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Zanu PF bigwig up for smuggling
Prominent Zanu PF politburo member and former secretary-general of the Zimbabwe National War Veterans Association, Andy Mhlanga, is scheduled to appear in court on August 13, 2025, facing charges rela...Published: 26 Jul 2025 at 11:21hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
17 tonnes of T-shirts land Zimra officials, NGO director in court
Two Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) officials, along with five other individuals, have been arrested and brought before the Harare Magistrates' Courts following allegations of smuggling 17 tonnes o...Published: 13 May 2025 at 10:25hrs | 5836 | by Staff reporter
6 arrested for smuggling 17,5 tonnes of T-shirts
Six individuals, including two ZIMRA officials and a clearing agent, appeared in court yesterday facing charges of fraud after allegedly orchestrating a scheme to evade more than US$78,880 in customs ...Published: 10 May 2025 at 20:48hrs | 1818 | by Staff reporter
Vocational skills centre establishment to empower Mwenezi youths
A youth vocational skills training centre in Mwenezi district (Masvingo) is set to empower communities, with its construction being part of national thrust to harness green agricultural technologies....Published: 28 Feb 2025 at 12:55hrs | 324 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole recently in Mwenezi
Zimbabwe's Water Crisis: Boreholes will cause more harm than good
This morning, as I watched a news report on the ongoing so-called ‘Presidential Borehole Drilling Scheme', my heart was troubled. Just how sustainable is the drilling of boreholes all over t...Published: 23 Sep 2024 at 18:29hrs | 2383 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mutsvangwa says 'Victory is the only option'
Zanu-PF Women's League national secretary for administration, Monica Mutsvangwa's campaign trail last week saw her addressing three oversubscribed rallies in Manicaland where she urged the electorate ...Published: 12 Aug 2023 at 08:06hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Lupane varsity starts chicken artificial insemination project
LUPANE State University (LSU) has started a chicken artificial insemination project to improve indigenous breeds in the country with similar projects also being done with goats and pigs.The un...Published: 15 Jun 2023 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Construction of 12 large dams accelerated in Zimbabwe
Construction of 12 large dams is being accelerated to put at least 350 000 hectares under irrigation by 2025 as the need to boost crop production grows.The rolling out of dam construction coun...Published: 25 Apr 2023 at 06:31hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
US pours US$647,000 into anti-Zimbabwe NGOs' coffers
THE United States government, through the US embassy's Ambassador's Self-Help Programme, has provided US$647 000 to 19 civil society organisations across the country to undertake various empowerment p...Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 05:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa launches rural poultry scheme
THE Presidential Rural Poultry Scheme which is expected to provide 30 million chicks to at least three million people across the country's rural areas was launched in Masvingo on Thursday in line with...Published: 28 Aug 2022 at 08:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zinwa rebrands
THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa), a government entity responsible for managing the country's water resources, has roped in other organisations in projects that are expected to benefit the...Published: 22 Jul 2022 at 10:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF conference lacked strategic imperatives for economic growth
THE Zanu-PF conference is of strategic importance due to its potential of providing simultaneous and sequential signal on the general direction or economic trajectory of the country. It is also not fa...Published: 04 Nov 2021 at 06:30hrs | 1 | by Brian Sedze
Zimbabwean agriculture recovery in motion
ZIMBABWE is an agrarian economy and has huge potential to produce enough for its people and surplus that can be exported to generate foreign currency. However, there is a puzzling divergence between i...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 10:43hrs | 3 | by Dr John Basera
Young Farmer does wonders in 'dry' Matabeleland
Despite Matabeleland being a dry region characterised by low rainfall and recurrent droughts, 28-year-old Prosper Chikwara (28) has managed to produce wonders, landing the Best Young Farmer of the Yea...Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 08:50hrs | 9 | by Staff Reporter
Steward Bank launches new product to support agriculture
Steward Bank has partnered with businesses under parent company Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe to launch AgroFuture, a new agribusiness product that is set to improve agricultural production in the country...Published: 01 Oct 2020 at 10:02hrs | 19 | by Agencies
Way forward on Zimbabwe situation
Zimbabwe to go forward we need to adhere to our "Constitution". We need press freedom, freedom of speech, rule of law (all citizens to respect rule of law without political affiliation), transparency,...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 22:34hrs | 4 | by Enos Denhere
Antiquated equipment cripples Zimbabwe's agric sector
Zimbawe's agricultural sector needs massive retooling to increase production as it is still relying on antiquated equipment.Farming experts said as long as the situation remains like this, the...Published: 06 Mar 2019 at 09:32hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe should start embracing agrobusiness as priority of turning around the economy
Agriculture have to be in the centre stage in plans for the revival of Zimbabwe's ailing economy. Getting agriculture moving in Zimbabwe is a big task. The radical land reform of 2000 has left many ou...Published: 15 Nov 2018 at 14:02hrs | 3 | by Enos Denhere
6 Indo-Zim agreements sealed
Zimbabwe and India yesterday signed six agreements to heighten bilateral co-operation and explore mutually beneficial opportunities in health, media, sports, mining and ICTs.Vice-President Kem...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 08:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army 'grabs' more land
Zimbabwe's gung-ho military will once again have to defend itself in court after being accused of running amok recently and "grabbing" more land for its use - this time from a group of farmers....Published: 24 Oct 2018 at 14:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Agricultural productivity a panacea to Zimbabwe's economic revival
Zimbabwe's economy is hinged on agriculture which feeds a number of downstream industries that process agricultural produce into various foods for both humans and livestock. The revival of this sector...Published: 16 Oct 2018 at 15:15hrs | 1 | by Elijah Chihota
Israel's Desert Agriculture experience and technologies can help transform agriculture in Zimbabwe and Africa
Agriculture in Israel is a highly developed industry. Israel is a major exporter of fresh produce and a world-leader in agricultural technologies despite the fact that the geography of the country is ...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 13:22hrs | 4 | by Enos Denhere
Impending drought: Farmers should plan carefully
The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) report released on 28 August 2018 showed that from October to December (OND) 2018 and January to March (JMF) 2019 periods will be characterised by "normal ...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 11:36hrs | 1 | by Elijah Chihota
Top military officers ordered off farm
TOP Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) officers, who had recently besieged Elphida Farm in Domboshava, beating, harassing and evicting A2 farmers on the property, have been ordered to move off the farm and ...Published: 10 Jan 2018 at 05:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cain Mathema ordered to repay $50 000 Agribank loan
THE High Court has ordered Matabeleland North Provincial Affairs minister Cain Mathema to repay a $50 000 loan he borrowed from Agribank nearly four years ago.The bank filed summons against th...Published: 13 Jun 2017 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Old Mutual roped in to fund new education curricular
GOVERNMENT has roped in financial services company, Old Mutual, to fund its irrigation and fish farming projects at 2 500 high schools across the country as part of the new education curricula...Published: 18 Apr 2017 at 07:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai vows to fix Mugabe's land reform disaster
Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says as poorly-executed as the country's fast- track land reforms of 2000 were, he will not reverse them if he wins the eagerly-anticipated 2018 national electi...Published: 07 Dec 2016 at 13:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Liebenberg High in $2 000 drip irrigation scheme
Liebenberg High school has installed $2 000 equipment for a drip irrigation scheme for its Agriculture practical subject.The school is probably the first and only one in the district to h...Published: 26 Jun 2016 at 12:44hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Imposing ‘Chicken Shark’ to open along Bikita Highway
An imposing business structure called the Vision Centre is emerging at the 45km peg along Masvingo-Mutare Road and it is bound to become the biggest countryside shopping mall in Masvingo Province....Published: 10 May 2016 at 06:42hrs | 18 | by Stephen Jakes
2015 Winners of UN Climate Solutions Awards
Sixteen game-changing initiatives from around the world were honoured as winners of a prestigious United Nations climate change award at a special ceremony at the United Nations Climate Change Confere...Published: 11 Dec 2015 at 17:46hrs | 2 | by Andrew Mambondiyani
Zimbabwe - From bread basket to beg basket
THOSE of us who grew up in Rhodesia knew from an early age that the foundational pillars of the strength of the Rhodesian economy lay in agriculture, mining and manufacturing.So strong was Rho...Published: 29 Aug 2015 at 13:36hrs | | by Welshman Ncube
'This is not why Mugabe died for the country'
That great poet, Leonard Zhakata (for what is a musician if not a poet?) had it right when he said ‘kana ndichishaura batai mazwi, kuitira mangwana. Vamwe vanozodudzira nepasipo, vamwe ndevanof...Published: 23 Jan 2015 at 12:11hrs | | by Tinomudaishe Chinyoka
Mugabe's youth league conference closing remarks - Full-text
President Mugabe's closing remarks at the 6th National Conference of the Zanu-PF Youth LeaguePAMBERI neZanu-PF, pambili lokubambana, pamberi neYouth League, neYouth League, nokugona, nokugona...Published: 11 Aug 2014 at 07:08hrs | 9 | by Robert Mugabe
Tsvangirai targets Mugabe's people
Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, riding a wave of anger against the ruling Zanu-PF over increasing economic hardships, took his battle to President Robert Mugabe's citadel on Saturday, ...Published: 14 Jul 2014 at 15:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Press Statement by Dr Samuel Sipepa Nkomo - Fulltext
Press Statement by Dr Samuel Sipepa Nkomo , the MDC-T Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Lands and Water DevelopmentThe MDC-T is concerned that the g...Published: 06 Mar 2014 at 09:53hrs | 7 | by Dr Samuel Sipepa Nkomo
Cropping activities at Bulawayo Kraal to start early next year
CROPPING activities at the proposed country's biggest irrigation scheme, Bulawayo Kraal in Binga, Matabeleland North Province will start early next year, a senior Government official has said....Published: 22 Dec 2013 at 05:48hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Khupe's link to Nikuv
MDC-T deputy president and non-constituency National Assembly member Thokozani Khupe has donated maize seed to 60 villagers in Bubi District saying she does not want to see people die of starvation, ...Published: 29 Oct 2013 at 12:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Policies and promises of Zanu-PF, MDC
Zimbabweans are set to choose their next leader this week in an election that many fear will not be free and fair. Africa Check takes a look at what the main contesting parties (Robert Mugabe's Zanu-P...Published: 29 Jul 2013 at 12:21hrs | | by AfricaCheck
Tendai Biti on Zimbabwe's elections preparedness
In light of the SADC Maputo resolutions, which directed that Zimbabwe implements key reforms especially on media, security sector and legislative before elections, Zanu-PF has blatantly disregarded t...Published: 11 Jul 2013 at 12:50hrs | 2 | by Tendai Biti
Tsvangirai's manifesto launch speech: In full
Morgan Tsvangirai's speech at the launch of the 2013 Harmonised Election Campaign at Rudhaka Stadium in Marondera....Published: 07 Jul 2013 at 19:18hrs | 1 | by Morgan Tsvangirai
Agric Project: Update from Thokozani Khupe
Yesterday the Prime Minster launched the Rural Transformation Program which includes Drip irrigation, Biogas and Solar at my homestead in Bubi district, to make the lives of those who live in the rura...Published: 22 Jun 2013 at 16:02hrs | | by Thokozani Khupe
Zim's irrigation hectarage falls
THE country's irrigation farming is still in the doldrums amid revelations that only 135 000 hectares of land is under irrigation down from 250 000 ha in 2000, an official has said.In an inter...Published: 26 Mar 2013 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Tsvangirai holds a field day in his rural home
Movement for Democratic Change leader, Morgan Tsvangirai today held a field day at his Buhera rural home in Humanikwa Village where he showed people how best to utilise rural soils through drip irriga...Published: 16 Nov 2012 at 15:38hrs | | by Mafu Sithabile
ZDDT Irrigation project launched in Bulawayo's Ward 13
This initiative entails the setting-up of communal gardens measuring one hundred square metres each, complete with a drip irrigation system including provision of tank, piping, fertiliser and seed. A ...Published: 26 Aug 2011 at 10:21hrs | | by Lewis Jones
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