News

Debt-ridden GMB slashes staff

RUTENDO NGARA Senior Staff Writer THE GRAIN Marketing Board (GMB) is facing a severe financial crisis fol­lowing a massive funding shortfall from the government, which has provided less than half of the required operational budget for the current fiscal year. Details of the parastatal’s dire straits emerged during a high-level interface meeting between GMB chief…

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Sport

DeMbare out to settle old score

CLOUD FUSIRE Senior Sports Writer DYNAMOS coach Genesis Man­gombe says they will have a two-pronged mission this af­ternoon when they host Highlanders at the Ru­faro Stadium — to atone for the loss to Bosso in the Jairos Jiri Charity Cup and to build on their victory over TelOne last weekend. The Harare giants were beaten…

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Zanu PF moving heaven, earth to ensure 2030 comes to pass

BRANDON JOSPHAT Chief Writer THE ruling Zanu PF is pulling out all the stops as it mobilises its support base to rally behind Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 ahead of public hearings in two weeks’ time. In this regard, the former liberation movement has deployed its top guns and legislators nation­wide to drum up support…

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Life & Arts

Balancing it all ...top lawyer on women empowerment, excellence

NYARADZO “Advovo” Maphosa wears many hats — advocate, musi­cian, preacher, mother, wife, and media personality. In this International Women’s Month interview with Ashley Moyo, she shares how faith, dis­cipline, and purpose allow her to excel across all spheres while inspiring women to pursue their dreams without compromise. Read on… Q. You wear many hats: Advo­cate,…

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Features

Urgent action needed to curb kidney disease: Moyo

FORMER minister of Health Obadiah Moyo, now advisor to the National Men’s Forum, warns of a silent epi­demic in Zimbabwe, where chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects 1 000 people per million annually. This figure, he argues, likely represents only the “tip of the iceberg” due to underdi­agnosis and limited specialist access. Speaking to Group Editor-In-Chief…

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Editorial Comment

A noble proposal, a heavy burden

THE proposal by the former minister of Health, Obadiah Moyo, to introduce a “salt tax” is a clas­sic example of a noble policy colliding with a harsh economic reality. Speaking during World Kidney Day commemora­tions last week, Moyo’s logic is scientifically sound: excessive salt consumption is a primary driver of hypertension and chronic kidney disease…

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Features

Homegrown hunger to net global growth

ALMOT FROM the shimmering sur­faces of small fish ponds in remote rural communities to the expansive, high-tech aquaculture farms lining the na­tion’s major reservoirs, Zimbabwe is quietly, but deliberately build­ing what industry insiders believe could become its next great agri­cultural success story. The infrastructure is being laid, the water is flowing, and the ambition is…

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Police intensify crackdown on illegal gadgets

CHIEF WRITER THE police have intensified a nationwide operation targeting motorists who use unregistered vehicles or those fitted with illegal gadgets, including sirens, bar lights, and beacon lights. The blitz, dubbed “No to plateless vehicles, illegal sirens, blue lights and other illegal gadgets fitted on motor vehicles,” is designed to restore order and curb a…

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