MASVINGO – Poor communal farmers could be headed for a tough time in the next agricultural season after government announced that it has scrapped issuing of free inputs hand outs such as seed and fertilizers. Addressing journalists on the sidelines of a field day at Topora Business Centre on Thursday, deputy minister, Agriculture, Mechanisation and…
HARARE – Harare city council’s audit committee is set to step in to resolve disagreements between the finance and housing committees on the best use of a portion of land in Kuwadzana. The land in question is currently serving as a home industry but has also been slated for allocation of 96 residential stands to…
EDITOR — Morgan Tsvangirai’s visit to flood victims at Tokwe-Mukorsi basin comes too late. How can an aspiring national leader acknowledge the existence of this national calamity three months down the line? The Tokwe-Mukorsi floods which affected over 2 000 families and several livestock were covered extensively by both local and international media so one…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s High Court has set aside a liquidation order imposed by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) against Trust Bank (Trust). The central bank had approached the Court seeking to liquidate Trust arguing the bank was undercapitalised with a core capital of $1,9 million against the required minimum threshold of $75 million by…
HARARE – First Mutual Holdings Limited (First Mutual) has declared its first dividend of $0,01 per share since dollarisation in 2009. This comes as most companies have struggled to pay dividends following adoption of the multi-currency system, dominated by the US dollar, as they found the going tough. The group’s chief executive Douglas Hoto said…
HARARE – With government and local municipalities failing, despite lofty plans and pronouncements, to clear the ever-growing urban housing backlog, many home seekers are still paying for the sins of greedy land barons. Since the country’s switch to the multi-currency system, home seekers have turned to using their own finances or loans to buy houses…
HARARE – Jazz sensation Dudu Manhenga has failed to pay $7 000 rent, forcing her to move out of an upmarket house, located in Harare’s Vainona suburb. The 33-year-old musician is currently out on bail pending an appeal against her sentence over culpable homicide relating to a 2010 accident that claimed the life of motorcyclist…
HARARE – Award-winning artist Dominic Benhura has lauded the decision by the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) to feature 12 pictures of his sculptures on wall and desk calendars of the international organisation. Benhura believes the Unicef endorsement will enhance his stature on the international stage. “It shows that the outside world appreciates us more…
LONDON – My mother Ivy is very beautiful, everybody always remarks on it. But beyond her outside appearance, there is an alluring mystery: it isn’t just physical. Something within her is fascinating and ultimately a ‘‘bit unsettling’’. I say the latter with respect, as when people call her beautiful, they are really talking about ‘‘that.”…
HARARE – Ten schools gathered in Mutare last week for the Swiss Jet Aviation show meant to expose young people to the world of aeroplanes. Schools, that included Sheni, Cross Kopje Junior, Mutare Junior, Mutare Adventist, Nyamatsine, St Joseph primary School as well the Mutare Teachers College, had the chance to board the Piper Navajo…
