HARARE – Matabeleland livestock farmers are set to benefit from tens of millions of dollars pledged by government to support the much-hyped Command Agriculture. Commitments of more than $60 million have been made so far by government to transform livestock production in the drought-torn province over the next years — said by organisers to be…
HARARE – A Debate about whether to repeal the Broadcasting Services Act (BSA) is back before Parliament. MDC MP for Magwegwe Anele Ndebele moved to table a motion yesterday that would delete several sections of the Act as a start towards fully dismantling it in line with Section 61 of the new Constitution. The BSA…
HARARE – Government is prepared to set up more gold buying centres to spout into the production of the country’s estimated 1,3 million artisanal miners, the Finance minister told the National Assembly on Wednesday. “It is the policy of Fidelity Printers to place buying points wherever there is gold being mined or panned,” Finance minister…
HARARE – Chinese investor, Beijing Pinchang, which has promised to inject $100 million to revive Kamativi Tin Mine which has been closed for almost 21 years, is working on the processing technology to extract all seven minerals in the Matabeleland North-based mine. Mines and Mining Development minister Walter Chidakwa told the National Assembly on Wednesday…
HARARE – Cleric Phillip Mugadza, who appeared in court yesterday after staging a protest against President Robert Mugabe’s government at Africa Unity Square in Harare, has been granted bail. He was remanded to December 14. Mugadza, 46, of Mugadza Village under Chief Makore in Gutu, was charged on allegations of being a criminal nuisance. He…
HARARE – That all nominees for this year’s ZimRights sponsored People’s Choice Award for defenders of human rights in the country are anti-President Robert Mugabe activists give credence to the widely held view that the nonagenarian is the architect of rights violations in Zimbabwe. From opposition MDC legislator Jessie Majome to exiled #ThisFlag pastor Evan…
HARARE – Prominent urban grooves stars Ernest “Nesto” Mnandi and Tererai Mugwadi have been blessed with a baby girl. The baby, who has been christened Hannah, was born in Harare last week at the Avenues Clinic. Ngala Ngala singer Nesto could neither confirm nor deny the news. “I like to keep my personal life as…
HARARE – Human Rights activists Patson Dzamara, Sten Zvorwadza, Silvanos Mudzvova, Linda Masarira, Farai Maguwu, Evan Mawarire and legislator Jessie Majome are among 81 people that have been nominated for Community Human Rights Defenders Awards (CHRDAs) to be presented on Friday night. Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) will present the 5th CHRDAs at the Rainbow…
HARARE – Upcoming artiste Alex Kimenyi Brown, 20, says he feels duty-bound to carry on the “solid legacy” left behind by his celebrated father — the late guitarist-cum-vocalist Andy Brown who passed away in 2012 aged 50. Alex told the Daily News that he has what it takes to fill his late father’s big shoes….
HARARE – Mallon Marume, the Mutare Boys High School student who won the 2015 DStv Eutelsat Star Awards competition’s poster category, has returned from France where he visited various scientific institutions. MultiChoice Zimbabwe publicity and public relations manager Liz Dziva said the tour of France was the main prize for winning the contest which featured…
