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Brighton MuronzereyiVICE President Constantino Chiwenga has demanded robust enforcement mechanisms to safeguard Zimbabwe’s public resources from systemic procurement abuse.Speaking yesterday at the inaugural Southern African Public Procurement Forum (SAPPF) in Harare, Chiwenga said challenges affecting public procurement were not only technical, but required decisive action, ethical leadership and strengthened accountability systems.“Digital transformation represents one of…

 Brighton Muronzereyi CHIEF WRITER ZANU PF Central Com­mittee (CC) members — Kudakwashe Tagwirei and Paul Tempter Tung­warara — are seen as “siamese twins” in Manicaland Province, because of their uplifting projects. So says Manicaland Provincial chairman, Tawanda Mukodza, who adds that Zanu PF views allegations that the two businessmen-cum-poli­ticians are at loggerheads with each other,…

Brighton MuronzereyiCHIEF WRITER ZIMBABWE is continuing to grapple with the compounding crisis of a sharp rise in adolescent pregnancies and escalating substance abuse among the youth, which is increasingly affecting young learners.While there have been concerted national efforts lately to mitigate the marked increase in illegal substance and drug abuse among young people, the country…

MORE than a year after the death of Zambia’s former President Edgar Lungu, his family have won their appeal to have his body buried in South Africa where he died —overturning a high court ruling that allowed the Zambian government to repatriate the corpse.It is not clear whether Tuesday’s ruling at the Supreme Court of…

Tapiwa Chirume ZIMBABWE is intensifying efforts to deepen intra-regional commerce within Sadc, removing trade barriers to accelerate cross-border industrialisation.Addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday, the minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Amon Murwira, underscored that current levels of intra-Sadc trade remain far below potential.“What is very important is to start by noting…

Brighton MuronzereyiCHIEF WRITER GOVERNMENT is set to relaunch community ownership trusts to ensure local populations benefit directly from mining and rural industrialisation.The trusts were first introduced between 2011 and 2013 under the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act as empowerment vehicles designed to enable communities to share in the benefits derived from the exploitation of natural…

Hazel Marimbizain BULAWAYO WOMEN remain disproportionately affected by HIV in the country, particularly adolescent girls and young women, despite plunging national infection rates.Speaking at a Lenacapavir and HIV prevention workshop yesterday, the national HIV prevention coordinator in the Ministry of Health and Child Care, Getrude Ncube, said Zimbabwe had made notable gains in the fight…

Brandon JosphatPOLITICAL EDITOR THE ruling Zanu PF is confident that the main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) will not block Consti­tutional Amendment Bill Number 3 (CAB3) in the Senate. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the former liberation movement’s chief whip in Parliament, Pupurai Togarepi, also said yesterday…