HE Oil Seed Association of Zimbabwe (OSAZ), which is anticipating 15 000 tonnes of sunflower and 1 000 tonnes of soya beans for the 2018/19 season, is working towards expanding its out-grower programme. OSAZ spokesperson Louis Ngoshi said they intend to revitalise the oil seed sector by scaling up their out-grower programme with the aid…
THE country will continue to experience bread shortages until there is an improvement in the supply of wheat, the Daily News can report. Bread has been in short supply across the country, with few shops having the commodity on their shelves. Denford Mutashu, president of Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR), said the shortages are being…
NATURAL resource governance activists have urged government and African leaders to audit mining activities. The audit, they argue, will stop the systematic looting of natural resources, which has deprived African states of meaningful revenue needed for development. Speaking at a regional conference on the political economy of resource looting in the Southern African Development Community…
TENDAI Marerwa, 44, and her husband Maxwell, 56, got a poor harvest last season due to drought, so they will have to rely on the former’s sister in the city to send money to buy mealie-meal and other basics. However, due to the unfolding economic challenges, Tendai is not sure if her unmarried sister, who…
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa’s lawyer Thabani Mpofu was involved in an accident while coming from Mashonaland Central where he had gone to attend a church service. The party’s spokesperson, Jacob Mafume confirmed the accident but said he was still to get full details on what happened. “I haven’t been able to get hold of him…
HARARE City Council (HCC) is engaging Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) to assist in driving out land scammers and barons who are damaging water infrastructure through illegal developments. The collaboration comes as many private developers are allegedly duping people into buying land in foreign currency under the pretext that it has all the requisite municipal documents….
RESIDENTS in Harare and Bulawayo are incensed over Zesa Holding’s load shedding which has gone into overdrive with households going for 17 hours without power. Our reporters Simba Rushwaya and Brighton Goko interviewed people on the streets to hear their views. In Bulawayo, Jeffrey Muvundusi reports that City of Kings experienced one of its worst…
HARARE City Council (HCC) will close down churches, hotels, universities, restaurants and all institutions which are operating illegally. HCC spokesperson Michael Chideme said the illegal operations are mostly being conducted in residential areas while the institutions just pay residential rates. [GoogleAd] The closures come as council is regularising and streamlining its operations for improved service…
FARMERS around Nyazura have been forced to hold night vigils at their kraals as cattle rustlers wreak havoc in the area. More than 15 cattle have been stolen since February in a section along Chitenderano road off the Dorowa-Nyazura highway. Tonderai Nyambiya who lost two cattle in February said while the first cases were reported…
ZIMBABWE Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) and the Justice for Children Trust (JCT) have called upon government to increase momentum for the realisation of Cyclone Idai child victims’ whose fundamental rights have been compromised, as the world celebrates the Day of the African child. [GoogleAd] In a statement, Justice for children Trust said children who…
