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BY BRANDON JOSPHAT THE Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) says Christopher Mutsvangwa is still their chairperson, despite claims by an interim committee that he has been removed. This comes after some association members last week announced that they had removed Mutsvangwa from his position as the chairperson of the organisation, accusing their leader…

BY NYASHA KUNYISWA IN AN effort to increase access to healthcare services, the government says it is striving to ensure that the nation produces its own medications with the assistance of countries like Cuba. Speaking during the 13th Cuban Medical Brigade Awards in Harare last week, the deputy minister of Health, John Mangwiro paid tribute…

BY SHAMAINE CHIRIMUJIRI THE Zimbabwe Research and Education Network (ZIMREN) says its consortium with 16 member countries is an initiative to support quality research in higher education and research sectors by providing affordable broadband connectivity. The high cost of bandwidth in Zimbabwe prompted local universities to form the ZIMREN that is under the UbuntuNet Alliance…

By Brandon Josphat PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is stepping up his efforts to improve Zimbabwe’s economic and political ties with the United Kingdom (UK). So says Mnangagwa’s spokesperson George Charamba, who added yesterday that there were many things that bound the two countries together besides their differences. Speaking to the Daily News, Charamba said it was…

VICE President Constantino Chiwenga’s former wife, Marry Mubaiwa, has filed another court appeal in South Africa in a bid to stop the sale of her properties in the neighbouring country. Mubaiwa is seeking to stay an order granted in the Pretoria High Court last year for the seizure of her mansion and two top-of-the-range Land…

By Brandon Josphat THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says individuals and companies will be able to apply for gold-backed digital tokens on Monday as the bank aims to provide investors with a platform to save, invest and transact in gold. According to the RBZ, the issue date is May 12, 2023, and the offer’s…

POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested two suspects linked to a four-member gang that allegedly raided a farm located on the outskirts of the city, before raping five women in front of their children. Bulawayo police spokesperson inspector Abednico Ncube yesterday confirmed the arrests. “Four armed robbers raided a farm on the outskirts of Bulawayo and…

ACTING President Constantino Chiwenga has challenged the Tourism and Home Affairs ministries to come up with stiffer penalties to deal with litter bugs in order to keep the environment clean. Speaking after a clean-up exercise in Harare’s Central Business District, Chiwenga called on councils to ensure that waste collection is done regularly in residential areas,…