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Accommodation scam trap snares victims

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Yvonne Ncubein Bulawayo POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a man accused of defrauding home seekers through a WhatsApp accommodation platform and are appealing to other potential victims to come forward.The suspect, Gift Elvis Ndlovu, also known as Solo, from Killarney, allegedly posed as an accommodation agent and operated a WhatsApp channel called “Accommodation in Bulawayo”,…

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Learner drowns at top Harare school

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A TRAGIC swimming pool drowning accident that claimed the life of 14-year-old student Daniel Muku­dzei Moyana last week has prompted Hellenic Acade­my — an elite Harare school — to suspend all lessons today and tomorrow as the community mourns. “We extend our most sincere condolences to the Moyana family, friends and the entire Hellenic Acad­emy…

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Protect prison babies, Parliament demands

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Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR PARLIAMENT has demanded sweeping reforms to the country’s correctional system, warning that children born to or living with incarcerated moth­ers must not become unintended victims of the justice system. Raising a motion in the Senate last week, Sena­tor Angeline Tongogara said children should not bear the consequences of their mothers’ imprison­ment,…

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MSD warns of thunderstorms, strong winds

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Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR THE Meteorological Servic­es Department (MSD) has warned of thunderstorms, strong winds and localised heavy downpours across Zimba­bwe from Tuesday, with rainfall potentially exceeding 30mm in some areas. The warning comes as the country braces for increasingly erratic weather conditions, with authorities cautioning that the anticipated system could bring rainfall, thunderstorms and…

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Father caged 50 years for raping daughters

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 A 38-YEAR-OLD Mhangura man was last week sentenced to an effective 50 years in prison after being convicted of three counts of raping his minor daughters. The Chinhoyi regional court sentenced the nomadic gold panner from Arda Endeavour, Mhangura, to 20 years on each count, with 10 years suspended for five years on condition of…

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Teen lured, raped at workplace

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YVONNE NCUBE A 48-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo man allegedly raped a 13-year-old girl after luring her to his workplace with a promise of giving her money, a court heard.Misheck Mugande of Njube suburb appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Lungile Ncube last week facing a rape charge.He was not asked to plead and was remanded in custody to…

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Bard Santner handles US$1,6 billion Dangote IPO in Zimbabwe

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ZIMBABWEAN financial advisory, Bard Santner Inc, which specialises in asset management, corporate finance, wealth management and remittances, is handling the historic US$1.6 billion Initial Public Offering (IPO) for the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE – the world’s largest single-train oil refinery – inside the country. Bard Santner Investors, a subsidiary of the company, is specifically dealing…

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Sport

Warriors bank on home advantage…as fans rally Catala’s men to show mettle in DR Congo clash

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THE Warriors will be banking on home advantage when they face the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in a Group E 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier at the National Sports Stadium in the capital tomorrow.Kick-off time is 6pm.After getting their campaign off to a winning start with a dramatic 3-2 victory over Sierra…

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Life & Arts

Salif Keïta salutes Tuku’s enduring legacy

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Ashley Moyo & Anesu Mirisau THERE are musicians whose songs entertain, and then there are those whose music becomes part of a people’s identity — Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi belonged to the latter.For decades, his unmistakable voice, guitar melodies and deeply rooted lyrics travelled far beyond Zimbabwe, carrying stories of love, family, social responsibility and the…

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Opinion & Analysis

Poor man with nothing, but money

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SANDILE MEMELA AT A top restaurant in Sandton, South Africa, a man — supposedly successful, black, expensive watch, German car parked outside with a driver – threatened to shoot and kill women.Their sin was to reject his advances.He did not like being told no. So he reached for the language he knows: a gun. “I…

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