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Govt clamps down on maize mealie smugglers
GOVERNMENT has begun a crackdown on errant retailers who are selling imported mealie-meal as it moves to curb the smuggling of the commodity from neighbouring countries.The exercise, which cam...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:22hrs | 765 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe has enough water for two years
ZIMBABWE National Water Authority (Zinwa) chief executive officer Engineer Taurai Maurukira has said the country has enough water to last for two farming seasons following rains that fell during the l...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:13hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
Barbara Rwodzi rises from PAP chaos to rejuvenate Zanu-PF
THE little-known Barbara Rwodzi, a member of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) of the African Union (AU), left the institution's latest session with a continental reputation.The sitting was sus...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 17:54hrs | 1705 | by Staff reporter
400 resettled farmers evicted
MORE than 400 newly-resettled farmers in Maganga near Marondera, were last week evicted to pave way for the farm's original owner, Hunyani Estate.The farmers were chucked out by the Messenger ...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:28hrs | 2136 | by Staff reporter
'Thank God, we're equal to the task!' boasted Chamisa - yet delivered not even one reform in 21 years
The Greeks of the Golden Age of Greece gave humanity the Olympic Games, built the Acropolis, laid the foundation of human civilisation and, most important of all, gave mankind democracy - government o...Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 18:45hrs | 589 | by Nomusa Garikai
Mberengwa villagers face starvation
MBERENGWA villagers in the Midlands province face serious food shortages after most of their crops were destroyed by heavy rains, a top government official has said.Midlands Provincial Affairs...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 07:40hrs | 431 | by Staff reporter
RBZ steps up liquidity mopping
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)'s decision to trade non-negotiable certificates of deposits in exchange for excess liquidity held by local financial institutions is in line with authorities' contra...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 06:28hrs | 235 | by Staff reporter
Agriculture crucial towards achieving vision 2030
Agriculture remains one of the key economic sectors in Zimbabwe that has a potential to turn tables towards achieving vision 2030 as outlined in the National Development Strategy (NDS1), "towards a pr...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 07:08hrs | 333 | by Derick Tsimba
Schools shocker!
AUDITOR-GENERAL Mildred Chiri has slammed the Primary and Secondary Education ministry's inefficiency, which has seen unregistered schools running classes in backyard garages and beerhalls.Chi...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 06:28hrs | 1502 | by Staff reporter
Holiday lessons at schools banned
Holiday lessons at schools banned Information Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Senator Monica Mutsvangwa addresses a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday while Chief Secretary t...Published: 09 Jun 2021 at 07:09hrs | 225 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records $9,8bn budget surplus
ZIMBABWE recorded a budget surplus amounting to $9,8 billion in the first quarter of 2021 on the back of continued fiscal consolidation measures and sustained macro-economic stability, Finance and Eco...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:29hrs | 212 | by Staff reporter
Introducing the First Cabinet of the Federal Republic of Mthwakazi
Greetings to all! As I extend my cordial greetings to all our people, the people of Mthwakazi in their diversity comprising eight different linguistic communities, located in the 14 Districts ...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 13:43hrs | 2423 | by Dr Churchill Mpiyesizwe Guduza
Govt approves dam construction
GOVERNMENT has approved construction of a dam outside Marondera, which is earmarked for horticultural purposes.The dam will be situated between the Churchhill and Sambok area and is expected t...Published: 04 Jun 2021 at 07:13hrs | 816 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube declares $9.8 billion budget surplus in 3 months
FINANCE Minister, Mthuli Ncube, Thursday claimed Zimbabwe had recorded a whopping $9.8 billion budget surplus during the first quarter of 2021.Zimbabwe is currently grappling to meet adequate ...Published: 04 Jun 2021 at 06:58hrs | 453 | by Staff reporter
Ex-ZBC boss trial hits snag
The trial of Former ZBC acting chief executive Wisdom Hombarume on charges of fraud, criminal abuse of office and smuggling involving over US$6 700 has hit a brick wall following indications that the ...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 18:07hrs | 419 | by Staff reporter
Cooking oil shortage looms
Zimbabwe should brace for a shortage in cooking oil following a 60% increase in crude oil prices in the international markets to US$1650 per tonne and the failure by oil expressers to get the bulk of ...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 08:35hrs | 2278 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean scientist sets up private research institute in home country on return from Germany
A Zimbabwean scientist has set up a research institute as a way of turning to science to find solutions to the country's healthcare challenges.Brighton Samatanga, 36, a molecular biophysicist ...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 07:27hrs | 816 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gets light showers
Some parts of the country received showers yesterday amid indications that cloudy conditions and isolated showers are expected over Manicaland and Mashonaland East today.Yesterday, Harare Metr...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 06:55hrs | 203 | by Staff reporter
Tobacco injects US$325 into the Zimbabwean economy
TOBACCO sales had injected US$325 million into the economy on the 35th day of this marketing season, Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) data showed yesterday.The sector had generated ...Published: 02 Jun 2021 at 07:17hrs | 333 | by Staff report
Scattered rains expected tomorrow
Rain showers are expected over the eastern parts of the country tomorrow while the rest of the country should be mostly sunny and cold in the morning.In an update, the Meteorological Services ...Published: 01 Jun 2021 at 18:08hrs | 478 | by Staff reporter
Tick-borne disease ravages livestock
SCORES of families in Masvingo province are losing their livestock daily due to an outbreak of a tick-borne disease suspected to be January disease or theileriosis.Villagers who spoke to Stand...Published: 30 May 2021 at 08:57hrs | 385 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe exhumation and the legend of Chief Zvimba
I will not enter the debate on where the late Robert Mugabe's body must be buried or reburied.Hearing the debate raging in the media reminded me of the legendary Chief Matthew or Matewu Zvimba...Published: 30 May 2021 at 08:53hrs | 1484 | by Tererai R. Mafukidze
Tshinga Dube supports Mugabe family for clinging to ex-leader's body
OUTSPOKEN former minister and Zanu-PF politburo member, Tshinga Dube has defended late former President Robert Mugabe's family for burying the once fierce ruler at his rural home in Zvimba.Add...Published: 29 May 2021 at 20:03hrs | 2890 | by Staff reporter
RBZ's $389m headache
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) will today disburse $66 million owed to cotton farmers with bank accounts for the crop delivered to Cottco last season, followed by $436,6 million to be paid via mob...Published: 28 May 2021 at 07:36hrs | 172 | by Staff reporter
Second phase Pfumvudza/Intwasa launch
GOVERNMENT will tomorrow launch the second phase of the successful Pfumvudza/Intwasa programme to increase household and national food security through farm mechanisation.Having gone through o...Published: 27 May 2021 at 18:27hrs | 465 | by Staa reporter
Mnangagwa's govt admits policy failures
GOVERNMENT has conceded that it was found wanting in the implementation of previous economic blueprints and now pins its hopes on its ambitious National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1) to cure the curre...Published: 27 May 2021 at 07:24hrs | 2636 | by Staff reporter
Omakorokoza derail NRZ
GOLD panners are costing the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) millions of dollars annually through vandalism of railway infrastructure by mining along railway lines across the country.Illeg...Published: 27 May 2021 at 07:10hrs | 854 | by Staff reporter
War vets endorse Mnangagwa for 2023 Presidency
Freedom Fighters Associations have endorsed President Emmerson Mnangagwa as the Zanu-PF Presidential Candidate for 2023 harmonised elections.Provincial executive members of freedom fighters as...Published: 26 May 2021 at 16:03hrs | 540 | by Staff reporter
Zuma says 'Not guilty' - nails CIA linked prosecutor
More than a decade after former president Jacob Zuma was served with an indictment accusing him of fraud and corruption, he was finally able to enter a plea at the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Wedne...Published: 26 May 2021 at 15:41hrs | 837 | by Des Erasmus
Mnangagwa to go after Nehanda's head
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government have pledged to renew what has proven to be an unyielding bid to repatriate First Chimurenga icon, Mbuya Nehanda's skull which was taken as a war trophy...Published: 25 May 2021 at 17:33hrs | 4031 | by Staff reporter
Nust director applies genetics to farming
MOST people know him as the director of the National University of Science and Technology's (Nust) Applied Genetics Testing Centre involved in DNA testing.Mr Zephaniah Dhlamini was among the f...Published: 25 May 2021 at 07:14hrs | 414 | by Staff reporter
Maize deliveries exceed targets
THE Grain Marketing Board (GMB) says it has received deliveries of 56 000 tonnes of maize and is anticipating the deliveries to reach 65 000 tonnes by the end of May, an increase from their projected ...Published: 23 May 2021 at 07:32hrs | 467 | by Staff reporter
Why Buy from Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE'S economy is well diversified and the country is a reliable and competitive supplier of a wide range of minerals, agricultural products, manufactured goods as well as value-added services....Published: 21 May 2021 at 06:11hrs | 1166 | by Staff reporter
Millers to buy 1m tonnes of maize
THE Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) says its members are planning to procure close to one million tonnes of grain from the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) this year."We are keen to go...Published: 21 May 2021 at 06:02hrs | 311 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt should make up its mind - are sanctions a 'curse' or 'blessing' for country, or are they even real?
Every human being on this planet has faced, is facing, and will face, challenges in this lifetime - some easily resolved, whilst others seemingly unsurmountable - however, what defines a "victor", or ...Published: 20 May 2021 at 10:08hrs | 1344 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zupco to revive traditional bus routes
AN additional 667 buses are needed to enable the Zimbabwe United Passengers Company (Zupco) to provide a more efficient service following the ban of private operators in the country.Private-ow...Published: 20 May 2021 at 06:00hrs | 678 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe democratic transformation requires strong middle class
IT has become apparent that Zimbabwe's ruling party, Zanu PF, is perpetually endangering democratic processes by not only weakening, but also decimating the opposition movement ahead of 2023 general e...Published: 19 May 2021 at 06:42hrs | 57 | by Anotida Chikumbu/ David Chikwaza
Government suspends maize imports
ZIMBABWE will this year save over US$300 million following the move by Government to suspend maize imports on the back of a bumper harvest the country has achieved this year. Due to successive...Published: 18 May 2021 at 06:43hrs | 342 | by Staff reporter
Millers mobilise $20bn for maize procurement
Senior Business Reporter THE Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has mobilised $20 billion under a pre-payment arrangement with Government to bankroll maize procurement by the Grain Marketing...Published: 14 May 2021 at 08:37hrs | 842 | by Staff Reporter
Locusts invade Chilonga
VILLAGERS in the Chilonga area of Chiredzi have said that their small grain crops have been ravaged by locusts, leaving very little to fall back on.This development adds to their woes after go...Published: 12 May 2021 at 06:44hrs | 777 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Chipfumbu wins EFC bantamweight title
THE Gladiator, Sylvester Chipfumbu, was crowned the Extreme Fighting Championship new bantamweight champion after his superb victory in South Africa at the weekend. The Gweru-born fighter wres...Published: 10 May 2021 at 05:24hrs | 339 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa embroiled in ugly wrangle over school
THOUSANDS of pupils at Southlea Park, a community primary school in Harare South, face a bleak future after a controversial decision by a dodgy consortium to turn the learning centre in the low-income...Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:18hrs | 4378 | by Staff reporter
Wheat production to increase by over 100 000t
WHEAT production for the forthcoming winter cropping season is set to increase by over 100 000 tonnes to 360 000 tonnes on account of decisive interventions by Government and private financiers to sup...Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:10hrs | 99 | by Staff reporter
151 children, 16 wives, still counting
Mbire man, Misheck Nyandoro, has fathered 151 children with 16 wives and he is still counting. "Mine is a project. This polygamy is a project that I have undertaken since 1983 and will end wit...Published: 08 May 2021 at 08:02hrs | 627 | by Staff reporter
20 000t grain delivered to GMB
Over 20 000 tonnes of grain have been delivered to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) by farmers, with indications that national maize production was dominated by the communal sector. Most farmer...Published: 07 May 2021 at 06:25hrs | 189 | by Staff reporter
Are new-technology online casinos overtaking the old online casinos?
As the online casino indust...Published: 06 May 2021 at 07:16hrs | 297 | by Staff writer
Gwanda identifies 5 new irrigation scheme sites
FIVE new irrigation schemes are set to be established in Gwanda district in Matabeleland South province as part of measures to enhance food production. Matabeleland South is under natural regi...Published: 06 May 2021 at 05:28hrs | 510 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean youths urged to apply for land
ZIMBABWEAN youths have been challenged to be proactive and apply for land at relevant offices in their respective districts and provinces to be placed on the waiting list. Youths have been voc...Published: 06 May 2021 at 05:26hrs | 976 | by Staff reporter
Bumper harvest for Matabeleland
FARMERS in the Matabeleland region, which has over the years been largely characterised by low rainfall and poor yields, are expecting to harvest enough maize and traditional grains to last more than ...Published: 06 May 2021 at 05:22hrs | 607 | by Staff reporter
Maize harvesting in full swing across the country
Most districts are harvesting enough maize and traditional grains to last more than 12 months with only a few areas having enough to cater for six months and below, the Second Crop and Livestock Asses...Published: 05 May 2021 at 07:11hrs | 96 | by Staff reporter
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