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Government fast-tracks overhaul of laws . . . as the nation’s governance realignment under CAA3 begins

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Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat AUTHORITIES are fast-tracking a wave of new legislation to align nation­al laws with the recently enacted Constitutional Amendment Act Number 3 (CAA3), which fundamentally restructured Zimbabwe’s governance framework. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the min­ister of Justice, Ziyambi Ziyambi, confirmed the move yesterday,…

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Editorial Comment

Taxes choke industry, demand urgent relief

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THE formulation of any national budget requires a delicate balance between expanding revenue streams and safeguarding the productive sectors that anchor the economy. While Treasury initially introduced levies like the Intermediated Money Transfer Tax and the sugar tax to broaden its fiscal space, mounting evidence from parliamentary consultations shows these measures have turned punitive. Industry…

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Lavish send-off for Chivayo, wife

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Tapiwa Chirume THE late flamboyant businessman Wicknell Chivayo and his wife, Lucy Muteke, yesterday received a dramatic, high-profile funeral filled with emotional eulo­gies and a military gun salute. They were buried at Sahwira Glen Forest Memorial Park in Harare fol­lowing a lavish send-off attended by family, friends, politicians, business associates, and dignitaries. Chivayo was accorded…

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News

Financial sector urged to boost industry

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CHIEF WRITER GOVERNMENT has called on the financial sector to align its lending practices with the needs of industry to accelerate production, value addition, job creation, and export growth. Speaking during an industry engagement with the government in Harare on Wednesday on behalf of the minister of Industry and Commerce, Mangaliso Ndhlovu, the ministry’s permanent…

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Harare passes key IMF review

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Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has formally approved the completion of Zimbabwe’s second re­view under its 10-month Staff-Monitored Programme (SMP), praising the country for meeting nearly all core economic and structural targets. The decision reflects the country’s ongoing strong policy implementation, anchored by fiscal discipline, low inflation and steady monetary reforms….

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Business presses Govt for tax relief

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Brighton MuronzereyiCHIEF WRITER THE government must review the country’s much-debated Intermediated Money Transfer Tax (IMTT) and sugar tax to ease the financial burden on both consumers and businesses.Speaking to legislators earlier this week, business leaders warned anew that both taxes were continuing to negatively impact ordinary people, jobs and the viability of many companies.They said…

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Drug fight stepped up

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Brighton MuronzereyiCHIEF WRITER AUTHORITIES are stepping up efforts to combat drug and substance abuse through the training of provincial committees tasked with coordinating the national response to the growing menace.Speaking in Kadoma yesterday during the training of trainers for five provincial committees on Drug and Substance Abuse, the minister of Home Affairs, Kazembe Kazembe, said…

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Crash probe demands absolute transparency

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 THE tragic helicopter crash that claimed the lives of prominent businessman Wicknell Chivayo, his wife Lucy, and three others at Kudenga Farm, Mashonaland East Province, has cast a dark shadow of grief across the nation. While aviation disasters invariably trigger standard investigative protocols under international guidelines, the government’s decision to rope in international experts to…

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Crowds overwhelm Chivayos’ last rites

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Tapiwa ChirumeSTAFF WRITER THRONGS of mourners gathered in Harare’s central business district yesterday for the joint funeral service of businessman Wicknell Chivayo and his wife, Lucy Muteke.The massive turnout brought traffic to a standstill and forced police to deploy crowd-control measures around Doves Funeral Services, as attendees jostled to view the caskets.Some people ended up…

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Bogus cops in US$169k robbery spree

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Shamaine ChirimujiriSTAFF WRITER A QUARTET of suspected armed robbers, comprising a member of the Air Force of Zimbabwe, Tawanda Musendo, allegedly posed as police officers and robbed motorists of more than US$169 000 in three separate incidents in Harare.Musendo, 36, Trust Jimu, 37, Evans Chimunsi, 46, and Tafadzwa Matigimu, 34, are facing three counts of…

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