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THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) must sup­ply enough ZiG notes to the market, while also ensuring the stability of the domestic currency and prices of basic goods in the country. So said key stakeholders yesterday, who also told the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — that do­ing this was crucial as…

 AUTHORITIES are stepping up their efforts to protect children from accessing harmful online content. In this regard, Parliament has started to debate pro­posed legislation to restrict children under 16 years from accessing and using social media. Presenting the motion in the august House on Tuesday, Senator Prisca Mupfumira said lawmakers were acting in line with…

THE government says it is satisfied with preparations for this year’s Independence Day celebrations to be held in Maphisa, Matabeleland South Province, with key infrastruc­ture and logistics now in place. Speaking during a media tour in Maphisa yesterday, acting chief director for housing in the Ministry of Local Government and Public Works, Mike Dzimati, said…

THREE Citizens Coali­tion for Change (CCC) members have been jailed for 22 years each by the High Court for murder­ing a man in Mbare, Harare, following an outbreak of political violence in 2022. Ellah Chinodya, Brian Tongo­washa and Tongai Chinodya were initially sentenced to 25 years’ imprisonment by the High Court. They successfully appealed against…

A FORTY-SIX-YEAR-OLD man from Cowdray Park has been convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison after raping his six year old niece.Bulawayo police spokesperson Nomalanga Msebele said the incident took place in the early hours of April 5 after the accused had returned from Botswana where he works.“Police in Bulawayo confirms arrest and sentencing…

YVONNE NCUBE A HIGH Court urgent application involving alleged seizure of gold ore worth more than US$280 000 has been struck off the roll after the court found that the matter could not be resolved on affidavit evidence due to material disputes of facts.Justice Ngoni Nduna dismissed an application by Posse Solutions (Pvt) Ltd against…

ZIMBABWE is intensifying efforts to strengthen its medicines regulatory system, with the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) hosting experts from the World Health Organisation for a Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) inspection observed audit running from yesterday to Friday.The audit is part of preparations for the upcoming WHO Global Benchmarking Tool Maturity Level 4 (ML4)…

THERE is a real risk of the erosion of democratic governance in the country and severe weakening of citizens participation in elections if the proposed constitutional amendments by authori­ties are effected as they are. Speaking in Harare yesterday, the chairperson of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC), Jessie Majome, also said some of the proposals…