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• February 23, 2020
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‘Research is the bedrock of economic growth’

Government, particularly under the new political administration, considers research a cornerstone to ongoing efforts to industrialise and create a prosperous society in the next 10 years.

Curricula in higher and tertiary institutions is presently being overhauled to ensure that it is relevant to the nation’s aspirations to both industrialise and modernise.

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She sowed love but harvested tragedy

To get an appreciation of 29-year-old Anele’s torment, one must start from the beginning of her tragic story.

Her recollection begins on February 17, 2018 at a house she and her husband rented in Pumula, Bulawayo.

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Fake smiles, tortured minds behind bars

“AS I walked towards the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn’t leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I would still be in prison.”

These words by South Africa’s first democratically elected black president, Nelson Mandela, talking about how he felt walking out of Polsmoor Prison after nearly three decades, are pregnant with meaning.

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Steady progress on RGM Airport

Chinese contractors who are working on the US$153 million expansion of Robert Gabriel Mugabe (RGM) International Airport have completed 96 percent of the foundation, while significant progress has been made on both the ground floor and concrete works, it has been learnt.

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ZRU launch Varsity League

THE Zimbabwe Rugby Union have moved to bridge the gap between the schools and the club game by setting up a Varsities League that is aimed at harnessing the talent in tertiary institutions.

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Tourism sector faces strong headwinds

Tourism is one of the sectors expected to drive economic growth going forward while the country moves towards becoming an upper middle income economy by 2030 as espoused in the Transitional Stabilisation Programme (TSP).

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Locusts threaten 25m people in East Africa

Swarms of desert locusts, which have been ravaging crops and grazing land across east Africa, have now crossed the border into South Sudan, a country already struggling from widespread hunger and years of civil war.

The UN has warned that an imminent second hatch of the insects could threaten the food security of 25 million people across the region.

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The bane of rising drug abuse

Drug abuse is increasing among teenagers, youth and middle-aged people in Zimbabwe.

Drug abuse refers to the use of a substance that is prohibited or harmful to a person’s physical or mental well being.