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ZNA repairs hospital, children’s home

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The Zimbabwe National Army yesterday repaired buildings at Beatrice Infectious Diseases Hospitals and SOS Children’s Village as part of its community assistance programme. The army carries out a community assistance programme a week before the commemoration of the Defence

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Gono faces probe

Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter
PARLIAMENT has resolved to investigate the manner in which Reserve Bank Governor Dr Gideon Gono

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Developmental projects shouldn’t be Harare-oriented — Senators

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SENATORS have accused Government of coming up with projects that are skewed in favour of Harare ahead of other provinces.

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Census training officially suspended

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GOVERNMENT has indefinitely suspended the training of census enumerators to regularise their recruitment. This comes after training centres across the country were thronged by scores of people, some of whom were not qualified to be enumerators.
Acting Finance Minister Gorden Moyo, however, yesterday said the census dates, set for midnight August 17 and 18, remain unchanged.
“No training will take place until further notice, but we would want to assure Zimbabweans that the census will be held according to the Sadc and UN standards.
“We have stayed true to the process. How we have conducted the process in 1982, 1992, 2002 and 2012 is no different. As in the past, the starting date is not changing and we will be loyal to the midnight of 17th August,” he said.
Minister Moyo dismissed allegations that the census had been suspended owing to disturbances caused by security sector personnel who queried the exclusion of their members.

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Zanu-PF finishes draft audit

Takunda Maodza and Lloyd Gumbo
ZANU-PF has finished auditing the draft Constitution and will produce a revised document it will hand over to principals in the inclusive Government after the Heroes holidays.
This follows a meeting of the Politburo on Wednesday that overlapped to yesterday morning as the party extensively dissected and digested the Copac draft.

Emerging from the meeting yesterday, party spokesperson Cde Rugare Gumbo said: “We really had an extensive discussion on the Constitution. We have sort of concluded what we needed. We are through it is just a matter of cleaning up.”

However, MDC formations accused Zanu-PF of deviating from agreed positions.
They  argued that Zanu-PF should bring its reservations at the Second All Stakeholders Conference and the referendum, not to the principals.

The two formations have since endorsed the draft its current form.
Cde Gumbo insisted that Zanu-PF was not taking the Constitution-making process lightly like other political parties.
He said the party was not happy with some sections of the draft, which they wanted addressed.

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Robber gunned down in police shootout

Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Reporter
AN armed robber was seriously injured, while his accomplice was arrested unhurt after a five-hour shootout and hide-and-seek with the police in Vainona, Harare, yesterday.
The robber, who is yet to be identified, was shot while on the roof of a house along Tarvey Road where he reportedly attempted to rob Mr Jacobs Lobbs and his wife.
Police recovered a pistol that was being used by the robber and 10 spent cartridges.
Takudzwa Wiseman (23) was arrested while his accomplice was rushed to hospital.
Witnesses thought the robber was dead, but sources said when the body was about to be placed into a metal coffin, there were signs of life.
As a result, the metal coffin could not be used.
Police spokesman Chief Inspector James Sabau confirmed the incident, saying the two had held hostage Mr Lobbs demanding cash when the police reinforcement came, prompting the robbers to hide in the ceiling.
“There was an exchange of fire between the robber and a police detail before officers from Borrowdale Police, CID Homicide and the Support Unit’s Armed Response Unit arrived.