adminMalawi’s elections a defining moment
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Sweden requests for Assange’s arrest over ‘rape’
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Sudan’s opposition, ruling military council resume talks
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Trump threatens Iran’s ‘end’ if it seeks fight with the US
Just days after saying he was prepared for talks, United States President Donald Trump has issued a direct threat to Iran, suggesting that the Islamic republic will be destroyed if…
‘Zuma should’ve been charged in 2005 with Shaik’
The KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg heard yesterday morning that former president Jacob Zuma should have been charged in 2005 alongside his financial advisor Schabir Shaik. This was argued by…
Storm-hit Mozambique to seek help to rebuild
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Govt slashes Zupco fares
Government has, with effect from today, slashed Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) bus fares by 50 percent, for both urban and rural trips, a situation that will see urban travellers paying 50 cents from $1 for distances within a 20km radius.
A distance of up to 30km has now been pegged at 75 cents, from $1,50 while the fare for a distance of up to 40km has been reduced to $1 from $2.
24 TV stations in the offing
GOVERNMENT is working on licensing 24 television channels in line with the vision of the new dispensation to increase access to information, Secretary for Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Mr Nick Mangwana has said.
Constitution translated into 15 languages
Government, in collaboration with the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference (ZCBC), has launched copies of the Constitution of Zimbabwe that have been translated into 15 indigenous languages as a way of enhancing justice and democracy through universal access to the supreme law of the land.
Second land audit on cards
Government is expected to start rolling out the second phase of the national agricultural land audit, which is expected to rationalise farm ownership and sizes. Farmers, on the other hand, are expected to start using the revised 99-year lease as collateral to access funding from financial institutions.