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Village Rhapsody: 2022 budget must prioritise disaster risk management - The Standard

Considering that Zimbabwe has had a number of disasters which claimed the lives of many people, the government should always have a budget reserved for disaster risk management.

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Source: The Standard - Zimbabwe's Leading Sunday Newspaper

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