Nomthandazo Masuku Online writer THE Zimbabwe Election Commission (ZEC) has urged citizens to exercise patience and uphold calm while the 2023 Harmonised Election results are being counted and compiled. Zimbabweans went to the polls to elect a president, House of Assembly representatives and councilors in a plebiscite that started on 23 August and spilled […] …
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Premier Africa Minerals to raise 4 million pounds
Acting Business Editor PREMIER Africa Minerals is in the market seeking to raise £4 million to fund ongoing Zulu Lithium and Tantalum Project pilot optimization, targeting revenue-generating production by November. In an update on Friday (today), Premier said it intends to use the proceeds of the placing principally to assist with the ongoing optimisation […] …
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Zanu-PF projects outright victory
Harare Bureau The ruling Zanu-PF says it projects that its presidential election candidate, President Mnangagwa, will win comfortably by between 60 percent and 65 percent, while in the National Assembly race, the party has sealed an over two-thirds majority, the party’s Treasurer General Cde Patrick Chinamasa said last night. Cde Chinamasa, who was acting in […] …
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From exclusion to empowerment: The triumph of the San community in the voting booths
Bruce Ndlovu, Chronicle Writer AS millions of Zimbabweans embraced the opportunity to exercise their constitutional rights by stepping into voting booths, the significance of this process was particularly profound for the San community in Tsholotsho, Matabeleland North. For the very first time, they took part in a national election that marked a substantial leap forward […] …
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Nutty O ready for Bob Marley’s show
Mbulelo Mpofu, mbulelo.smpofu@gmail.com ON Monday, Zimbabwean dancehall singer, Nutty O will join fellow artiste, Winky D as the pair will be in London to perform at the annual Notting Hill Carnival taking place in West London where the first-ever official Bob Marley float will be showcased. This comes after the release of the late reggae […] …
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Stanbic Bank unveils health sector value proposition
Business Writer FINANCIAL services institution, Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe, has launched a ‘Health Sector Value Proposition’, which will contribute significantly to the health and well-being of Zimbabweans. The recent launch of the Health Sector Value Proposition was held in Harare and attended by health professionals, representatives of medical sector bodies, captains of industry and the academia. […] …
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Huge turnout at polls nationwide
Chronicle Writers MULTITUDES thronged various polling stations across the country to cast their votes in yesterday’s harmonised elections, which were conducted in a peaceful manner. Most polling stations were a hive of activity as early 5.30am as voters trickled in from different directions seeking to be the first to cast the vote. Among them were […] …
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Vote delays caused by courts- ZEC
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has said voting delays and other glitches encountered in Harare and Bulawayo for some local council polls yesterday were largely due to legal challenges political parties lodged in the courts in the run-up to the vote. Voting delays were experienced in some constituencies in Harare and the second city, Bulawayo […] …
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Voting extended in late- paper wards
Harare Bureau President Mnangagwa using his powers under the Electoral Act last night announced that voting will continue today from 7am to 7pm in those wards in Harare, Bulwayo and Manicaland that received local government ballot papers late in the day, or not at all, and so could not open or which opened very late. […] …
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Streak is alive
Brandon Moyo, Brandonmalvin9@gmail.com AFTER waking up to a disturbing grapevine that suggested that the country’s celebrated former cricketer Heath Streak had succumbed to cancer, his family members and close associates later dismissed the rumour saying the legend was alive and in high spirits. Streak (49), who is one of Zimbabwe’s greatest bowlers, has been battling […] …
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