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Production challengers hinder cannabis farming
The Agricultural Marketing Authority (AMA) has noted a growing interest in cannabis farming in Zimbabwe for medicinal purposes, but production challenges are slowing the growth of the sector.A...Published: 12 Dec 2024 at 06:54hrs | 193 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe crossbreeds local hemp to curb import costs
Agricultural experts and researchers in Zimbabwe are working on innovative research aimed at crossbreeding local hemp genetics with foreign cannabis strains to reduce the high costs associated with im...Published: 12 Dec 2024 at 06:52hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter
'Lack of policies limiting hemp farming commercialisation in Zimbabwe'
Zimbabwe is facing challenges in formulating policies for the commercialization of hemp farming due to insufficient information about the plant. Hemp, a versatile member of the cannabis sativa species...Published: 23 Aug 2024 at 06:51hrs | 120 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean businessman takes over Botswana's Township Rollers
Zimbabwean businessman Tendani Sebata has been appointed as the new president of Botswana’s former Premier League champions, Township Rollers. Sebata, who is involved in transport (luxury coaches), ...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 12:00hrs | 451 | by Staff reporter
Harare faces water treatment chemicals shortage
Harare is at risk of a water crisis due to a shortage of treatment chemicals, stemming from unresolved payments to suppliers. The city council owes Chemplex Corporation approximately US$3 million for ...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 11:56hrs | 32 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe CIO's business network
Zimbabwe's Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) likely has a secret stream of money, The Sentry has found. Publicly availa...Published: 10 Jun 2024 at 17:53hrs | 66 | by Staff reporter
13 distressed Zimbabwe firms rescued
Testifying to its commitment to tangible deliverables aimed at transforming the livelihoods of the people, the Second Republic, under the stewardship of President Mnangagwa, has resuscitated 13 previo...Published: 11 May 2023 at 05:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zacc pounces on IDCZ bosses
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) on Friday last week arrested two officials from the Industrial Development Corporation of Zimbabwe (IDDZ) on allegations of criminal abuse of office invo...Published: 01 May 2023 at 08:10hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Cannabis production doubles in Zimbabwe
THE production of industrial hemp doubled to more than 40 tonnes last year, with the country exporting about five tonnes to Switzerland.The number of players registered with the Agricultural M...Published: 19 Mar 2023 at 07:45hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa asked to intervene in mine row
THE Ministry of Industry and Commerce has requested President Emmerson Mnangagwa to intervene in a mining wrangle between Chemplex Corporation and a former executive with the Industrial Development Co...Published: 25 Feb 2023 at 07:09hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
'Cannabis a God-given gift for Zimbabwe'
HEALTH and Child Care minister Constantino Chiwenga yesterday urged Zimbabweans to embrace the legal use of cannabis saying the herbal plant was a "God-given gift" for the country.'The legalis...Published: 08 Sep 2022 at 06:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Moyo signs for English side
WARRIORS striker David Moyo has moved back to England where he has signed a one-year deal with League Two side, Barrow AFC.Moyo (27) left Scottish Championship outfit Hamilton Academical in Ma...Published: 10 Aug 2022 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare residents go 5 days without water
Heroes' Day will be celebrated in Zimbabwe on Monday — a time to celebrate the liberation war heroes and heroines of the country. But for more than one-million people in the capital, Harare, who hav...Published: 08 Aug 2022 at 05:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs 'blocking' parastatal reforms
CONCERTED efforts by Treasury to push for key parastatal reform and privatisation of the loss-making entities have been frustrated by some hawkish cabinet ministers and senior bureaucrats, who have fo...Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 08:58hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean farmers to cash in on cannabis global boom
Zimbabwean farmers looking to cash in on a global boom in medicinal cannabis face a litany of costs and regulatory barriers, but growers like Munyaradzi Nyanungo are betting it will boost their fortun...Published: 11 May 2022 at 11:36hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa dares public enterprises
Parastatals and State-owned enterprises have been challenged not to be drains on the Treasury but to pay dividends and propel growth of the economy through meaningful contribution to the country's Gro...Published: 03 Mar 2022 at 05:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe ally Sarah Mahoka dies in car crash
Former Hurungwe East MP Sarah Mahoka has been killed in a car crash, friends said on Thursday.Mahoka, who was in her 50s, died on admission at Karoi Hospital after a vehicle she was travelling...Published: 19 Feb 2022 at 18:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
5 amazing CBD products you didn't know existed
Cannabidiol (CBD) products are getting very popular. We need more research, but CBD has proven to be a helpful and non-toxic option for managing chronic pain, anxiety, insomnia, and so on. ...Published: 12 Feb 2022 at 16:35hrs | 4 | by Staff writer
Zimbabwe on verge of becoming mbanje research hub for southern Africa
MBANJE, marijuana, cannabis or hemp, is one plant that has accounted for many people in Zimbabwe's prisons.Possession, let alone, cultivation or smoking it, has had serious consequences such a...Published: 24 Jan 2022 at 05:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Agriculture as the trigger to industrialisation
"The sacrosanct cornerstone and golden thread upon which any successful productive economy can be built is the legal protection of private property ownership."We all know that Zimbabwe's agric...Published: 03 Jan 2022 at 05:56hrs | 7 | by Vince Musewe
IDC throws out bids for Deven
TWO local companies seeking a shareholding in Deven Engineering had their bids thrown out after they failed to offer the "best value for money" for the coach builder.Deven's core competence is...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 05:50hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Hemp and the future: Will the laws ease the use of hemp products?
The world is increasingly being made aware of the various benefits of the hemp plant. This plant is the same one that was demonized for a long time; consuming it in any form was either prohibited, or ...Published: 18 Nov 2021 at 20:33hrs | 18 | by Staff Writer
A useful buying guide: How to find the top CBD products in the industry
Are you looking for the best CBD products on the market? CBD is one of the most popular trends in health and wellness because it can improve sleep quality, help with pain management, or even just make...Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 15:34hrs | 17 | by Paul Ndou
Battling Anxiety? Here are some expert-approved tips to overcome it
Describing anxiety is extremely difficult as everyone may suffer from it in a different way. It is normal for us to feel anxious from time to time, but when anxiety starts to affect our daily life, th...Published: 01 Nov 2021 at 12:39hrs | 15 | by Staff Writer
Mnangagwa to officially open ZITF
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is the guest of honour at this year's edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF). The country's prime trade showcase would be held under strict Covid-19 guidelines beg...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 06:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Inside the cotton value chain
Cotton has been grown in Zimbabwe from as far back as 1940, even though production was enhanced after the establishment of the Cotton Marketing Board (CMB) in 1969. The white Gold is the second most i...Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 19:33hrs | 9 | by Victor Bhoroma
Enough inputs for 2021 season
Seed and fertiliser firms have ramped up production to meet demand for inputs for the forthcoming summer cropping season in State-assisted programmes and the commercial sector, with farmers urged to b...Published: 23 Aug 2021 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe issues 55 medicinal mbanje/ cannabis licences
THE Zimbabwe Investment Development Agency (Zida) has to date licensed 55 local and foreign investors for their medicinal cannabis sector-based strategy, meant to promote investments into the country....Published: 01 Aug 2021 at 06:40hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's corrupt election funding exposed
THE ruling Zanu-PF mortgaged the country's natural resources in lieu of US$100 million in financial support ahead of the country's 2013 general elections, a new report by a local watchdog has shown....Published: 31 Jul 2021 at 17:54hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man jailed 15 years for killing ex-wife, dies in UK prison
A ZIMBABWEAN man, Godfrey Muzhuzha (50), who was jailed in the United Kingdom in 2005 for killing his former wife Judith Muzhuzha, has died just before his release from prison.Muzhuzha had ser...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 18:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
How to make your business stand out in a booming industry
Starting a business and becoming your own boss has always been a tempting prospect for people from all kinds of backgrounds, but it's also a decision that requires careful consideration. Before gettin...Published: 01 Jun 2021 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff writer
Zimbabwean-born woman wins UK council election
A ZIMBABWEAN-born woman Nicolle Nkazimulo Moyo, now based in the United Kingdom, was Friday elected councillor for Peterborough's Hargate and Hempsted ward.Moyo stood on a Conservative Party t...Published: 08 May 2021 at 19:22hrs | 31 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa reshuffles his cards
President Emerson Mnangagwa has reassigned Minister Davis Marapira to Minister of State in the Office of the President and Cabinet in charge of Monitoring the Implementation of Special Agricultural an...Published: 21 Apr 2021 at 08:14hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole/Shelton Muchena
Mnangagwa reassigns top officials
President Mnangagwa has reassigned Minister Davis Marapira to Minister of State in the Office of the President and Cabinet in charge of Monitoring the Implementation of Special Agricultural and relate...Published: 21 Apr 2021 at 06:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's multi million donation stolen
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's water pumping machinery donation to Harare City Council's Warren Park Water Control Pumping Station worth ZWL$20.7m has been stolen, Business Times has established. ...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC-led council show true colours
THE year2020 will go down in the history of the MDC-led Harare City Council as the worst under its leadership. The year exposed existing massive corruption, land scams, leadership crisis, arre...Published: 30 Dec 2020 at 07:18hrs | 1 | by Blessings Chidakwa
Central government at the epicentre of the challenges facing local authorities
IntroductionToday is Christmas day, the day we celebrate the birth of the Son of Man, our Lord Jesus Christ. It is a day that is supposed to be a day of love, unity, togetherness and cel...Published: 25 Dec 2020 at 20:19hrs | 1 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Zimbabwe targets US$1.25bn mbanje exports
ZIMBABWE expects to realise up to US$1.25 billion export earnings from medical cannabis production with Treasury on Thursday proposing to introduce a new cannabis tax to widen the revenue base. ...Published: 28 Nov 2020 at 07:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt appoints new CAPS board
THE Government has appointed a new board for the country' largest pharmaceutical company, CAPS (Pvt) Ltd, led by Mr Nyaradzai Matondo. The appointment is with effect from 4 November 2020, said...Published: 09 Nov 2020 at 23:20hrs | | by Staff Reporter
'Rushwaya too invested in Zimbabwe to run away if granted bail'
Henrietta Rushwaya on Wednesday told a court that she was too invested in Zimbabwe to run away if granted bail.The Harare Magistrate's Court heard that the Zimbabwe Miners Federation president...Published: 04 Nov 2020 at 21:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zim sanctions a CIA regime change agenda project
The illegal sanctions on Zimbabwe are a CIA regime change agenda project being spearheaded by the African-American USA Ambassador to Harare, Brian Nichols, with the assistance of his MDC-Alliance runn...Published: 29 Oct 2020 at 10:02hrs | 1 | by David Mwanza
Zimbabwe unpacks hemp/ mbanje growing regulations
It is now legal to grow, process and sell mbanje in Zimbabwe, but this does not mean throwing a few seeds in your backyard and waiting for a crop: There is a 32-page statutory instrument giving the ru...Published: 19 Sep 2020 at 06:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe government approves industrial cannabis production
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government yesterday approved the production of industrial hemp to be used to source for foreign currency and produce fuel.Briefing the media after yesterday's C...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 08:10hrs | | by STaff Reporter
Mnangagwa's govt keeps Russian investor guessing
A Russian investor has said negotiations to buy shareholding in fertiliser manufacturing firm Chemplex Corporation are moving slowly amid fears government's lethargy will affect its efforts to lure fo...Published: 04 Jul 2019 at 09:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Parastatals to be privatised in six months, says official
The government expects to find investors for state enterprises earmarked for partial privatisation and tie up the deals in the next six months, an official has said.Zimbabwe has 107 state-owne...Published: 12 May 2019 at 06:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
WMI engages top car makers
WILLOWVALE Motor Industries is in negotiations with leading world car manufacturers with a view of assembling their brands locally, a senior official said yesterday. General manager for Indust...Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
How effective is CBD really?
Every so often, we jump to a conclusion without analyzing both sides of a picture. This is often the case with Cannabis. People associate it with negative effects due to its addictiveness. However, as...Published: 04 Mar 2019 at 06:48hrs | 38 | by Staff Reporter
Mthuli Ncube engages US over reforms, Zidera
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube is set to leave for the United States of America next month to apprise that country's government officials on positive developments the...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 05:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Puppets polluting Harare, Caracas
Before making his transition to our ancestors on November 15, 1998, the revolutionary Pan Africanist organiser Kwame Ture warned Africans everywhere with his rather unique blend of passion and caution...Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 08:38hrs | 2 | by Obi Egbuna Jnr Simunye
IDCZ disposes stakes in Almin Metal Industries, Stone Holdings
THE Industrial Development Corporation of Zimbabwe (IDCZ) has disposed of its shareholding in Almin Metal Industries and Stone Holdings as part of a restructuring process to be completed this year. ...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 07:53hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
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