demands urgent action for girls

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SHAMAINE CHIRIMUJIRI THE United Nations has implored immediate investment in girls’ rights to end child marriage in Zimbabwe, where one in three girls marries before 18.This call was made as Zimbabwe joins the rest of the world to commemorate the International Day of the Girl today.UN resident coordinator Rosemary Kalapurakal said child marriage and teenage…

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Treasury injects ZiG120m to pay farmers

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 Shamaine Chirimunjiri THE Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has re­ceived ZiG120 million from the Treasury to clear outstanding payments and sup­port farmers for the current crop season. The improvement in payments comes after an outcry by farmers over the government’s failure to increase funding to the GMB to ensure timely disbursement of payments for delivered grain,…

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Zim explores wind power

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BRIGHTON MURONZEREYI GOVERNMENT is conducting feasibility studies into wind power to expand national electricity generation and resolve ongoing power supply deficits.This comes as the government has reaffirmed its commitment to achieving universal access to clean, reliable, and affordable energy by 2030.Speaking in the National Assembly on Thursday, the deputy minister of Energy, Yeukai Simbanegavi, said…

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