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Monthly Archives: November 2023
Seventy-year-old Ugandan woman gives birth to twins
A 70-year-old woman has given birth to twins following IVF treatment, a hospital in Uganda has said. Safina Namukwaya delivered a boy and a girl via caesarean at a fertility centre in the capital, Kampala. Ms Namukwaya, who is is one of the oldest women to give birth, told local media it was a “miracle”. […] …
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Zimbabwe sees economic growth falling in 2024 due to drought
‘Zimbabwe’s budget deficit is expected to end the year at 1.2% of GDP’ …
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Zimbabwe orders lithium miners to submit refinery plans by March 2024
Ncube says no new licences would be granted to prospective lithium miners without approved beneficiation plans. …
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Mnangagwa fires Roy Bhila as deputy minister of industry
The Zanu PF politician becomes the first government minister to be sacked since Mnangagwa reconstituted his cabinet in September this year. …
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Russian Supreme Court bans LGBT movement, declares them as ‘extremist’
Russia has promoted moves to outlaw “non-traditional” sexual relations and banned legal or medical changes of gender. …
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Deputy Minister removed from office
Online writer THE Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce, Roy Bhila, has been removed from office with immediate effect. In a statement dated 30 November, without giving reasons, Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Dr Martin Rushwaya said: “His Excellency the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Cde. Dr Emmerson D. Mnangagwa has, in […] …
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Civil servants’ US$300 cushioning allowance to be taxed
Nqobile Tshili, nqobile.tshili@chronicle.co.zw GOVERNMENT will convert the US$300 Covid-19 cushioning allowances paid to civil servants into a salary beginning January 2024 while introducing a two-cent taxation on sugary beverages including alcohol. The taxation on sugary beverages is meant to increase their cost and promote reduction on their consumption as the country aims to minimise the […] …
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Warriors move up Fifa rankings
Innocent Kurira, innocent.kurira@chronicle.co.zw THE Zimbabwe senior men’s national team has moved up one place on the FIFA rankings to number 124 in the world after their two draws in the World Cup Qualifiers played last month. International matches were played all over the world in November 2023, with FIFA World Cup 26 qualifiers taking place […] …
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Budget raises PAYE, bonus tax-free thresholds
Online Reporter Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has raised tax and bonus tax-free thresholds in a bid to provide much-needed relief to ordinary Zimbabweans whose incomes have been eroded by inflation. Unveiling the 2024 National Budget that largely reflects the Government’s commitment to fostering a more equitable society at the […] …
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