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The government has passed a new law that shields the country’s largest medical aid society from facing litigation from its creditors as it restructures the parastatal’s debt.

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An opposition Member of Parliament Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga yesterday complained about why ministers were not in Parliament for question time- which takes place every Wednesday when Parliament is sitting- saying that as a niece to the President she was aware that he had returned to the country at 2 am and cabinet was only meeting today.

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The 90th edition of the Midlands Agricultural Show, which started yesterday is without one of its main attractions, the cattle exhibition, following the outbreak of foot and mouth in the province, an official has said.

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Mines and Mining Development minister Walter Chidhakwa says mining companies in Zimbabwe should collaborate and build a power station to mitigate power shortages in the country.

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Zimbabwe’s largest gold producer Metallon Corporation has announced plans to re-open its Redwing mine and commission new equipment at Shamva and Mazowe mines in October as it seeks to ramp up bullion output.

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The country’s biggest labour union, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) today said it is ready to stage demonstrations if government fails address the fallout from last week’s Supreme Court ruling allowing employers to dismiss workers on notice and without severance packages.

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The Central Intelligence Organisation is likely to determine President Robert Mugabe’s successor and history has already proved this, a United States-based intelligence firm said almost four years ago.

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The European Union (EU) has called on companies in Zimbabwe to take advantage of the duty and quota-free access to its market under the interim Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) to establish a market in the bloc.

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China, which has become Zimbabwe’s most influential political and economic partner, has told Harare to improve its investment climate and address a local ownership policy seen as detrimental to attracting foreign direct investment, a senior government official told Parliament yesterday.

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Local farmers want government to ban imports of fruits and vegetables from neighbouring countries which they say are making it difficult for them to secure markets for their produce.

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