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First Lady Amai Auxillia Mnangagwa has urged Zimbabweans to continue showing affection for each other and demonstrate unity of purpose in helping survivors of Cyclone Idai, which ravaged the eastern parts of the country last year, leaving 340 dead and several hundreds of thousands displaced.
South Africa closing 32 of its 72 border posts
South Africa will close 32 of its 72 ports of entry to minimise the continued spread of Covid-19 and is banning travellers from countries with high infection rates.
Kanyemba folks to benefit from 2 000ha irrigation project
OVER 5 000 Kanyemba residents are set to benefit from a 2 000-hectare irrigation project started and supported by Government to alleviate poverty through optimal usage of abundant water from the Zambezi River.
Sport pushed into the shade . . . as coronavirus hammers the world
A SCOTTISH newspaper has described it as Armageddon, as the coronavirus brought global sport to a halt, forcing some Italian fans to quench their football appetite by watching the live streaming of the Castle Challenge Cup showdown at Barbourfields on Saturday.
Radio dramas shaped Zim arts
Veteran arts practitioner Aaron Chiundura-Moyo has said radio dramas played a pivotal role as they helped shape arts and society in the late ‘80s.
Mystery over missing Chinese couple
The missing Chinese couple, which disappeared on Valentine’s Day, stayed in Borrowdale Brooke, Harare, with the husband running a company involved in mining and building materials.
Mobile banking service providers to offer interest
Mobile banking service providers are now required to credit interest monthly to their customers’ balances following the enactment of new banking regulations on Friday.
Editorial Comment: No redollarisation with forex service stations
The regulations allowing the licensing of a limited number of service stations, 20 across the whole of Zimbabwe, to procure fuel in foreign currency and sell it in US dollars set up a carefully thought-out method of mopping up free funds from those who want instant access to fuel, but avoiding even the slightest taste of redollarisation or fuelling the black market.
Kombis charge fares in US dollars
COMMUTER omnibus operators plying the Chitungwiza to Harare route have started quoting fares in United States dollars, purportedly to raise cash to buy fuel, which is now readily available at service stations selling in foreign currency.
Murwira to play no further part for DeMbare
UTILITY player Godknows Murwira will play no further role for Dynamos as he is set to miss the first half of the 2020 Premiership football season due to injury.