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Zimbabwe's blueberry sector eyes 30,000-tonne target by 2030
Zimbabwean horticultural farmers are aiming to produce 30,000 metric tonnes of blueberries annually by 2030, a goal that underscores the rapid growth of the sector. However, this ambitious target is b...Published: 27 Nov 2024 at 12:44hrs | 362 | by Staff reporter
2 dead, several injured in separate Zupco bus accidents
In a tragic turn of events on Wednesday, two separate accidents involving Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) buses claimed two lives and left multiple passengers injured along the Harare-Mutare...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 20:31hrs | 730 | by Staff reporter
Coldplay's Chris Martin grew up in Zimbabwe
Coldplay fans are only just discovering where frontman Chris Martin spent a lot of time growing up – and they reckon it makes ‘so much sense'.Love them or hate them, Coldplay have establis...Published: 30 Oct 2024 at 07:59hrs | 1191 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's value-added exports rise to US$244,5 million
Zimbabwe's export sector is experiencing a significant upswing, driven by a marked increase in value-added products and local manufacturing, signaling a promising path toward sustainable economic grow...Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 12:29hrs | 545 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe aims to become a key blueberry supplier
Zimbabwe is celebrating its recent achievement of gaining access for avocado exports to China, but the country's agricultural sector is witnessing growth in other areas as well, particularly in the bl...Published: 27 Sep 2024 at 08:27hrs | 193 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean blueberries set to reach global markets with Dutch logistics support
In a major boost for Zimbabwe's agricultural sector, Dutch ambassador in Harare Margret Verwijk has announced that 6 million kilograms of Zimbabwean blueberries are en route to key international desti...Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 18:10hrs | 559 | by Staff reporter
Warm reception for Zimbabwean blueberries in South Africa
The Zimbabwean blueberry export season commenced in mid-April, with the first products being shipped to South Africa where blueberry prices remain favourable. "The market has to be good to mak...Published: 28 May 2024 at 10:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean blueberry producers seek access to Chinese market
At a farm in Marondera, about 80 kilometers east of the Zimbabwean capital Harare, blueberries are ripening in May. Workers carefully pick the plump berries from the shrubs, ensuring not to damage the...Published: 24 May 2024 at 08:22hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe now has a system that works
ALL signs point to the undeniable fact that 2024 will indeed be a great year. So far so good. Amid all the political noise, the Zanu-PF-led Government is not stopping. We are f...Published: 21 Jan 2024 at 07:26hrs | 1 | by Dr Obert Mpofu
Woman found dead with multiple injuries
Police are investigating a case in which a woman was found dead in bushy area this week with multiple injuries in Bulawayo, as more murder cases have also been reported countrywide.The woman f...Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 05:48hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Man beats up, kills daughter, 14, over love relationship with neighbour
A Nyanga father beat up his 14-year-old daughter who later died of injuries sustained after he accused her of falling in a love relationship with a neighbour.Police said on Saturday that Amos ...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 08:56hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's economic crisis threatens budding blueberry sector
Zimbabwe's blueberry production, one of the country's fastest-growing crops, is under threat from a currency crisis and high borrowing costs, an industry body said.Global consumption of the bl...Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 18:25hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe is the leading exporter of Blueberries in the world
ACCORDING to a recent report, Zimbabwe is presently the foremost global exporter of blueberries, outpacing all other nations in growth.The study by EastFruit highlights a surge in blueberry fa...Published: 26 Nov 2023 at 08:58hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mom flogs daughter to death
A FURIOUS Shamva woman fatally assaulted her nine-year-old daughter for wasting the family's mealie-meal and cooking oil, which she used to play house with friends.Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZR...Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 05:02hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
ZITF UPDATE: Umnyi, umtshwankela juice launched
Lupane Vegie Guys has introduced a line of indigenous juices from seasonal fruits such as Chocolate Berry (umtshwankela), Umnyi, Baobab, Marula and Ginger....Published: 28 Apr 2023 at 12:36hrs | 18 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa implores parents to administer corporal punishment
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has implored parents and guardians to administer corporal punishment to discipline their children and challenged churches and other social institutions to join in the fight against...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 07:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls corruption jolts July Moyo into action
LOCAL Government and Public Works minister July Moyo has recommended the Victoria Falls City Council to come up with a robust housing policy whose absence is fuelling the rampant illegal allocation of...Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 16:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
July Moyo pressures Victoria Falls City Council to give prime land to gold baron
LOCAL Government minister July Moyo, who is entangled in Victoria Falls land scandals — with his ally mayor Somveli Dlamini currently out of jail on bail after he was arrested for a fraudulent land ...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 14:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
July Moyo entangled in Vic Falls corruption scandals
LOCAL Government minister July Moyo (pictured), who is entangled in Victoria Falls land scandals — with his ally mayor Somveli Dlamini currently out of jail on bail after he was arrested for a fraud...Published: 20 Nov 2022 at 15:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Pumula Arts Awards nominees unveiled
It is awards season and excitement among artistes is at a fever pitch as they wait with bated breath to see who will triumph. With nominees being unveiled for the Roil Bulawayo Arts Awards, another aw...Published: 16 Nov 2022 at 05:12hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
First British African Asian premier
Rishi Sunak will become the UK's first British Asian prime minister after his only remaining rival pulled out of the Tory leadership contest.Nearly 200 Conservative MPs publicly backed the for...Published: 25 Oct 2022 at 06:08hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
UK finance minister 'superficially' black?
Labour MP Rupa Huq says she has apologised to Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng for describing him as "superficially" black.Speaking at a Labour Party conference fringe event, Huq also said: "If you h...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 19:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Boerboel dogs maul girl (6) to death
In another spine chilling incident, two vicious Boerboel dogs mauled a six-year-old girl to death on Wednesday at the family's rented home in Matsheumhlophe suburb. This is the second incident in Bula...Published: 27 Aug 2022 at 06:02hrs | 33 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe holds Africa's largest lithium reserves
Zimbabwe holds Africa's largest lithium reserves, the fifth-largest globally, with its province of Masvingo home to the Bikita mine - site of the world's largest-known deposit of the metal at around 1...Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 19:33hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter
Major road rehab projects begin in Bulawayo
A massive rehabilitation of critical roads is set to begin in Bulawayo under the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme Phase 2 (ERRP2), as the Government presses ahead with efforts to improve roads ...Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 06:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'$338 million for Bulawayo roads not enough'
BULAWAYO councillors are concerned that the $338 million government allocation for road rehabilitation in the city was not enough.The councillors say Bulawayo roads have become deplorabl...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
$800 million boost as BCC resumes suspended road works
Bulawayo City Council is resuming road rehabilitation works which were suspended at the beginning of the year, after Government allocated the city nearly $800 million towards road maintenance....Published: 04 Mar 2022 at 05:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Marry Chiwenga and Sipho Malunga bring bad omens to Zanu-PF!
There are some behaviours, which the wisest among the Bantu call bad omens. These are signs, real or imagined, of ill fortune or catastrophe in the future.When we were children, and my f...Published: 19 Dec 2021 at 18:58hrs | 12 | by Ken Mufuka
This holiday season surprise your health-conscious guests with these 3 delicious reduced sugar cocktails
The 2021 holiday season is upon us. This year has been a tough one for everyone so most of us are looking forward to spending time with friends and family. Over the next few weeks, there will ...Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 18:24hrs | 15 | by Staff Reporter
Advantages of an online casino
Mobile gambling Mobile gambling is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world. The smartphone revolution has innovated the idea of online casinos be...Published: 25 Nov 2021 at 13:31hrs | 17 | by Dudzai Mukondorongwe
New 4-star hotel opens in Victoria Falls
A NEW 4-star hospitality facility, Palm River Hotel, will be officially opened in Victoria Falls today. It is located on the shores of Zambezi River, more than 6km away from the city centre an...Published: 24 Nov 2021 at 08:56hrs | 15 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwean economy turns the corner, says CBZ chair
THE current Zimbabwean Government has unshackled the economy and is on the right path to start realizing meaningful returns despite economic headwinds that have hindered economic progress in the past,...Published: 23 Nov 2021 at 05:52hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
'Let's protect the gains of our independence'
ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ZIMBABWE DEFENCE FORCES HIS EXCELLENCY, CDE. ED MNANGAGWA AT THE BURIAL OF NATIONAL HERO DR MARIYO MARIYAWANDA NZUWAH ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2021, AT T...Published: 27 Sep 2021 at 06:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mohadi's Covid-19 contact tracing app fails to take off
FORMER vice-president Kembo Mohadi launched a non-existent Covid-19 contact tracing mobile application a year ago, Zimbabwe Independent investigations have revealed.The contact tracing applica...Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 07:38hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zim Actress Karen Dhirorimwe Stars in 'Glow Up' Film
HARARE: At a tender age of 29, a young Zimbabwean female model, filmaker, and entrepreneur, Karen Dhirorimwe, affectionately known as Lola, has defied the odds by breaking the ice in the predominantly...Published: 27 Jun 2021 at 21:33hrs | 23 | by Maxwell Teedzai
Man stabs minor in protest over settling a debt
Police in Centenary are looking for Tawanda Kavhukama of number 13 Westberry farm, Centenary who allegedly stabbed a one year old minor once on the head in protest over payment of a debt.Masho...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 17:20hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole in Centenary
Top-rated South African online gambling sites
Online casinos give everyone a great opportunity to earn real cash while enjoying playing favorite games. South African online gambling sites offer high-quality safe entertainment that allows gaming a...Published: 02 Feb 2021 at 00:49hrs | 12 | by Staff Writer
Obadiah Moyo linked Klosad shuts down over Covid-19 scam
KLOSAD Clinical Diagnostics Lab, whose staff members were last week exposed by this publication for issuing fake Covid-19 certificates, has been shut down to pave way for full investigations.T...Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 23:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
MP fights construction of Zuva service station
MuDZi south MP Jonathan Samukange has approached the High Court seeking an order barring the City of Harare from allowing the construction of a service station at the corner of Sam Nujoma street and J...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:31hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa adviser's company seeks TV licence
Interviews by the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) for six slots available for free-to-air television licences began on Monday and are expected to run until the 21st of this month.Four...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 06:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Honouring the war spirit
COMRADE Muchazotida, born Sekai, was a member of the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army, better known as ZANLA.She died during the 1977 Chimoio Attack by the army of racist Rhodesia....Published: 06 Sep 2020 at 08:49hrs | | by Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa
UK shadow foreign secretary shedding no tears over Mugabe's death
The UK shadow foreign secretary criticised Mr Mugabe's presidencyEmily Thornberry, the UK's shadow foreign secretary, told BBC's Today programme: "I'm not going to shed any tears for the death...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 09:39hrs | | by BBC
PSI hikes prices of condoms by 100%
THE Population Services International (PSI) Zimbabwe has hiked prices of its condoms, which will see the retail price of the contraceptive going up by over 100% with effect from this month.The...Published: 08 Aug 2019 at 07:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Grain millers raise prices
THE Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has increased recommended retail prices for mealie-meal, flour and rice which will see a 5kg bag of roller meal costing $9.60. In a lette...Published: 05 Jun 2019 at 07:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Dog owners face prosecution
THE Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) has raised concern over the surge of illegal breeding and cross breeding of dogs, saying that it is against the law and could possibly lead to a...Published: 26 May 2019 at 13:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Family whips granny to death over witchcraft
EIGHT Chivi family members allegedly whipped their elderly relative for more than 10 hours with mulberry tree switches leading to his death after accusing him of witchcraft, police have confirmed. ...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 07:04hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa urged to back Mwonzora's bid
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has been called upon to show leadership by backing secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora to retain his position after he discarded his intentions to challenge for the top post....Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 17:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
10 Zimbabweans killed in head-on collision in South Africa
Ten people have been killed in a head-on collision on the N1 in Limpopo, while another is in a critical condition in a Modimolle hospital.Limpopo Department of Transport spokesperson Matome Ta...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 18:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Granny killer sentenced to death
A BEITBRIDGE man, who waylaid a 65-year-old flea market trader in the driveway of her house in the border town before fatally stabbing the woman and robbing her of two cellphones, was yesterday senten...Published: 16 Feb 2019 at 20:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt blames Internet for own failures
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has developed a knack for blaming everything that has gone bad in Zimbabwe on social media a default mode that has seen it shutting down the Internet re...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 19:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
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