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Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw ACTING MDC leader Thokozani Khupe was yesterday treated to a standing ovation from almost all legislators across the political spectrum after she vowed to dialogue with President Emmerson Mnangagwa despite critics labelling her a sell-out, the Daily News reports. Debating Mnangagwa’s State of the Nation Address (Sona) in the…

Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw NURSES have defiantly said they will continue working flexible hours as the situation in hospitals has deteriorated more than before. This comes after the government has threatened to fire nurses who go on strike and also said they were going to be removed from being permanent employees. However, in…

IN WHAT is believed to be one of the biggest hauls of recovered illicit gold by authorities, police seized 6kg of the precious metal from the president of the Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF), Henrietta Rushwaya, as she attempted to board a plane at Robert Mugabe International Airport yesterday. Rushwaya, 53, — the controversial former Zifa…

VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga, also Zimbabwe’s Health minister, has unveiled an ambitious plan to establish ground and air ambulance services as part of the government’s efforts to resuscitate the country’s ailing health system, the Daily News reports. The plan is a component of Chiwenga’s restructuring strategy that will result in the health delivery system being anchored…

THE World Food Programme (WFP) has said it urgently needs US$300 million to combat hunger in Zimbabwe, which will likely affect over 60 percent of the population by the end of this year. This comes as the United Nations food agency recently appealed for US$250 million to boost food assistance in the country amid the…

  THERE was chaos at most schools yesterday and headmasters had a torrid time as they welcomed back three more grades —Grade Six, Form Three and Five students — in the absence of striking teachers, forcing them to send the learners back home early, the Daily News reports. This comes as the country’s educators are…