Columnist / Dumisani nsingo
Farmer co-operation important for disease control
A FARMER training session in Manicaland held recently revealed to me that our communities are almost the same with regards their approach to animal health matters.One area visited has endemic ...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 14:47hrs | | by Dumisani Nsingo
Botswana shoots stray Zimbabwean cattle
BOTSWANA authorities have started shooting Zimbabwean cattle that stray into its borders to guard its herd against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) as it kowtows to the European Union (EU) beef export req...Published: 11 Sep 2016 at 13:06hrs | | by Dumisani Nsingo
BCC halts market gardening
BULAWAYO City Council has stopped enterprising residents living at suburbs within the vicinity of its water reservoir at Lobengula West to harness water from the basin to irrigate their thriving m...Published: 11 Sep 2016 at 13:03hrs | | by Dumisani Nsingo
More foreign goods face censor
A NUMBER of companies in Zimbabwe are pushing for the Government to include more goods under import restrictions among them small farm implements such as undrawn ploughs, consumptive goods such as spi...Published: 28 Aug 2016 at 10:39hrs | | by Dumisani Nsingo
Girl, granny perish in trailer accident
AN elderly woman and her granddaughter died in a horrendous accident when they were struck by an uncontrolled trailer that had disengaged from a moving vehicle before hitting them and sending some bod...Published: 28 Aug 2016 at 10:37hrs | | by Dumisani Nsingo and Sandra Tekere
Govt, RBZ work on SMEs collateral policy
THE Government is in the process of crafting a policy which will enable Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to access funding from financial institutions using moveable assets as collateral, a Cabinet ...Published: 07 Aug 2016 at 10:32hrs | | by Dumisani Nsingo
More goods to be added to imports restriction list
THE Government is waiting for the industry to bring a list of more goods and products to be placed under imports restriction, a Cabinet Minister has said.Industry and Commerce Minister Mike Bi...Published: 31 Jul 2016 at 10:14hrs | | by Dumisani Nsingo
Government boost for struggling CSC
THE Government will lay the foundation for the revival of the country's struggling meat processor and marketer, Cold Storage Company (CSC) through seeking viable regional markets in a bid to turnaroun...Published: 24 Jul 2016 at 10:44hrs | | by Dumisani Nsingo
Teacher axes wife, butchers two children turns axe on himself
A COLD-HEARTED teacher based at Madume Secondary School in Matangombe Village in Gwanda District allegedly went berserk, axed his wife and callously butchered two children under his guardianship befor...Published: 24 Jul 2016 at 10:33hrs | 1 | by Dumisani Nsingo and Lynnia Ndlovu
Matabeleland farmers urged to embrace hybrid technologies
THERE is need to equip farmers in Matabeleland region with the requisite knowledge and skills to improve their horticultural production and avert a situation whereby produce from other areas in the co...Published: 03 Jul 2016 at 06:42hrs | | by Dumisani Nsingo
Fresh outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease detected in Mat South
A FRESH outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) has been detected in the Esigodini area of Matabeleland South Province.Matabeleland South provincial veterinary officer Dr Mbuso Moyo said the ...Published: 26 Jun 2016 at 18:03hrs | | by Dumisani Nsingo
Urgent indaba on civil servants pay date shift
THE Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare has called for an urgent indaba tomorrow with officials from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, Ministry of Finance, Civil Service Commission (CSC)...Published: 19 Jun 2016 at 12:21hrs | | by Tinomuda Chakanyuka and Dumisani Nsingo
Bosso fear for Prince's future
HIGHLANDERS' coach Erol Akbay is fretting over young star striker Prince Dube's future at the club as his rich vein of form could attract foreign suitors.Addressing journalists at the club's w...Published: 03 Jun 2016 at 06:38hrs | | by Dumisani Nsingo
Mat’land security companies cry foul over tenders
SECURITY Companies in the Matabeleland region have taken a swipe at the State Procurement Board (SPB) for allegedly clandestinely and deliberately awarding tenders for the provision of security servic...Published: 15 May 2016 at 14:34hrs | | by Dumisani Nsingo
Shabanie and Mashaba mines revival in limbo
EFFORTS to resume operations at Shabanie and Mashaba Mines (SMM) are in limbo as the Government continues to struggle to attract investors to inject capital for the revival of the mines which have bee...Published: 15 May 2016 at 14:29hrs | | by Dumisani Nsingo
Esigodini farmers geared for new tomato canning plant
THE farming community of Matabeleland South Province is geared to the prospects of a lucrative farming business through supplying its crop produce to the imminent state-of-the-art tomato processing an...Published: 15 May 2016 at 07:47hrs | | by Dumisani Nsingo
Huge Russian presence at ZITF
THE Russian business delegation to exhibit at this year's 57th edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) has set sights on using the exhibition as a platform to explore new investment op...Published: 17 Apr 2016 at 10:04hrs | | by Dumisani Nsingo
China agrees to train Zim diamond cutters
CHINA has agreed to train locals in diamond cutting and polishing, with the first batch of 25 students leaving for the Asian country next month, as part of Government's quest to value add the mineral ...Published: 28 Feb 2016 at 08:20hrs | | by Dumisani Nsingo
Zimbabwe moves in to bar importation of sub-standard goods
ZIMBABWE will from next month start implementing the Consignment Based Conformity Assessment (CBCA) programme that will bar the importation of sub-standard products into the country.Addressing...Published: 21 Feb 2016 at 07:20hrs | | by Dumisani Nsingo
Dangote gets green light
PRESIDENT Mugabe has issued Special Grants to four new companies to explore and extract coal and coalbed methane gas in Matabeleland North Province, bringing the number of firms to exploit the resourc...Published: 07 Feb 2016 at 08:25hrs | 1 | by Dumisani Nsingo
Govt to hold stake in all energy firms
THE Government will hold a stake in all energy resources to be extracted by private players to ensure that output will benefit the growth of the local economy at the expense of lucrative offshore mark...Published: 07 Feb 2016 at 08:10hrs | | by Dumisani Nsingo
Air Zimbabwe refurbishment stalls
NATIONAL airline Air Zimbabwe is struggling to raise $1,6 million needed by South African Airways for the refurbishment of one of the two A320 airbuses which were set to increase the company's capacit...Published: 24 Jan 2016 at 06:09hrs | | by Dumisani Nsingo
Small grocery retailer under threat
THE existence of small players in the grocery retail sector is under threat owing to the emergence of large shops doubling up as wholesalers and retailers, selling their products at lower margins comp...Published: 20 Dec 2015 at 10:56hrs | | by Dumisani Nsingo
Bulawayo tout chokes on a chunk of meat, dies
A 32-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo tout who died at a local restaurant on Saturday last week after spending the better part of the day on a drinking spree with friends is reported to have been choked to death by ...Published: 20 Sep 2015 at 09:36hrs | | by Dumisani Nsingo
Man dies after taking too much alcohol
A 32-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo man died in the city centre after allegedly taking too much alcohol yesterday. Tapiwa Dube, a tout at Mac's Garage, an illegal passenger pick-up point in the city, died ...Published: 13 Sep 2015 at 09:56hrs | | by Dumisani Nsingo
Mpilo hospital operates with one anaesthetist
MPILO Central Hospital in Bulawayo has been operating with only one expatriate anaesthetist while Harare boasts of a total of 55 of the practitioners, amid reports that the specialists are demanding l...Published: 02 Aug 2015 at 10:04hrs | 1 | by Dumisani Nsingo
Tshinga Dube turn down MP allowance, car
MAKOKOBA legislator Retired Colonel Tshinga Dube has said his persistency in contesting for the constituency which he eventually won recently, was solely to improve the livelihoods of the people unli...Published: 19 Jul 2015 at 08:50hrs | | by Dumisani Nsingo
Arenel shelves $4 million investment plans
THE country's largest biscuit and sweet manufacturer, Arenel has shelved plans to invest more than $4 million in setting up an additional two plants owing to unfair competition exerted by imported...Published: 07 Jun 2015 at 14:19hrs | | by Dumisani Nsingo
Meet man with bedroom remedies
"THERE is no pride that beats that of a man's need to satisfy his sexual partner. Yes, good and satisfying sex separates men from boys, ladies from girls and is the permanent cure to marriage wreckag...Published: 18 Jan 2015 at 09:45hrs | | by Dumisani Nsingo
Banks against Zimdollar return
THE Bankers Association of Zimbabwe (BAZ) says it is imperative for Government to retain the multi-currency trading regime to maintain price stability as well as to strengthen the banking sector for o...Published: 03 Aug 2014 at 20:37hrs | | by Dumisani Nsingo
Student teacher attempts suicide over exams
A student at the United College of Education (UCE) attempted to commit suicide by taking an overdose of tablets last Friday evening in protest over being barred from writing final examinations after ...Published: 15 Jun 2014 at 08:30hrs | | by Dumisani Nsingo
Zim milk production improves
THE country's milk production has improved after a drop in January and February, recording a two percent increase in March as compared to the same period last year, the Dairy Services Unit has said....Published: 13 Apr 2014 at 07:45hrs | | by Dumisani Nsingo and Roberta Katunga
Hawkflight Construction invests $2m in equipment
ONE of the country's leading land and property developers, Hawkflight Construction invested about $2 million last year in the acquisition of state-of-the-art machinery as it forges ahead in consolidat...Published: 09 Mar 2014 at 08:34hrs | 1 | by Dumisani Nsingo
NRZ to run special Valentine trains
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) will next week run special Valentine trains in commemoration of the day dedicated to lovers. NRZ public relations manager Mr...Published: 09 Feb 2014 at 10:00hrs | | by Dumisani Nsingo
Pupils abscond school in fear of baboons
A NUMBER of pupils from Paradzamwa and Murowa primary schools are absconding lessons in fear of being attacked by a troop of baboons that have been camping at mountains in Murowa in Zvishavane...Published: 02 Feb 2014 at 12:01hrs | 1 | by Dumisani Nsingo
Chenjerai Dube set to rejoin Wankie
FORMER Hwange, Warriors, and Highlanders goalkeeper Chenjerai Dube has set his sights at rejoining Chipangano after a four-year stint in the B-Mobile soccer league in Botswana.The agile goal m...Published: 06 Feb 2013 at 05:02hrs | | by Dumisani Nsingo
Bulawayo suffers de-industrialisation
THE City of Bulawayo continues to suffer massive deindustrialisation, as companies continue to either relocate to other cities or close down due to a host of problems among them the acute shorta...Published: 07 Aug 2011 at 09:47hrs | 7 | by Dumisani Nsingo
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