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Zimbabwe Property Excellence Awards highlight government infrastructure and sports facilities

The Zimbabwe Property Excellence Awards recently focused on government infrastructure projects and sports facilities. Other news from Zimbabwe includes China's commitment to supporting Vision 2030, Zimbabwe's expansion of development finance options with BRICS New Development Bank membership, and ARDA delivering 120,000MT as the country prepares for El Niño. There are also proposals for new grain levies to address climate and food security risks, and a call to address the silent dementia crisis. ART operations have been affected by power outages and raw material shortages, with exports and paper divisions seeing volume declines of 6% and 26% respectively in the third quarter to June 2022. Additionally, Zimbabwe is seeking US$9bn for energy expansion and has commissioned a specialized honey testing laboratory to boost export competitiveness. Political tensions at grasslands plots have led to violent attacks and forced evictions.