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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UZA leaders expresses satisfaction with voting process
Vusumuzi Dube, Zimpapers Elections Desk PRESIDENTIAL candidate Elisabeth Isabel Valerio of the United Zimbabwe Allaince has expressed satisfaction with the voting process so far, calling on all Zimbabweans who are registered to vote to come exercise their democratic right. Speaking after casting her vote at Hwange Main Camp primary school on Wednesday morning, Valerio said […] …
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Just in.. VP Chiwenga casts his vote
Mukudzei Chingwere, Herald Reporter Vice President and ruling Zanu PF party Second Secretary Dr Constantino Chiwenga has cast his vote at Heritage Primary School in Borrowdale, Harare East Constituency. VP Chiwenga was accompanied by his wife, Colonel Miniyothabo Chiwenga and some members of his family. Speaking to journalists after casting his vote, VP Chiwenga said […] …
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Cottco farmers receive US$14,6m for deliveries
Cottco, the country’s biggest contractor, which administers the Government’s Free Cotton Inputs Scheme, financed over 300 000 households this year. (File Picture) Business Reporter ZIMBABWE’S largest cotton financier, Cottco has paid about US$14,6 million for just over 65 000 tonnes delivered by the farmers this year, the company said in a recent update. The […] …
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RBZ collateral registry improves access to credit
The central bank launched the online collateral registry last year to improve access to credit by the greater part of the population. (File Picture) Business Reporter The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) collateral registry had recorded 377 active registered security interests pledged against $620,02 billion in loans as of July 24, 2023, marking a […] …
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Budget deficit to stay below 3pc of GDP
Minister Ncube Business Reporter The Government will maintain the national budget deficit within the 3 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) threshold to manage inflationary pressures and entrench stability in the economy, Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube said in the 2024 Budget Strategy Paper released last week. The Government’s financing […] …
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‘A huge heart’: the insatiable activism of Zimbabwean exile Patson Muzuwa
The long read: After agitating against Robert Mugabe in Harare in the late 90s, Patson Muzuwa fled to the UK. He continued the fight from afar, and became a tireless torchbearer for those he had to leave behind Source: ‘A huge heart’: the insatiable activism of Zimbabwean exile Patson Muzuwa | Zimbabwe | The Guardian […] …
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