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Australia complete series whitewash with nervy one-wicket win

AUSTRALIA sealed a 3-0 series sweep over Zimbabwe on Sunday, surviving a late scare to win the third and final ODI by one wicket with a ball to spare at Harare Sports Club, in by far the tightest contest of the tour. Set 272 to win after Zimbabwe posted 271 for eight, Australia were indebted […] The post Australia complete series whitewash with nervy one-wicket win appeared first on Newsday .

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Aviator’s cash-out mechanic explained

Each round starts at a baseline of 1x and the multiplier increases for as long as the round continues. The point at which a round ends, sometimes shown as the plane flying off screen, is generated by a randomised process for every round, so no previous round has any bearing on the next. This is chance-based by design. There is no pattern to track across rounds and no method that changes where a given round will end. The post Aviator’s cash-out mechanic explained appeared first on Newsday .

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90k people set to benefit as Safire rolls out new restoration strategy

The Southern Alliance for Indigenous Resources (SAFIRE) has launched a five-year strategy targeting the restoration of 50,000 hectares of degraded land and the planting of one million trees across Zimbabwe. The organisation said the initiative will also seek to strengthen livelihoods for tens of thousands of people through community-led environmental stewardship, in line with national […] The post 90k people set to benefit as Safire rolls out new restoration strategy appeared first on Newsday .

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Zimbabwe fight falls short in Lusaka

ZIMBABWE’S senior women’s handball team showed plenty of fight at the 2026 IHF Nations Trophy Africa Zone VI tournament in Lusaka, Zambia, but their effort was not enough to carry them beyond the group stage. The tournament began on Tuesday and is scheduled to conclude on Saturday. Zimbabwe opened their campaign in emphatic fashion with […] The post Zimbabwe fight falls short in Lusaka appeared first on Newsday .

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Wheat harvest begins on high note as Zimbabwe braces for El Niño

The 2026 season has already made history on the production side. According to Government data, farmers planted 126 394 hectares of winter wheat, surpassing the national target of 125 000 hectares by 101 percent. Latest post-Cabinet figures place the area at 128 459 hectares, 3 percent above target. The post Wheat harvest begins on high note as Zimbabwe braces for El Niño appeared first on Newsday .

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Zimbabwe lifts grain import restrictions as drought looms

Cabinet said on Wednesday that "the private sector will be allowed to import to meet commercial needs for both food and feed," with household import allowances for basic foodstuffs also set to be reviewed upwards, effectively suspending the localisation drive government had championed just months earlier. The post Zimbabwe lifts grain import restrictions as drought looms appeared first on Newsday .

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From flood trauma to homes of dignity: Swedish ambassador hears stories of hope in eThekwini

That was the message residents shared with Swedish ambassador to South Africa Her, Anna-Karin Eneström, when she and her delegation visited the Cornubia housing project while in Durban for the “Sweden on the Road” programme at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) last week. The post From flood trauma to homes of dignity: Swedish ambassador hears stories of hope in eThekwini appeared first on Newsday .

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