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Ivan Zhakata Herald Correspondent THE Minister of Defence, Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri, has mourned four members of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces who died when two vehicles collided head-on at the 180km peg along the Harare-Bulawayo highway. Some passengers who were aboard both vehicles sustained varying degrees of injuries in the accident which happened on Tuesday. In a […]
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The Herald April 19, 1984 A 72-YEAR-OLD who has been committing crimes for the past 40 years told the High Court, Harare, yesterday that he had learnt crime did not pay. William Henry Laurent told Mr Justice Samatta that he had realised it was time for him to retire, not only from his “work” but […]
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Tadious Manyepo in MURAMBINDA THE GOVERNMENT has committed to increase support to the Sport and Recreation Club system which is now in full throttle across the country following its launch a few years ago. Officiating at the 44th anniversary of Independence at Uhera Stadium, Murambinda B High School here yesterday, President Mnangagwa said the Government […]
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Innocent Kurira Bulawayo Chiefs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Chicken Inn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 (Chiefs won 5-3 on penalties) IT was a dull affair until Chicken Inn decided to […]
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Leonard Ncube Victoria Falls Reporter THE houses being constructed for 2017 and 2019 flood victims in Tsholotsho and Binga Districts in Matabeleland North Province are nearing completion and will be ready for occupation by mid-year. The Government is building 80 houses in Binga’s Nsungwaale area following damage caused by floods in 2019 when one life […]
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Valerie Mpundu Arts Reporter A panel of musicians, industry experts and intellectual property professionals met in the capital recently to discuss protection of music copyright. After Jah Signal’s “Sweetie,” song was pulled down from YouTube over copyright infringment, various musicians sought counsel and knowledge as to how their music can be protected. Pastor Haisa, a […]
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Petros Kausiyo SINCE the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, Harare Sports Club has been a hub where rugby and cricket enthusiasts have been converging for some interesting international assignments. Cricket fans in particular turned Sports Club into a cauldron of red during the World Cup qualifiers in June last year as the Chevrons turned on […]
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Master Muzavazi As Zimbabwe celebrated its 44th independence day yesterday, under a sanctions regime imposed illegally by the US and its friends, one thing became clear; the need for African countries to disabuse themselves from the hegemony of the US and its allies in the West. Despite the sanctions Zimbabwe continues to soldier on and […]
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Isdore Guvamombe Reflections The war of liberation had reached fever pitch. We stayed at a banana farm in the Nyakapupu Small Scale Commercial Farming area Sipolilo. Suffice to say, Sipolilo was the white settlers’ whimsical mispronunciation of Chipuriro. In the intricate network of rolling valleys and on banks of Chipuriro’s trickling rivers, banana trees grew […]
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Sports Reporter A DAY after winning the inaugural President Children’s Party football contest in Murambinda, Simba Bhora were back on the road to prepare for another away test in the Castle Lager Premiership. The Shamva side will proceed to Bulawayo where they are set to play unpredictable Bulawayo Chiefs on Sunday at Luveve. Simba Bhora […]
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Francis Gakanje The National Biotechnology Authority (NBA) has warned locals against unlawful importation and handling of genetically modified (GMO) grain as the country seeks to alleviate the problems of the current drought. NBA chief executive officer and registrar Dr Deckstar Savadye in a statement said, “As you are aware, Zimbabwe is a non-GM producing country. […]
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Business Reporter The Standards Association of Zimbabwe (SAZ) has called for professionalism among local businesses so they can operate sustainably and compete at the international level. Speaking at an International Standards Organisation (ISO) certification event for leading security company, Day Night Security Services in Harare recently, SAZ deputy director-general Mr Cosmas Mukoyi said local companies […]
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Patrick Chitumba Midlands Bureau Chief DEEP in Mataga, Mberengwa District in the heart of the Midlands Province, a transformative initiative under the Presidential Community Fisheries Programme has taken root, breathing new life into the local economy. This endeavour, a community fishery project, stands as a testament to the Second Republic’s commitment to driving positive change […]
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Trust Freddy Herald Correspondent THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) yesterday signed a power purchase agreement with Skypower Global at the World Future Energy Summit held in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, a significant milestone in the development of Green Giant project, set to deliver 500MW. The signing ceremony was witnessed by […]
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Flora Sibanda THE sight of strips of meat, hung on a string attached to two wooden poles for preservation as biltong, fills Khethiwe Sibanda with a sense of hopelessness. The meat being preserved comes from a beast her children slaughtered, not by choice, but out of desperation to salvage something from one of the family’s […]