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  1. Munyaradzi Mafaro

    PASTEF demands real inclusion for disabled Gambians

    PASTEF The Gambia dropped a statement saying persons with disabilities deserve actual representation in government instead of just symbolic gestures, and public relations officer Mayorro Sidibeh laid out plans for accessible infrastructure spanning transport networks and digital platforms. The...
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    Gambia gets cultural heritage catalogue from UNESCO

    The Gambia grabbed its first complete catalog of intangible cultural heritage from UNESCO's Dakar office at a ceremony in Toubacouta, Senegal, and deputy heritage director Mamat Sallah thanked the organization for backing the inventory project that tracked cultural knowledge across the country...
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    Zim’s e-toll boom opens for all, no cash needed

    Zimbabwe rolled out electronic toll tags through Zinara and tech company Instatoll about three months back after a six-month test run at Ntabazinduna plaza on the Bulawayo-Harare highway, and roughly 30,000 vehicles have signed up for the RFID windshield stickers that auto-open boom gates...
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    Zim-India trade push targets Vision 2030 goals

    Indian Ambassador Bramha Kumar told attendees at a Harare business seminar that his country's investors dropped over $600 million into Zimbabwean manufacturing operations that employ more than 15,000 locals, and bilateral trade hit $250 million with Zimbabwe shipping $46 million worth of goods...
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    Zim govt targets import cuts with local value chain push

    Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube announced plans to cut a $1.9 billion steel import bill by reclassifying finished steel products as minerals through amendments to old regulations, which should help local manufacturers add around 120 production capacities. The administration wants major...
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    Zimra gears up for festive border rush, urges clean declarations

    Zimbabwe Revenue Authority boss Regina Chinamasa says her team is staffing up major crossing points like Beitbridge, Forbes, and Chirundu for round-the-clock operations during the holiday travel season, while Plumtree might switch to 24-hour service if Botswana agrees. Travelers can use an...
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    School’s out, cops warn kids off holiday Vuzu traps

    Schools wrapped up their final term, and Inspector Nomalanga Msebele from Bulawayo police is warning parents that Vuzu parties are about to explode during the break. These gatherings have become setups for minors getting wasted on alcohol and hard drugs, hooking up in sketchy situations, and...
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    War vets get funds, Second Republic backs liberation heroes

    Minister Owen Ncube showed up at the Kwekwe District War Veterans offices to hand out cash from the Presidential Empowerment Fund, which President Mnangagwa set up through advisor Paul Tungwarara to support liberation struggle veterans. The provincial affairs minister said the Second Republic...
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    Rural creatives demand national arts infrastructure plan

    Artists and cultural workers from Zimbabwe's Midlands Province want the government to build creative spaces in rural areas and fix up the busted facilities that already exist, according to stakeholders who met at a consultative forum. Councillor Emmanuel Mhike from Runde RDC says Zvishavane...
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    Indigenous chickens fuel rural economy despite the El Niño hit

    Zimbabwe's rural chicken sector is worth around $46.64 million according to government agricultural planning documents, and Manicaland Province leads the country with roughly 3.6 million birds, while Midlands comes second with about 3 million. The bird count dropped 15 percent because farmers...
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    Seed Co sows resilience despite interim loss

    Seed Co Limited CEO Morgan Nzwere says his company took a revenue hit during the first half-year, dropping to $11.6 million because farming cycles shifted around, regional exports slowed down after other suppliers bounced back, and the winter wheat season was weaker than usual. The agricultural...
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    Bosso turns 100, city throws a heritage bash

    Bulawayo officials are going all in on Highlanders Football Club hitting their 100-year mark, with Deputy Mayor Edwin Ndlovu saying the anniversary belongs to the whole city and not just the team. The club was started by Albert and Rhodes Khumalo back in 1926, and the celebration theme is about...
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    Passion no excuse, judge slates killer's cowardice

    A Gweru businessman named Peter Dube got slapped with two life sentences plus 20 years after he murdered two people and tried to kill two others over jealousy about his second wife allegedly cheating. Justice Munamato Mutevedzi at Bulawayo High Court went off on guys who claim passion made them...
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    Vuzu parties return, police brace for holiday chaos

    Police officers based out of Bulawayo are raising concerns about secretive Vuzu parties as students head into their school break, according to Inspector Nomalanga Msebele. The gatherings have gotten seriously out of hand with minors drinking heavily, doing hard drugs like crystal meth and...
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    Zim govt cracks down on illegal school registration fees

    Zimbabwe's education ministry is going full scorched earth on schools that keep charging parents registration cash before kids even get accepted for Grade One and Form One spots. Director Taungana Ndoro said any public institution demanding payments between a hundred and two hundred bucks for...
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    Storm chaos sparks blame game over fallen trees

    Harare got absolutely wrecked when late-month storms knocked over trees and flooded streets across multiple suburbs, leaving families homeless and roads trashed. City Council spokesperson Stanley Gama called the whole mess a natural disaster beyond their control, but environmental lawyers are...
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    Woman fined for dousing husband in hot porridge

    A Bulawayo woman got hit with a fine after dumping scalding porridge on her husband during some domestic argument. Sylvia Ngulube from Entumbane has to pay 150 bucks or spend three months locked up if she doesn't cough up the cash before the new year starts. The whole thing went down when she...
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    Zim seeks private cash to fix deadly roads and launch victim fund

    Zimbabwe's government is basically admitting it's broke and wants private companies to help fund a massive road safety upgrade after accidents keep eating nearly three percent of the country's economic output every year. Transport Ministry official Takura Vengesera told a conference in Harare...
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    ProFishBlue revs up fish trade, feeds three million

    The African Development Bank dropped roughly nine million bucks into a fishing program that's apparently helping almost three million people across southern Africa grab better incomes and more food. ProFishBlue pushed over half a million tonnes of cross-border fish trade in four years while...
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    Garden feud boils over, chief orders water access compromise

    The Mutasa family and their village head just showed up at Chief Mutasa's court to settle a 40-year-old land beef that keeps getting messier. David and Cecilia Kanjanda are beefing with village head Misheck Nyazika over a tiny garden after the government moved their family onto his land back in...
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