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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 | 3053 | by Staff reporter
AU livestock programme launched in Zimbabwe
THE African Union-Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation yesterday launched the resilient African feed and fodder systems (RAFFS Project) in Zimb...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:35hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe's paper qualification not enough'
TERTIARY institutions and students should no longer pride themselves in having paper qualifications, but the ability to produce something tangible, which demonstrates the knowledge acquired during one...Published: 01 Oct 2022 at 06:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa pledges more agriculture support
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said his government would continuously support the agriculture sector as it is the backbone of the Zimbabwean economy.Mnangagwa, who was officially openi...Published: 01 Oct 2021 at 07:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Free tick grease scheme
THE tick grease programme launched last year under the Presidential Inputs Scheme to benefit one million households seems to be going on well, with many farmers collecting their share. But this noble ...Published: 09 Mar 2021 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
4 suspected rustlers arrested for possessing stolen cattle
POLICE in Matabeleland South Province have arrested four suspected rustlers who were found in possession of three cattle stolen from a farm in Gwanda.Provincial police spokesperson Inspector L...Published: 25 Feb 2021 at 16:01hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's supporters threaten 'bhora musango'
ZANU-PF supporters in parts of Masvingo province have threatened a protest vote in the 2023 election over the recently completed command livestock programme, which they claim was skewed in favour of p...Published: 06 Jun 2019 at 07:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa launches diplomatic offensive
After taking over from former President Robert Mugabe in November last year, President Mnangagwa and his team needed to provide strong leadership and put the basic fundamentals in place for the countr...Published: 28 Dec 2018 at 20:34hrs | 1 | by Staffg reporter
'Zanu-PF has no agenda for a GNU'
Zanu-PF President and First Secretary Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday officially opened the the ruling party's 17th National People's Conference at Umzingwane High School...Published: 15 Dec 2018 at 09:35hrs | 22 | by Emmerson Mnangagwa
Govt to intensify fight against corruption, says Mnangagwa
Traditional leaders are the custodians of society and they should be well-resourced to ensure they carry out their mandates effectively.President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his two vice presidents...Published: 04 Dec 2018 at 13:34hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Shiri explains CSC $130m deal
LANDS, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Development Minister, Retired Air Marshal Perrance Shiri, yesterday opened up on the $130 million Cold Storage Company (CSC) joint venture recapitalisation...Published: 20 Nov 2018 at 05:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Con-Court must be free to decide,' says Chiwenga
The Constitutional Court should be allowed to deal with MDC-Alliance application challenging President Mnangagwa's victory in the harmonised elections without undue influence from anyone, Acting Presi...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 07:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
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
Moyo talks development
ZANU-PF's longest serving provincial chairman and Matabeleland North aspiring legislator, Richard Moyo's drive to develop Umguza constituency has seen him gain popularity in the constituency that he s...Published: 22 Jul 2018 at 10:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland people should stop crying about marginalisation
PEOPLE from Matabeleland region should grab opportunities availed by Government instead of endlessly crying about marginalisation, a senior Zanu-PF official said yesterdayAddressing Zanu-PF ra...Published: 16 Jul 2018 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga slams Chamisa's street antics
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has hit out at MDC Alliance leader, Mr Nelson Chamisa, for tarnishing the reputation of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission by making unsubstantiated claims of improp...Published: 14 Jul 2018 at 13:46hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa visits 'gukurahundi zone'
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa today visits Matebeleland North Province where he is scheduled to distribute cattle under the Command Livestock Programme in Jotsholo before addressing a Zanu-PF rally at Somhlolo ...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 08:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga tells Chamisa that 'Laws made in Parliament'
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has hit out at MDC-Alliance leader Mr Nelson Chamisa for tarnishing the reputation of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) by making unsubstantiated claims of im...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 06:57hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi haunts Mnangagwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's bid to seal his position in the July 30 election is meant to mark a break with Robert Mugabe's violence-tainted rule. But massacres that took place decades ago are comin...Published: 09 Jul 2018 at 08:25hrs | 2 | by MacDonald Dzirutwe
Govt to rehabilitate Nkayi roads, says Chiwenga
The Vice President Retired General Dr Constantino Chiwenga says the state of Nkayi roads has been top on government priority as the district is inaccessible by development agents a situation that has ...Published: 06 Jul 2018 at 14:08hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo leaping back into its former glory
Bulawayo is leaping back into its former glory as Zimbabwe's industrial hub, with several major companies either re-opening or increasing capacity utilisation that will result in the creation of emplo...Published: 24 Jun 2018 at 16:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa heads to Phelandaba
ALL is set for President Mnangagwa's visit to Gwanda today, with Matabeleland South Province making final preparations yesterday. He will launch the Command Livestock Programme at Gwanda Show Grounds ...Published: 22 Jun 2018 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to handover heifers and cows in Gwanda
The Matabeleland South Provincial Development Committee (PDC) met in Gwanda this Wednesday to access preparations ahead of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's visit to Gwanda this Friday.President ...Published: 20 Jun 2018 at 18:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mohadi challenges Zanu-PF members
Vice President Kembo Mohadi has challenged party members to close ranks to ensure a crushing victory for President Mnangagwa in the forthcoming harmonised elections to enable him to deliver his vision...Published: 04 Jun 2018 at 07:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Declare Mnangagwa coup day a public holiday, war vets
The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) has proposed that the 18th of November be declared a national holiday in recognition of the overwhelming support from the people of Z...Published: 26 Feb 2018 at 12:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga commands political parties to observe peace
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga has urged political parties to observe peace during this year's harmonised elections, saying those engaging in violence would be chastised by society.Speaki...Published: 20 Feb 2018 at 08:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga to launch livestock programme
VICE President Retired General Dr Constantino Chiwenga is expected to launch the livestock revitalisation programme in Insiza today.The Zimbabwe Agricultural Society (ZAS) has partnered Zimpla...Published: 17 Feb 2018 at 08:18hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Govt working on land audit to benefit everyone
THE Government does not discriminate against its citizens along partisan lines and is in the process of conducting land audits whose outcome will benefit everyone, a Cabinet Minister has said....Published: 16 Feb 2018 at 06:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Command livestock programme launched
The government has launched the US$432 million command livestock, fisheries and wildlife programme that is set to create 200 000 jobs.Livestock farmers will receive a major production boost fo...Published: 21 Dec 2017 at 16:22hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa commands polices to arrest Command Agric abusers
Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa has urged the police to arrest corrupt elements like middlemen and officials abusing the Command Agriculture programme. VP Mnangagwa said the police should enforce St...Published: 14 Jul 2017 at 06:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Under the weather, Cdes
Dear Cabinet and Politburo membersCOMRADES, due to circumstances beyond my own control, I am unable to address you this week.As most of you who care would be aware of, I had to travel ...Published: 13 Jul 2017 at 19:18hrs | 1 | by CZ
Mnangagwa takes aim at Jonathan Moyo and others
Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday strongly castigated some elements who pretend to be Zanu-PF when at heart they are not, saying they were free to leave the revolutionary party.Addre...Published: 13 Jul 2017 at 07:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says, They are possessed with the 'biblical Legion' demon'
Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday strongly castigated elements that pretend to be Zanu-PF when at heart they are not, saying they were free to leave the revolutionary party. Addressing horde...Published: 13 Jul 2017 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Go for locally made products, says Mnangagwa
VICE President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday urged Zimbabweans to support the consumption of domestic products and drift from the mindset that foreign goods are superior to those produced locally....Published: 07 Jul 2017 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe struggling to contain livestock diseases
GOVERNMENT is struggling to mobilise adequate resources to contain livestock diseases such as foot-and-mouth (FMD), which it needs to eradicate to be allowed to export beef to the European Union (EU),...Published: 03 Jul 2017 at 06:50hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Joseph Made approves $300m Command Livestock
Cabinet has approved the $300 million Special Programme on Livestock Production that is expected to run for between three and five years.Livestock farmers from all sectors - communal to A2 and...Published: 22 Jun 2017 at 07:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
High yielding pedigree bulls distributed in Matabeleland North
A NON-GOVERNMENTAL organisation, Linkages for the Economic Advancement of the Disadvantaged (Lead) has distributed high yielding pedigree bulls and goats in Lupane District, Matabeleland North Provinc...Published: 30 Apr 2017 at 14:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
6 foreign countries line with Command Livestock funding
AT least six countries are making enquiries on how they can help Zimbabwe revive its livestock sector as part of the Command Livestock Programme that will be launched by the Government in the coming m...Published: 30 Apr 2017 at 14:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fired workers to be re-instated
THOUSANDS of workers who were retrenched when most companies embarked on massive job layoffs in the last two years are set to be re-engaged mainly in agro-processing companies that are gearing for...Published: 19 Mar 2017 at 07:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt to spend $139 million on livestock programme
Minister of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Joseph Made has said the government will spend around $139 million in the live stock programme as the nation faces crippling drought....Published: 13 Feb 2016 at 08:17hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
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