MTHWAKAZI Republic Party (MRP) has reacted angrily to a statement by President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s spokesperson George Charamba that they are Gukurahundi activists and embassies that have invested too much into Gukurahundi and don’t want it to be resolved. MRP is one of the outfits from this region that has been chief Gukurahundi proponents consistently criticising…
THE National Association of Youth Organisations (Nayo) Africa has raised concerns over the victimisation of students protesting against unfavourable conditions in tertiary institutions, hence a distress call to government so it ensures their civic rights are respected. Speaking during a press briefing recently, the youth organisation’s Clusters Coordinator Kumbirai Munyoro said there is shrinking academic…
COTTON farmers in Gokwe North are left counting their loss due to the prolonged dry spell that the country has faced in the 2018-2019 rainy season, which drastically affected the crop hence reducing the crop output. In the past season, Gokwe recorded a staggering amount of 31 million kilogrammes of cotton, retaining its long known…
OIL Expressers Association of Zimbabwe (OEAZ) says the country’s soya bean production needs urgent support so as increase output and cut reliance on imports. Zimbabwe requires at least 400 000 metric tonnes of soya bean annually, but the country produces a paltry 60 000 matric tonnes. OEAZ chairperson Busisa Moyo told delegates at a business…
A group of sugarcane farmers have moved to push for Edmore Veterai’s ouster accusing him of gross incompetence in leading the association. Veterai chairs the Zimbabwe Sugarcane Farmers Development Association (ZSFDA). [GoogleAd] The group is one of the biggest indigenous cane farmers associations in Chiredzi, with a membership of 250. Disgruntled association members want him…
A HARARE woman who has instigated divorce proceedings against her husband has asked the High Court to grant her request to be maintained at $3 000 every month until she remarries or dies. Barbra Ruvimbo Mudede nee Nhandara wants to be divorced from her husband of 15 years Tichaona Mudede as she says there were…
A HARARE man has approached the High Court seeking an order for the police to release his Isuzu Double Cab that was held as exhibit when he was charged with fraud in 2016. Andrew Machiha was later freed by the Harare magistrates’ court after further remand was refused and the State was advised to proceed…
WHEN we arrived in cyclone hit Chimanimani a week after the monstrous Idai, what we could only see at most places are stone boulders that had buried wholesome villages underneath and someone coming from another planet could think this is how the place has been all along. The stone boulders, most of them unearthed by…
DIVISIONS are widening in MDC Masvingo province after the party disqualified Tongai Matutu from contesting against James Gumbi for the post of provincial chairperson. Matutu was disqualified because he has not been in the party for five years since he defected to former MDC secretary-general-led Tendai Biti’s People Democratic Party (PDP) before returning to the…
RUBBISH collection services have halted in many parts of the capital as half of Harare’s fleet has been grounded due to mechanical faults. Lisben Chipfunde, manager of environment and amenities, said half of the fleet is down. [GoogleAd] During a town hall meeting with residents yesterday, Chipfunde said most of their fleet was either being…
