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Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya, pictured, yesterday said the country partly dollarised to allow citizens to use foreign currency they get from their relatives in the diaspora, the Daily News reports. Addressing a virtual press conference jointly held by the RBZ and the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority,…

TOURISM minister Mangaliso Ndlovu says the government is finalising the structuring of the sector’s satellite accounts, for Zimbabwe to accurately record the industry’s revenue, which he says is currently understated. This comes as the ministry is targeting to bring the sector’s revenue up to US$5 billion by 2025, from US$1,3 billion in 2018. “A lot…

Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw TRADITIONAL leaders should join the fight against soaring cases of gender-based violence (GBV) in the wake of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic- induced national lockdown, Heal Zimbabwe Trust has said. This comes as the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) Gender Protocol Barometer 2020 recently revealed that 68 percent of women…

FORMER University of Zimbabwe history associate professor, Chengetai Jonas Mudadirwa Zvobgo, has died. He died on Tuesday at St. Giles Medical Rehabilitation Centre, Harare, after a long battle related to a stroke he suffered a year ago. Born in Masvingo, Zvobgo, younger brother to the late veteran nationalist and national hero Eddison, was also an…

SECURICO, one of Zimbabwe’s leading security services providers, has introduced a touchless access and face mask screening solution to combat the spread of the Covid-19. The company’s head of electronics, Sam Kanoyangwa, said Securico had acquired state-of-the-art equipment that uses artificial intelligence. He said the new equipment can do four things: fever detection, mask enforcement,…

FORMER Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko, who is accused of ordering the release of two Zinara officials at Avondale Police Station will now stand trial on September 2. The trial was scheduled for yesterday, but could not proceed after his lawyers made an application requesting further particulars which was dismissed by senior regional magistrate Trynois Utahwashe…