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Tapiwa Chirume MUTARE City Council has partnered with Manicaland State University of Applied Sciences to launch civil protection training and stem severe municipal firefighter drain.Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, council spokesperson Charles Sadondo said the initiative was driven by acute skills shortages in the civil protection sector, particularly as Zimbabwe continues to…

BIGHTONMURONZEREYI ZIMBABWE is accelerating efforts to eliminate money laundering and terrorism financing to fortify its financial integrity and shield the economy from emerging risks.Speaking to reporters yesterday on the sidelines of the Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG) Council of Ministers meeting in Kigali, Rwanda, the minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube, said the…

BRANDON JOSPHAT AUTHORITIES are step­ping up measures to curb mineral smuggling and revenue leakages through advanced tracking systems, border scanners, weighbridges, and drone surveillance. This follows the Minerals Mar­keting Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) intercepting 18 illicit min­eral shipments totalling about 2 600 tonnes since January, as government tightens scrutiny of mineral move­ments from mine gates…

 THE European Union (EU) has praised Zimbabwe’s recent legislative strides and ongoing efforts to strengthen human rights, governance, and gender equality in the country. In a report released on Thursday, the EU also com­mended Zimbabwe’s continued efforts to address histori­cal grievances, particularly through community hearings on the emotive Gukurahundi acts of violence of the 1980s….

 Shamaine Chirimujiri STAFF WRITER MANY parts of the country face severe weather in the next few days, with violent winds, thunder­storms and lightning being experienced. This comes against the backdrop of escalating concerns over climate change and forecasts of a po­tentially severe El Niño drought during the coming cropping season. In this regard, the Meteorological…

STAFF WRITER PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed seven new members to the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (Baz) board to serve a four-year term.The appointments were announced yesterday by the permanent secretary in the ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Nick Mangwana.In a statement, Mangwana said the appointments were made in terms of provisions of…

SMALL-SCALE miners have been granted a final four-month extension to December 31 to regular­ise operations or face immediate legal enforcement. The ministry of Mines and Mining Development approved a request by the Zimbabwe Min­ers Federation (ZMF) to move the regularisation deadline from August 30 to December 31, giving miners an additional four months to put…

Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A MBERENGWA man is suspect­ed of setting fire to four huts at his in-laws’ homestead following a heated domestic dispute over alleged infidelity. The incident occurred on Au­gust 30 at Village Mutavisi under Chief Chingoma, with household property destroyed in the blaze. Midlands police spokesperson Emmanuel Mahoko said police were investigating…

Tapiwa Chirume THE government is considering introducing a demerit points system that could see many reckless drivers losing their licences, as authori­ties fight to reduce the country’s rising road fatalities. Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday, the minister of Transport and Infrastructure Development, Felix Mhona, said officials were cur­rently investigating the legal frameworks that would enable…