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South Africa apex court reverses GMO approval
After an arduous nine-year legal battle, a full bench of the supreme court of appeal (SCA) has set aside the commercial approval of a drought-tolerant genetically modified (GM) variety of maize....Published: 21 hrs ago | 1075 | by Staff reporter
Matinyarare invited to present scientific' evidence against GMOs
Zimbabwean millers have invited activist Rutendo Matinyarare to present scientific evidence supporting his allegations that some of their products contain agents that could cause cancer and HIV....Published: 13 Sep 2024 at 08:07hrs | 512 | by Staff reporter
Rutendo Matinyarare leads battle against GMO infiltration in Zimbabwe
Food security and public health in Zimbabwe are increasingly at risk due to the persistent issue of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Despite a national ban on GMOs, illegal importation of these ...Published: 12 Sep 2024 at 10:06hrs | 941 | by Staff reporter
Human rights activist engages CCZ over INNSCOR GMOs saga - CCZ responds to her complaint
The human rights activist Abigale Mupambi who joined the ongoing controversy involving Pan-Africanist Rutendo Matinyarare, and the Innscor Group has taken since anged the Consumer Council of Zimbabwe ...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 15:53hrs | 2915 | by Stephen Jakes
INNSCOR GMO's saga draws fire from activists
The ongoing controversy involving Pan-Africanist Rutendo Matinyarare, and the Innscor Group has taken a new turn with the human rights activist Abigale Mupambi and the International Coalition Against ...Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 11:57hrs | 1077 | by Stephen Jakes
Experts hail Zimbabwe's drive to regulate gene editing GMOs
Research scientists have praised Zimbabwe's efforts to regulate the use of genome editing (GEd) and genetically modified organism (GMO) products in a manner that safeguards public health and the envir...Published: 02 Jul 2024 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Shock as ZANU PF Activist Rutendo Matinyarare turns on Party, accuses it of selling out
Long-time ZANU PF activist Rutendo Matinyarare has turned on the revolutionary party, accusing it of selling out the people of Zimbabwe."ZANU PF sells out like the ANC, will ZANU PF like it?" ...Published: 04 Jun 2024 at 14:04hrs | 10 | by George Tshuma
Benson Matinyarare ordered to pull down defamatory material from X
The High Court has granted a provisional order directing social media activist Rutendo Benson Matinyarare to pull down from X (formerly Twitter ) defamatory material against members of the Grain Mille...Published: 15 Mar 2024 at 07:07hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Grain imports into Zimbabwe liberalised
GOVERNMENT has liberalised the importation of grain at household level as part of a raft of measures aimed at mitigating the effects of the El Nino-induced drought and guaranteeing national food secur...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 05:07hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Matinyarare's 'Innscor has destroyed the taste of Zim food' comments cause consternation
If Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE)-listed food giant Innscor was hoping to avoid press scrutiny, it could hardly have chosen a more self-destructive path than seeking a gag order against journalist Rute...Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 21:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
South African media has failed to bring regime change in Zimbabwe
Over the past 22 years since sanctions were imposed on Zimbabwe, western governments have invested billions of dollars into South African white owned media, with the aim of discrediting Zanu-PF. ...Published: 29 Aug 2023 at 12:34hrs | | by Rutendo Matinyarare
Law Society of Zimbabwe clears lawyer of bribery
A SENIOR Harare lawyer accused of unprofessional conduct for allegedly negotiating to buy an immovable property from an accused person without consulting his client has been cleared of wrongdoing by t...Published: 08 Nov 2022 at 05:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Vuma quits Deposit Protection Corporation
MR Vusilizwe Vuma, chief executive officer of the Deposit Protection Corporation (DPC), has resigned."The board of directors of the Deposit Protection Corporation announces the resignation of ...Published: 10 Apr 2022 at 16:13hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Yellow ‘fever' fast turning into despair
Just a few weeks down the line, the euphoria is fast dying down.The yellow fever is fast turning into despair.Zimbabweans being the creative lot that they are have turned CCC into "Cha...Published: 13 Feb 2022 at 20:40hrs | 2 | by Major Action Mandingo (Retired)
Bill Gates should stop telling Africans what kind of agriculture Africans need
Africans have long been told that our agriculture is backward and should be abandoned for a 21st-century version of the Green Revolution that enabled India to feed itself. Western science and technolo...Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 22:58hrs | 1 | by Million Belay,Bridget Mugambe
54 buses intercepted with smuggled goods
FIFTY-FOUR buses transporting smuggled goods worth over US$20 million have been intercepted since the beginning of March.As a result of the smuggling, the country has been losing millions of d...Published: 28 Apr 2021 at 16:58hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean dairy products a hit in Zambia
ZIMBABWEAN dairy farmers should strive to ensure they maintain their genetically modified organisms (GMO)-free status which has seen their products in demand in regional markets.Veterinary Ser...Published: 15 Dec 2020 at 15:23hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
MDC MPs push govt to allow GMOs
LEGISLATORS are pushing for the government to allow genetically modified foods (GMOs) and crops imports saying despite the ban, people are getting them from neighbouring countries. MDC MP for ...Published: 12 Sep 2020 at 20:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's no to GMOs, position unchanged
GOVERNMENT says it will maintain its position of prohibiting the growing of genetically modified crops, arguing it is yet to be convinced on the benefits of the GMOs.This comes amid growing ca...Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 08:40hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Closed banks: Depositors to be compensated in Zimdollars
GOVERNMENT has instructed its insurer to compensate holders of nostro accounts in closed banks in either US dollars or the equivalent in local currency, it was revealed.Currently, the Deposit ...Published: 24 Jul 2019 at 08:20hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
'Nostro accounts balances won't be compensated'
Balances in nostro foreign currency accounts will not be compensated as they are currently not covered by the Deposit Protection Corporation (DPC), in the event of bank failure, an official has said. ...Published: 24 Jul 2019 at 08:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe nostro accounts have no deposit cover
Nostro account holders in Zimbabwe have no fall back in the event of bank failures amid startling revelations their accounts do not have deposit cover.Deposit Protection Corporation (DPC) chai...Published: 23 Jul 2019 at 14:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mpilo requires an additional 82 doctors
MPILO Central Hospital is facing a critical shortage of doctors amid fears that this may cause unnecessary deaths at the health institution which requires an additional 82 medical practitioners to ope...Published: 31 May 2019 at 07:31hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Doctors end strike?
Striking public sector doctors have agreed to return to work with immediate effect after an agreement with Government on a plethora of grievances that had witnessed the health practitioners' stay away...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 10:02hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
What does Zimbabwe is now open for business really mean?
My stomach churned as I watched the video, of Home Affairs minister and former Mines and Mining Development minister Obert Mpofu causing a ruckus in Parliament last Thursday when he refused to answer ...Published: 26 Feb 2018 at 06:13hrs | 644 | by Gloria Ndoro-Mkombachoto
Zimbabwe urged to embrace GMOs
Zimbabwe has been urged to embrace genetically modified (GM) crops to improve harvests and reduce crop production costs.This comes as government has remained rigidly averse to GM crops, common...Published: 28 Aug 2017 at 13:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sound legislation to regulate technologies needed to ensure biosafety - Dr. Mufandaedza
The golden question to be answered is, 'What is the purpose of having a biosafety and biosecurity regulatory framework in Zimbabwe?'."A sound legislation to regulate technologies to ensure the...Published: 22 Jul 2017 at 19:42hrs | 2 | by Maxwell Teedzai
Dr Made's Good Friday good news
Zimbabwe could harvest over 2,7 million tonnes of grain this season - the largest yield since 2000.At the centre of that success story are President Mugabe's Special Maize Production P...Published: 16 Apr 2017 at 17:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Doctors' strike, indefinite
THE doctors' strike has intensified with the Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA) issuing a statement this Wednesday saying it is withdrawing its members from hospitals until further notice....Published: 01 Mar 2017 at 13:54hrs | | by Alice Dube
Mudede digs in
The University of Zimbabwe Creative Writing Press Club recently hosted Tobaiwa Mudede (Registrar-General of Zimbabwe) and Richard Hondo who delivered a 3-hour presentation on their recently polemical ...Published: 05 Feb 2017 at 07:13hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Lifeline for junior doctors
Government is planning to trade-in posts for Government Medical Officers (GMOs) with already established posts for specialist doctors in provincial hospitals to address employment challenges for j...Published: 25 Jan 2017 at 07:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe can produce surplus maize without GMOs use'
ZIMBABWE has the capacity to produce up to 10 times surplus maize for the export market without using genetically modified technology, a Cabinet Minister has said.The country has maintaine...Published: 10 Jan 2017 at 05:59hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbos in London stage Mugabe misrule drama
Zimbabweans in the United Kingdom staged a President Robert Mugabe's misrule of Zimbabwe drama with one member of the vigil acting as the veteran leader who tried to defend his misuse of funds i...Published: 19 Apr 2016 at 06:46hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Pick n Pay selling GMO potatoes from SA -MP
Zanu PF MP Irene Zindi has claimed that Pick n Pay Supermarket is selling Genetically Modified Organisms potatoes imported from South Africa.She told parliament that such products have serious...Published: 14 Mar 2016 at 05:29hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Tobaiwa Mudede receive death threats
REGISTRAR General Tobaiwa Mudede claims he received threats from the media and "high places" while writing his controversial book on family planning.Mudede launched the book titled, Geneticall...Published: 13 Mar 2016 at 07:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo tells govt agencies to adhere to their mandates
Government agencies should adhere to their mandate as envisaged by the enabling Act that created them and guiding polices and desist from straying into other areas, a Cabinet Minister has said....Published: 01 Mar 2016 at 05:32hrs | | by Zvamaida Murwira
Ministerial crack team to combat smuggling at border posts
GOVERNMENT has set up a ministerial crack-unit to be headed by Home Affairs Minister Dr Ignatius Chombo to combat smuggling at border posts, amid revelations that the country could be losing about 50 ...Published: 03 Jan 2016 at 09:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Audit shows GMB takes between 25 and 300 days to pay farmers
The audit has shown that the GMB was taking between 25 to 300 days to pay farmers for maize delivered.According to Parliament Hansard, these late payments resulted in farmers selling to privat...Published: 24 Nov 2015 at 05:07hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
As food crisis persists, Zimbabwe's dilemma escalates; to eat or not to eat GMOs
Eighty-year-old Gogo Mutimba from Chitora about 50 kilometres south of the border city of Mutare in Zimbabwe stares blankly at the clear October blistering afternoon sun.With a frown she r...Published: 04 Nov 2015 at 07:34hrs | | by Andrew Mambondiyani
Mujuru's rejection of benefits shrouded in ignorance
Former Vice President Joyce Mujuru's refusal to accept her terminal benefits is a shocking development, considering that it is what she worked for during her tenure of office in Government. It is her ...Published: 02 Sep 2015 at 14:50hrs | | by Suitable Kajau
Zimbabwe lacks equipment to test for GMOs
Most Zimbabweans could be unknowingly consuming genetically modified food as the country does not have effective mechanisms to monitor the importation and sale of such products.The Government ...Published: 02 Aug 2015 at 08:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZIM-EBIC launch in Bulawayo a welcome development
The official launch of Zimbabwe European Business Information Centre (ZIM-EBIC) in Bulawayo is a welcome development which should be cherished as it fits into the dictates of ZIM-ASSET. The local ...Published: 17 Jun 2015 at 15:57hrs | | by Suitable Kajau
South Africa market gardening products flood Mbare musika
Cheap genetically modified organism (GMOs) market gardening products imported from South Africa are flooding Mbare Musika posing unfair competition against the local farmers. The market p...Published: 17 Oct 2014 at 11:10hrs | | by Suitable Kajau
Think globally and consume locally
Zimbabwe's economy, which is convalescing from a decade of western-induced turmoil, is not yet ready for a non-incentivised system. To expose it to external economic exigencies will be self defeat...Published: 26 Jun 2014 at 18:06hrs | | by Caitlin Kamba
GMOs remain banned in Zimbabwe
THE Zimbabwe government said on Monday it will focus on boosting production of non-gentically modified organisms (GMO) foods as it targets exploiting markets where there is high demand for naturally p...Published: 27 May 2014 at 06:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe receives 700 tonnes of maize from South Africa
Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Joseph Made on Tuesday said the country has received 700 tonnes of non-genetically modified grain as part of the 150 000 tonnes the...Published: 08 Jan 2014 at 08:05hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Govt to ban sugar, horticultural products imports
THE Government is contemplating banning the importation of sugar and certain horticultural products as it moves to protect local farmers and enhance domestic farm production. The Deputy Minis...Published: 04 Dec 2013 at 03:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Silent killer in our Homes: The unintended consequences of GMOs
Within North America, if you purchase milk at your local supermarket and leave it out in the open for 1-4 days it will not curdle (turn into lacto). Women in North America are uncomfortable with brea...Published: 25 Nov 2013 at 06:29hrs | 1 | by Tsungai Chipato
Embalmed chickens a cancer risk
CONSUMING chickens that have been embalmed with chemicals as a preservation measure can result in cancer, a medical expert warned yesterday.Ruth Labode, a medical expert and chairperson of th...Published: 31 Oct 2013 at 04:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Former white farmers gang up with MDC to bring in cheap GMO
The state media on Sunday reported that there have unearthed a clandestine plot by former white farmers, especially those in South Africa to undermine the land reform programme....Published: 02 Sep 2012 at 04:32hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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