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Parliament Budget Office (PBO) director Pepukai Chivore has urged Zimbabweans to continue participating in Parliament public consultations, adding that all the views are captured and considered. Section 13(2) of the Zimbabwe Constitution calls on the government to involve the people in the formulation and implementation of development plans programs that affect them. However, there has …
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Transparency International Zimbabwe (TIZ) executive director Muchaneta Mundopa has called on the government to publish publicly the names of beneficial owners of companies that have been awarded contracts to supply COVID-19 response related goods in the country. Mundopa said publishing the names will go a long way in helping the CSOs and the media to …
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Three teams from the 67 that are competing in the OpenParlyZW Virtual Hackathon will walk away with US$1000 prize money each. The Virtual Hackathon which started on Monday 27 April and will go up to the 30th of April is giving young (18-35 years) web-developers in Zimbabwe an opportunity to build and launch tools that …
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Three teams from the 67 that are competing in the OpenParlyZW Virtual Hackathon will walk away with US$1000 prize money each. The Virtual Hackathon which started on Monday 27 April and will go up to the 30th of April is giving young (18-35 years) web-developers in Zimbabwe an opportunity to build and launch tools that …
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By Staff Writer It’s 7 o’clock in the morning and many people are already queuing outside OK Supermarket in Avonlea waiting for the shop to open. After enduring the first 21-day lockdown, many are now accustomed to the drill-while queuing stay a metre apart, get your body temperature checked and the shop assistant sprays hand …
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By Joel Mandaza Present-day Zimbabwe will be studied in history books in the not so distant future. It will be remembered as a country that could not voluntarily do what is right for its citizens. Among examples that future historians will look at, the state’s response to COVID-19 will be prominent. Over the years, the …
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By Staff Writer Government has decentralised the selling of tobacco as part of measures to decongest traditional buying centres in Harare as cases of confirmed COVID-19 increase in the country. Tobacco is Zimbabwe’s second-largest foreign currency earner after gold. The marketing season of the crop was set to start from mid-April but following restrictions announced …
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Legal and Parliamentary watchdog Veritas Zimbabwe says the government is running short of time to announce a decision on whether or not they will extend the current lockdown, adding that people need to know in advance if they will be free to leave their homes. The government imposed a 21-day national lockdown in a bid …
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Glenview South legislator Vincent Tsvangirai has finally broken his five-months silence in the National Assembly. VIDEO: FULL INTERVIEW WITH VINCENT TSVANGIRAI Tsvangirai who won the Glenview South seat through a by-election in September last year is one of the sons of the late MDC founding president Morgan Tsvangirai and is currently the youngest legislator in …
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Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Deputy Minister Michael Madiro has told Parliament that Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) must still do their work diligently even though they do not have enough resources. The police in Zimbabwe has been giving excuses that they do not have transport or fuel to attend crime scenes or to collect bodies …
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