April 2021

FERTILISER manufacturing company, ZFC Limited (ZFC), has approached the High Court after it was allegedly fleeced of $1,2 million by a local firm. According to court papers, ZFC entered into an agreement with Farmore Enterprises (Farmore) in 2014 for the supply of chemicals and fertilisers which were to be sold on behalf of the manufacturing…

INFORMATION Communication Technology (ICT) minister Jenfan Muswere has said community information centres are key in creating opportunities and home-grown solutions for people in agriculture, mining, health and commerce. Muswere said this yesterday during the launch of Containerised Village Information Technology Centre (CVIC) in Nyachuru, Mashonaland Central Province, as part of Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority…

BULAWAYO province has embarked on consultations in a bid to come up with a provincial development strategic plan aimed at reviving defunct industries in the city and broadly benefit the national economy. This comes after the government recently launched the National Development Strategy One (NDS1), a five-year economic blueprint aimed at realising the country’s vision…

BUS operators caught smuggling goods through the country’s ports of entry risk losing their travel and route permits, the police have said. The police have impounded 42 buses since March 1, four of which were seized at the Beitbridge Border Post last Friday while trying to smuggle groceries and electrical goods into the country. The…

NON-GOVERNMENTAL organisation, World Vision Zimbabwe, through its Bicycle Education Empowerment Programme (BEEP), has donated over 100 bicycles to school-going girls in Plumtree who used to walk 20 kilometres to and from school daily. BEEP chairperson Jotham Nhliziyo said the donation, funded by UKAid, comes as part of the Improving Gender, Attitudes, Transition and Education Outcomes-Transition…