Shut down bars, residents demand

Source: Shut down bars, residents demand – The Southern Eye BULAWAYO’S ward 7 residents have demanded the closure of sports bars sprouting in the area, accusing them of fuelling criminal activities and promoting drug abuse. Bulawayo Community Action Group (BUCAG) chief co-ordinator Sevina Ncube said the area had been experiencing a spike in violence-related deaths. […]
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Diarrhoea outbreak hits Bulawayo…Cowdray Park hardest hit suburb

Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, thandeka.moyo@chronicle.co.zw BULAWAYO residents have been urged to exercise extreme caution and adhere to strict hygiene standards following reports of a diarrhoea outbreak linked to water shortages, with Cowdray Park suburb being hit hardest. The city is under a tight water shedding schedule, which has recently seen some suburbs going for almost three weeks without […] …
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Plumtree High whiz kid takes robotics innovation to Russia

Moreblessing Phiri, Plumtree Reporter INNOVATION and passion for robotics technology have earned a Plumtree High School pupil, Donovan Takunda Mlambo, a ticket to participate in the ongoing World Youth Festival (WYF) competitions in Russia. The Russian global summit of innovators started on Friday last week and ends tomorrow, offering thousands of young people from across the […] …
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COMMENT: African solutions to African problems

The principle of African solutions to African problems traces its roots back to the anti-imperialist spirit that united the continent in 1963 through the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which later became the African Union (AU).  The desire for regional autonomy and the need for region-led solutions have been central to the AU’s mandate. This […] …
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Government rescues food-insecure families

Peter Matika, peter.matika@chronicle.co.zw GOVERNMENT has distributed maize and traditional grains to over 200 000 food-insecure families across the country so far through the Food Deficit Mitigation Programme targeted at cushioning vulnerable citizens following the El Nino-induced drought. The registration for more vulnerable populations is continuing in all the provinces in line with President Mnangagwa’s promise to […] …
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From VHS to Vogue: How two women are transforming trash into fashion

Mbulelo Mpofu in Harare ZIMBABWE is facing a challenge of environmental sustainability. But two women have found a way to turn trash into treasure, using old Video Home System (VHS) tapes to create unique clothing items that have caught the eye of a Government deputy minister. Angeline Mubvumbi and Sarudzai Shumba, are members of the […] …
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Treasury Sanctions Zimbabwe’s President and Key Actors for Corruption and Serious Human Rights Abuse 

Source: Treasury Sanctions Zimbabwe’s President and Key Actors for Corruption and Serious Human Rights Abuse | U.S. Department of the Treasury WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated 11 individuals, including Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa, and three entities for their involvement in corruption or serious human rights […]
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‘Chiefs now marriage officers’ 

Source: ‘Chiefs now marriage officers’ –Newsday Zimbabwe TRADITIONAL leaders in Zimbabwe will now have the authority to register marriages and issue birth and death certificates in a landmark development that seeks to eliminate statelessness. This was revealed by vice-president of the National Council of Chiefs Fortune Charumbira on Thursday during a conference of traditional leaders […]
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