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Nyasha DubeSTAFF WRITER duben@dailynews.co.zw THE wrangle over a mining claim between businessman Antony Mukandabvute and Zanu PF councillor Luckson Mawanga has escalated after Mukandabvute approached the High Court seeking an execution of the relief previously granted to his company by Justice Amy Tsanga. In his application, Mukandabvute cited Paari Mining Syndicate, Manicaland Provincial Mining Director…

Tariro Sajeni STAFF WRITER sajenit@dailynews.co.zw PERSONS with disabilities face exclusion from birth and are finding it difficult to sustain their livelihoods because they are continuously excluded from opportunities, a local rights body for the disabled has said. In an interview last week, Nkomwa Foundation Trust (NFT) leader Pick Nkomwa said there was a need for…

Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw INAUGURAL chairperson of the recently-launched National Gold Buyers Association (NGBA) Pedzisayi Scott Sakupwanya, pictured, says the lobby group is determined to see increased gold deliveries to the government. Sakupwanya was elected to lead the NGBA last week — together with a team including respected foreign investors and local mining…

Emmerson Njanjamangezi SENIOR STAFF WRITER njanjamangezie@dailynews.co.uk Zera’s tough stance on cooking gas comes amid rising cases of fires related to tank explosions in residential areas, leading to loss of life and destruction of property worth millions of dollars. In a statement recently, Zera said selling gas in residential areas was dangerous and illegal. “Those found…

The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) recently discussed the link between census data and voter registration data and explained this during a Delimitation Virtual Workshop with the Parliament of Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe uses voter registration data as its population base for delimitation. Census data is used to project the number of registered voters and to provide…

BULAWAYO residents have expressed fear that Zimbabwe’s second largest city could be hit by another outbreak of diarrhoea due to the municipality’s failure to attend to sewer blockages. Speaking during a World Water Day meeting hosted by the Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) at the weekend, secretary for water Joseph Nkomazana said there was an…

Electoral watchdog, the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) hosted a virtual event to unpack principles of delimitation representativeness, equality of voting strength, non-discrimination, impartiality and transparency. Zesn expressed that under representativeness, there should be considerations relevant to representation such as administrative boundaries, geographic features and other factors related to communities of interest. On the quality…

NYARUTOMBO Primary School in Mbire District has completed the construction of classrooms, teachers’ accommodation and ablution facilities funded by the Japanese government. The school now has a greatly improved educational environment as a result of the facelift which cost US$88 616. The new educational facilities were funded through  the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security…