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Mnangagwa has failed the youths, through Mutoriro and Kambwa
As far as Zimbabwe is concerned things are not appealing ranging from economic, social to political discourse. The government of Zimbabwe is supposed to start now to lay out robust and effective mecha...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 09:11hrs | 159 | by General Franco
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 | 135 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga launches tobacco marketing season
VICE President General Retired Dr Constantino Chiwenga today officially launched the tobacco marketing season in Harare.Ministry of Information, Publicity, and Broadcasting S...Published: 08 Mar 2023 at 14:33hrs | 247 | by Staff reporter
Tobacco auction floors open tomorrow
Tobacco farmers have started delivering their crop ahead of the marketing season which opens tomorrow at auction floors with the official ceremony at Tobacco Sales Floor.Deliveries for the far...Published: 07 Mar 2023 at 05:23hrs | 126 | by Staff reporter
Dam levels break records
THE major interior dams currently hold 92 percent of their combined capacity with almost 65 percent now full as a result of the good rainy season.This ensures enough stored water for irrigatio...Published: 01 Mar 2023 at 06:54hrs | 609 | by Staff reporter
Judge dismisses depositor's US$179,000 debt claim from CABS
A local pensioner, Duncan Hugh Cocksedge, is counting his losses after his US$179,000 bank balance which was being held in a CABS account was wiped out after being wholly converted to local currency t...Published: 28 Feb 2023 at 19:53hrs | 2567 | by Staff reporter
Lightning kills 2 farmers in Zimbabwe
TWO young farmers under Chief Kazangarare in Hurungwe North district, Mashonaland West province, were killed by a bolt of lightning last week, police have confirmed.The now-deceased, Alec Mbom...Published: 27 Feb 2023 at 07:12hrs | 357 | by Staff reporter
Tobacco farmers urged to do reaping, curing processes correctly to ensure good leaf quality
Small-scale tobacco growers are being urged to take heed and cure the remaining crop properly to boost the quality factor and fetch higher average prices.Senior Agronomist Lazarus Gatawa said,...Published: 25 Feb 2023 at 15:03hrs | 89 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe exports in 5,5% jump from a low base
ZIMBABWE'S manufacturers enjoyed rising export demand amid an increase in productivity, a government State of Industry report has indicated.The report suggested that manufactured export goods ...Published: 21 Feb 2023 at 05:53hrs | 212 | by Staff reporter
We need tractors for profitable farming
The Belarus Zimbabwe Agricultural Mechanization Equipment Program has come at the right time. Kudos to His Excellency Comrade President ED Mnangagwa for a pro-people visionary leadership....Published: 19 Feb 2023 at 07:14hrs | 474 | by ThomasTondo Murisa
Zimbabwe dam levels rise to 87%
ZIMBABWE will be able to put more crops under irrigation, while water challenges faced in some urban areas will be considerably minimised this year as major dams now hold 87 percent of their capacity....Published: 13 Feb 2023 at 05:18hrs | 589 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF intensifies voter registration
Zanu-PF has intensified the voter mobilisation drive, with Mashonaland West Province's Chegutu district yesterday getting a major boost after taking delivery of an additional 51 bicycles for use....Published: 13 Feb 2023 at 05:16hrs | 96 | by Staff reporter
11 Zimbabwean men, 10-car cigarette smuggling convoy intercepted in SA
South African police have intensified their crackdown on the smuggling of cigarettes from Zimbabwe via Beitbridge and illegal crossing points along the Limpopo River, seizing five vehicles and cigaret...Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 07:22hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter
A leader who always gives reasons for his failures is himself an unmitigated failure!
Every one of us is a leader in one form or another! One may be a father or husband, mother or wife, or maybe a supervisor or manager at a company – to a corporate executive, or an entreprene...Published: 11 Feb 2023 at 14:16hrs | 538 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
World Bank says Zimbabwean economy to maintain modest growth in 2023
Zimbabwe's economy is projected to grow at a modest growth rate in 2023 against a weakening global economic growth outlook, according to the World Bank.Speaking at the Economic and Business Ou...Published: 09 Feb 2023 at 05:11hrs | 680 | by Staff reporter
Iran exposes Zimbabwe's lies about sanctions crippling economy
As a Zimbabwe delegation, led by foreign affairs minister Fredrick Shava, visits Iran, and is showcased the repressive regime’s phenomenal economic and scientific breakthroughs - amidst enduring arg...Published: 08 Feb 2023 at 21:09hrs | 1306 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe maize harvest to hit three million tonnes?
Zimbabwe is poised to record its largest-ever maize harvest this year, with preliminary assessments indicating that production could hit three million tonnes.The previous record maize haul was...Published: 05 Feb 2023 at 08:25hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
Fearless editor who first exposed the Gukurahundi killings
While there were a few local Zimbabwean journalists writing for periodicals and foreign correspondents like Peter Godwin for the Sunday Times (UK) and some filing for...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 20:11hrs | 625 | by Stephen Bates
It's tragic how 'Pan-Africanism' has become a refuge for those who ruined fellow Zimbabweans' lives!
I genuinely believe that I am actually more Pan-Africanist that most of those who claim to be Pan-Africanists. I, as so many others, have chosen to place my own safety and life in danger ...Published: 30 Jan 2023 at 20:42hrs | 571 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
China-Zimbabwe trade surges nearly 30 percent to US$2.4 billion
Trade between Zimbabwe and China surged 29.2 percent year-on-year to a record high of 2.43 billion US dollars in 2022, the Chinese Embassy in Zimbabwe said Thursday.Zimbabwe exported 1.3 billi...Published: 30 Jan 2023 at 07:14hrs | 478 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe targets 40 tonnes of gold in 2023
Zimbabwe's gold mining sector is targeting to raise production to 40 tonnes this year, up from 35.38 tonnes last year, an official said Tuesday.Last year's output was a record high, spurred by...Published: 25 Jan 2023 at 10:38hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter
Police raid illegal alcohol warehouse
THE police have vowed to bring to book the supply network of Bulawayo businesses and beyond that are linked to the warehouse where US$110 000 worth of suspected smuggled alcohol consignment was seized...Published: 23 Jan 2023 at 05:45hrs | 878 | by Staff reporter
US$100,000 alcohol contraband seized
POLICE yesterday smashed a well-orchestrated smuggling racket and seized an assortment of alcohol worth over US$100 000 suspected to have been illegally brought into the country following the intercep...Published: 21 Jan 2023 at 08:21hrs | 262 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe floods destroy 160ha of crops
FLOODS and strong winds destroyed over 160 hectares of crops, including maize and tobacco valued at thousands of dollars, as well as damaging 48 homes in six provinces countrywide over three days last...Published: 15 Jan 2023 at 09:38hrs | 541 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's gold output reaches new record high
Zimbabwe's gold output reached a new record high of 35.38 tonnes in 2022, spurred by new mining projects, timely payments and incentives to miners.The output was 19.5 percent up from the previ...Published: 11 Jan 2023 at 16:55hrs | 337 | by Staff reporter
National dam levels start to rise
The national dam level has risen to 81,2 percent compared to 57,9 percent normally expected during this time of the year following the rains that have pounded the country.Most cities and towns...Published: 06 Jan 2023 at 21:02hrs | 491 | by Staff reporter
Agricultural Extension officers in Tobacco farming tipped
Senior Agronomist Lazarus Gatawa has urged Extension officers in tobacco production to use their skills in guiding farmers to improve their farming practices.He said the current tobacco season...Published: 27 Dec 2022 at 17:22hrs | 444 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zanu-PF chief whip attacks regime change CSOs
Zanu-PF chief whip Pupurai Togarepi has accused civic society organisations (CSOs) of opposing the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVOs) Amendment Bill, which is now before Senate because they are "g...Published: 25 Dec 2022 at 14:14hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
Neglected 13-year-old girl kills self
A 13-year-old Guruve girl who felt neglected after her parents divorced committed suicide on Tuesday.Mashonaland Central Province deputy police spokesperson Sergeant Major Samuel Chikasha conf...Published: 22 Dec 2022 at 18:42hrs | 2119 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe macroeconomic priorities for 2023
Zimbabwe's treasury department presented a ZW$4.5 trillion budget (21% of 2021 GDP) for the 2023 fiscal year. The budget roughly translates to US$5.3 billion if the market exchange rate is used. As is...Published: 15 Dec 2022 at 23:53hrs | 228 | by Victor Bhoroma
Agronomist publishes a Shona version Tobacco farming handbook
Farmers can now read the technical advice on Tobacco growing in shona and improve their farming practices. This is after a shona handbook entitled '...Published: 11 Dec 2022 at 20:02hrs | 452 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa woos investors at AfDB organised forum
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has invited investors who graced the recently held Africa Development Bank (AfDB) organised event to tap into the country's agricultural, mining and manufacturing sectors ...Published: 13 Nov 2022 at 17:32hrs | 80 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man jailed in South Africa
A 33-YEAR-OLD Zimbabwean man has been fined R20 000 or five years' imprisonment by a South African magistrates court on charges of diverting a truck carrying a consignment of tobacco worth R3,5 millio...Published: 09 Nov 2022 at 05:10hrs | 467 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean jailed 5 years over R3,5 raw tobacco in SA
A 33-year-old Zimbabwean has been sentenced to five years in prison by a South African magistrate court after he was arrested while diverting a load of tobacco and a truck all worth R3,5 million that ...Published: 08 Nov 2022 at 19:25hrs | 436 | by Staff reporter
Tobacco sales rake in US$650,3 million
ZIMBABWE has realised US$650,3 million from tobacco sales this year, up 10,3% compared to last year, statistics from the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) show.Last year, the souther...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 06:13hrs | 59 | by Staff reporter
Shareholders fight directors over Tetrad Bank control and assets
TETRAD Investment Bank (TIB) shareholders are locked in a heated row with its directors for the control of the defunct financial institution's US$13 million assets. TIB has properties and othe...Published: 12 Oct 2022 at 18:49hrs | 527 | by Agencies
China pledges more investment support to Zimbabwe
MORE Chinese companies are expected to invest in Zimbabwe if high quality products are introduced, Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe Guo Shaochun said last Friday.Addressing delegates in Harare a...Published: 04 Oct 2022 at 06:13hrs | 313 | by Staff reporter
South African police crackdown on tobacco crime
Police in South Africa's Limpopo province has intensified their crackdown on the smuggling of cigarettes between the neighbouring country and Zimbabwe.Provincial police spokesperson Lieutenant...Published: 04 Oct 2022 at 06:04hrs | 212 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's foreign currency receipts hit US$7,7 billion mark
ZIMBABWE's foreign currency receipts have reached US$7, 7 billion, thereby marking a significant increase if compared to the same period last year.The development indicates the existence of re...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 09:02hrs | 109 | by Staff reporter
Mutinhiri in bitter farm dispute
FORMER Marondera East legislator Tracy Mutinhiri is embroiled in a bitter land dispute with a white commercial farmer Rijk Yates over the ownership of a farm in the district.Yates was contract...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 05:59hrs | 2429 | 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 | 240 | by Staff reporter
Why Zanu, Zanu-PF were successful in the 1970s, 80s and 90s
I was in a meeting recently when someone who is not a member of Zanu or Zanu-PF asked the question: Why was Zanu and Zanu-PF successful in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s and not successful after 2001? ...Published: 25 Sep 2022 at 16:48hrs | 621 | by Fay Chung
Zimbabwe central bank raids banks, firms
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's Exchange Control Division has raided and penalised top banks and firms for violating exchange control regulations with some companies failing to account for United State...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 19:25hrs | 1503 | by Staff reporter
Chaos as Mbudzi roundabout closes for construction
As motorists adjust to the closure of Mbudzi roundabout while the huge and complex Mbudzi Interchange is built over the next 18 months, the diversion of traffic into roads in Hopely and Waterfalls was...Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 06:01hrs | 391 | by Staff reporter
Time ripe for Zimbabweans to restore its breadbasket status
I STRONGLY feel that the time is ripe to for us Zimbabweans to restore the country's breadbasket status and shun dependency completely.We have to develop the new farming skills to improve our ...Published: 16 Sep 2022 at 06:06hrs | 142 | by Terrence Mwedzi
Brand Zimbabwe campaign launched
THE Brand Zimbabwe campaign, designed to enhance the country's domestic and international appeal to investors and tourists was launched in Harare yesterday backed by a wide cross section of many busin...Published: 07 Sep 2022 at 06:39hrs | 97 | by Staff reporter
Wadyajena gets passport back
GOKWE-Nembudziya legislator Justice Mayor Wadyajena, who is jointly charged with Cotton Company of Zimbabwe bosses on fraud and money laundering involving over US$5,8 million, had his passport tempora...Published: 31 Aug 2022 at 07:59hrs | 3712 | by Staff reporter
All set for Zanu-PF war vets league district polls
All is set for the district elections of the Zanu-PF War Veterans League being held today across the country, with only Masvingo Province postponing their polls until tomorrow.Zanu-PF National...Published: 13 Aug 2022 at 07:22hrs | 75 | by Staff reporter
Contracted tobacco farmers urged to avoid double dipping
Senior Agronimist in Mashonaland Central province Lazarus Gatawa has urgerd contracted tobacco farmers to only stick to one contract company if they...Published: 11 Aug 2022 at 18:29hrs | 283 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa in Maputo for key regional meeting
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will today join Sadc regional leaders for a high-level meeting that will culminate in the signing of a declaration providing for the protection of indigenous forests from rapid exp...Published: 05 Aug 2022 at 06:37hrs | 180 | by Staff reporter
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