THE 2021 local tobacco marketing season kicks off today with auction floors opening, while contract sales will commence tomorrow as Zimbabwe expects a huge output of the golden leaf. This comes as output is expected to rise by eight percent to 200 million kilogrammes, riding on good rains, from 184 million kg achieved last year. …
ZIMBABWE is expecting record maize production of around 2,8 million metric tonnes (mt) and 360 000mt of traditional grains this year. Of late, authorities have been seized with sprucing up grain storage facilities in the country to ensure that not a single grain goes to waste. The storage facilities have been refurbished as reported by…
PRIMARY and Secondary Education deputy minister Edgar Moyo yesterday said the government is working hard to avoid a repeat of last year’s situation where 500 learners contracted the lethal Covid-19 virus. This comes as cases at Prince Edward High School and Dove Secondary School in Mberengwa have prompted authorities to deploy teams from the ministries…
HIGH Court judge Justice Edith Mushore has ruled in RAM Petroleum’s favour in a fuel delivery contract dispute the company was embroiled in with Lonrho Logistics over 120 000 litres of fuel. Lonrho had approached the court claiming that RAM had failed to deliver the fuel over a misunderstanding regarding payment of duties and levies…
THE national Covid-19 vaccination drive experienced a drop in numbers during the Easter holidays as only 29 506 Zimbabweans received their first jab against the virus, official statistics show. According to the daily Covid-19 statistics released by the Health and Child Care ministry, at least 16 024 people received their first dose on April 2,…
ZANU PF is resisting calls to amend its constitution to re-introduce a woman as one of the party’s vice presidents — as the race to replace former State vice president Kembo Mohadi heats up. This comes amid intense pressure from women for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to appoint a woman as one of his deputies, as…
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has released a raft of new electricity licensing amendment regulations, setting power generation licence application fees at US$2 500 and electricity transmission or distribution licence fees up to US$120 000. In a notice in the Government Gazette last Friday, Energy and Power Development minister Zhemu Soda said the new regulations were…
AT LEAST 2 000 children have been hospitalised for severe acute malnutrition in the first quarter of 2021, the United Nations (UN) has reported. This comes as the majority of food insecure Zimbabwean households are struggling to meet dietary requirements, especially after the Covid-19 lockdowns that saw many lose their incomes. It also comes amid…
HIGH Court judge Justice Mary Dube has thrown out a lawsuit filed by a Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) former student for copyright infringement against the institution’s lecturers. Patience Kanyenga had approached the court demanding US$1,2 million in damages after accusing HIT lecturers Mercy Manyuchi and Lilian Tichagwa of stealing her idea which she says…
THE price of petrol has gone up marginally to US$1,34 from US$1,30 per litre while diesel price remains unchanged at US$1,32 per litre, the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) announced yesterday. Since the beginning of this year, Zera has reviewed fuel prices at least three times to reflect the inflationary headwind pressures in the local…
