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Chimombe, Mpofu fraud case takes a new twist
The high-profile fraud trial involving businessmen Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe took an unexpected turn on Monday after the former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, John Basera, con...Published: 03 Jun 2025 at 10:06hrs | 3050 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe suspends livestock imports from South Africa over FMD outbreak
Zimbabwe has suspended, with immediate effect, all imports of live cloven-hoofed animals and their related products from South Africa following a confirmed outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in ...Published: 26 May 2025 at 19:40hrs | 351 | by Staff reporter
Eswatini want its land from South Africa
The King of Eswatini, Mswati III, has revived his kingdom's longstanding territorial claims against South Africa by appointing a new Border Restoration Committee (BRC), tasked with negotiating the ret...Published: 21 May 2025 at 16:10hrs | 1166 | by Staff reporter
Food security is part of governance: Zinyengerere
Mhondoro-Mubayira ward 27 councillor, Maxwell Zinyengerere has announced that food security complements local governance and therefore leaders should strive to make sure their subjects do not starve....Published: 24 Oct 2024 at 12:14hrs | 137 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Zim Vet targets 100k semen to boost national herd
In their efforts to increase national herd and improve genetics of local populations (cattle) through breeding, Zimbabwe Directorate of Veterinary Services' 2024 to 2025 upcoming bulling season is tar...Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 18:09hrs | 222 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Over 50 cattle destroyed for illegal movement
THE Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Rural Development is intensifying its call for farmers to refrain from illegally moving livestock without proper documentation. The co...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 07:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
War vets, Zanu-PF youths' land dispute rages on
The Kusile Rural District Council says it cannot intervene in a land dispute pitting war veterans against Zanu-PF youths because the allocation of plots at a farm in Gwayi was done by central governme...Published: 15 Jan 2024 at 05:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Travellers' nightmare at Beitbridge border
CONGESTION at Beitbridge Border Post has started building up as travellers, mostly Zimbabweans based in South Africa are now returning home for the Christmas holiday.For the past three days, l...Published: 19 Dec 2023 at 06:15hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
War vets, minister lock horns
WAR veterans who were allocated conservancies in the wildlife-rich Gwayi area Matabeleland North, have expressed fears of a foot and mouth disease outbreak after Zanu-PF youths were settled on their g...Published: 26 Nov 2023 at 08:35hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Botswana blames buffalos from Zimbabwe
Botswana has put restrictions on the movement of cloven-hoofed animals in the northeast of the country after an incursion of buffalo from Zimbabwe put cattle at risk of contracting possible foot-and-m...Published: 20 Sep 2023 at 06:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cattle sales still banned at ZITF
GOVERNMENT has said there will be no cattle sales at the Bulawayo Agricultural Society's (BAS) pens located within the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) showgrounds.The move is part of ...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's spin doctors rattled by Al Jazeera exposé
THE Al Jazeera documentary which exposed how people close to President Emmerson Mnangagwa are involved in gold smuggling and money laundering has torched a storm, with citizens openly expressing anger...Published: 26 Mar 2023 at 20:28hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Revived CSC fast gaining traction
THE revived Cold Storage Company (CSC), now CSC-Boustead Beef Zimbabwe, is fast gaining traction among stakeholders amid increasing business orders, as more players in the meat value chain utilise the...Published: 12 Jan 2023 at 07:23hrs | 59 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe, Botswana tighten noose on cattle rustlers
ZIMBABWE and Botswana have joined forces to deal with cross-border stocktheft.Speaking today at the mid-term review of the third session of the Zimbabwe-Botswana Bi-National Commission (BNC), ...Published: 14 Dec 2022 at 06:41hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Veterinary Services ropes in traditional leaders over dipping
THE Department of Veterinary Services has implored traditional leaders to assist in driving cattle dipping awareness campaigns in Hurungwe district to counter the growing threat of diseases....Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 05:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland South bans private cattle sales
GWANDA Rural District working with the Department of Veterinary Services and the police has banned private cattle sales or door to door sales in the district to curb rustling.In a public notic...Published: 09 Sep 2022 at 06:01hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Masisi hail Mnangagwa's stance
BOTSWANA President Mokgwetsi Masisi has hailed his Zimbabwean counterpart, President Emmerson Mnangagwa's resolve to curb stocktheft and spread of animal diseases like foot and mouth along the two cou...Published: 03 Sep 2022 at 19:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Botswana amplifies call for Zimbabwe sanctions removal
LLEGAL sanctions imposed by Western countries on Zimbabwe are not only affecting Zimbabweans but the whole Southern African Development Community region and their removal will ensure economic growth, ...Published: 02 Sep 2022 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga shoots first beast in the resuscitation of CSC
THE revamped Cold Storage Company(CSC)-Boustead Beef factory, which resumed operations yesterday after 22 years of closure, will never be allowed to collapse again as its re-opening is anchored on ren...Published: 19 Aug 2022 at 06:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to donate 2,25m road-runner chicks to 4 provinces
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to distribute 2,25 million four-week-old chicks to 225 000 households in Matabeleland North, South, the Midlands and Masvingo provinces in the next three years....Published: 20 Jul 2022 at 06:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Brawl over CSC turns nasty
A nasty brawl between new investor in Cold Storage Company (CSC) and the judicial manager, which threatens to scupper current initiatives to revive the once-vibrant meat processor, has emerged, The Su...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:05hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Vet department kills six cattle moved without permit
Matabeleland South provincial veterinary director Dr Enart Mdlongwa last week ordered the killing of six cows that were moved without a permit from Figtree to Gwanda, in contravention to the law....Published: 03 Apr 2022 at 08:26hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Highway fence theft hits Matebeleland South
Highway fence theft has hit Matebeleland South province and cattle farmers are pleading for urgent government intervention to curb rising road traffic accidents due to stray livestock in the area....Published: 28 Mar 2022 at 06:51hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe - Botswana agree on electronic tags for cattle
ZIMBABWE and Botswana have agreed to electronically tag cattle for communities living along the border and the programme is set to be pioneered at Mlambaphele border area in Gwanda District, Matabelel...Published: 15 Mar 2022 at 05:34hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
NUST starts making PCR test kits
THE National University of Science and Technology (Nust) is set to start manufacturing Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) kits next month following delivery of a US$86 000 reagents manufacturing machine....Published: 25 Jan 2022 at 05:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions collapsed Zimbabwe beef industry
THE country's famed beef industry collapsed at the turn of the millennium following the imposition of illegal sanctions by Western countries when the country embarked on the successful fast-track land...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Botswana appoints commission to probe livestock theft on Zimbabwe border
Botswana's president has ordered an official inquiry into livestock theft on his country's border with Zimbabwe, the government announced on Monday.Acting President Slumber Tsogwane named a ni...Published: 27 Sep 2021 at 19:21hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Hundreds of cattle die under new wave of January disease
A new wave of theileriosis also known as January disease is killing hundreds of cattle in Masvingo Province, leaving many farmers with nothing, a survey by The Mirror has shown.Provincia...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 07:20hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Uninspected meat floods butcheries
Some farmers and butchers are selling condemned meat from livestock affected by diseases such as January disease and anthrax, instead of burning the carcasses. Although cases of tick-borne diseases ar...Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 06:23hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
South Africa urges Zimbabweans to self-quarantine
SOUTH Africa's Department of Health in Limpopo Province has urged cross-border travellers who used the Beitbridge Port of Entry to access the neighbouring country and Zimbabwe in the last four days to...Published: 09 Jan 2021 at 07:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe engages SA over border commercial chaos
THE Government is formally engaging South Africa to speed up the clearance of both commercial and light vehicles at Beitbridge Border Post. Truckers are experiencing long delays before crossin...Published: 14 Dec 2020 at 07:13hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Goche freed on $50,000 bail
Former state security minister Nicholas Goche was freed on Z$50,000 bail on Thursday after he was charged with stock theft.Goche appeared at the Bindura Magistrates Court following his arrest ...Published: 08 Oct 2020 at 19:22hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
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 | 2 | by Dumisani Nsingo
Zimbabwe, Botswana negotiate cattle repatriation
Government is negotiating with Botswana to have hundreds of livestock that stray into the neighbouring country repatriated instead of being put down.Villagers along the border in Matabeleland ...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 07:28hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
CSC revival shifts gear up
Government's planned revival of giant meat processor - Cold Storage Company (CSC) - through Bousted Beef Zimbabwe, has reached an advanced stage following revelations that CSC recently received 2 000 ...Published: 30 Jun 2019 at 08:59hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Drought to wipe 50% national herd
OVER 50% of Zimbabwe's national herd of 5,2 million cattle is at risk of being wiped out by this year's drought if no mitigatory measures are put in place within the coming few months, farmers and liv...Published: 03 Jun 2019 at 07:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mvurwi farmers refuse to pay dipping levy
Majority of livestock farmers in Mvurwi are reluctant to pay the RTGS$2 per beast dipping fee. The levy is paid every year despite the area being affected by the deadly disease foot and mouth recently...Published: 30 Apr 2019 at 11:15hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe bans importation of meat from South Africa
The Ministry of lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and rural resettlement has immediately banned the importation of the importation of live, cloven hoofed animals and related products from South Afric...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 12:00hrs | 10 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Lumumba exposes why Mnangagwa is failing
Self-styled communications strategistist William Mutumanje says President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Presidency has started on a false start and is failing. Citing four reasons that he thinks are contributi...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 06:42hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu
US agency warns of imminent drought in Zimbabwe
The United States Agency for International Development has warned of an imminent drought in Zimbabwe, following delays in rainfall being experienced in the 2018/2019 season.A food security rep...Published: 28 Dec 2018 at 18:31hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
'Zimbabwe faces prospect of a drought'
ZIMBABWE'S crop and livestock production will be negatively affected by delays in rainfall being experienced in the 2018/19 season, a food security report by the United States Agency for International...Published: 20 Dec 2018 at 07:04hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Foot-and-mouth disease wreaks havoc in Mash Central
FOOT-and-mouth disease has wreaked havoc in Mashonaland Central province's eight districts after an outbreak, suspected to have originated in Mozambique, was recorded in June.Provincial veteri...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Heavy tax on beef'
ZIMBABWE'S beef industry is heavily taxed and Government needs to review downwards, streamline compliance costs to create room for growth in the sector and enable livestock farmers to realise high ear...Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 07:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Aspiring candidate to sue Mugabe and Kasukuwere
Aspiring young Mhondoro-Ngezi constituency Independent Member of Parliament candidate, Nomboka Kurebwa Javangwe, who was recently ousted from the MDC Alliance, has since vowed to continue representing...Published: 29 Jul 2018 at 12:26hrs | | by Own Correspondent
Accept poll results, says Chiwenga
CANDIDATES vying for political office in the harmonised elections set for Monday must accept the outcome of the polls as every race has a winner, Acting President Constantino Chiwenga has said....Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 07:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
CSC revival brings hope to livestock farmers
PLAYERS in the livestock industry have hailed efforts by the Government to revive ailing meat processor and marketer, Cold Storage Company (CSC), describing them as a major stride towards enhancing th...Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 07:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gweru Agric show postponed
THE Midlands Show Society has postponed the Gweru Agricultural Show, which was scheduled to run from July 26 to 29, to next month as the initial dates were too close to the July 30 general elections....Published: 12 Jul 2018 at 07:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man survives buffalo attack
A 35-year-old Chipinge man is lucky to be alive after a stray buffalo from Save Conservancy attacked him last Saturday.Mr Mbengo Maphosa of Mutorwa Village under Chief Musikavanhu was admitted...Published: 15 Jun 2018 at 07:20hrs | 3 | by Staff rpeorter
Zanu-PF tackles challenges facing economy
THE Zanu-PF Politburo yesterday tackled several challenges affecting the economy, with the issue of price stabilisation topping the agenda of intense deliberations that lasted for more than seven hour...Published: 01 Feb 2018 at 05:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
16,000 families invade wildlife conservancies
More than 16 000 families have unilaterally resettled themselves in the Save Conservancy, the capacious wildlife sanctuary which tracks either side of Save River, triggering a potentially deadly human...Published: 29 Jan 2018 at 09:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
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