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Goat scheme targets 600k rural households

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THE government is targeting 600 000 rural households in the Presidential Goat Pass-on Scheme to improve the genetics and carcass weight of goats for rural farmers, an Agriculture ministry official has said. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Agriculture ministry director of livestock production and development, Alban Mhindurwa, said poor genetics were hindering the growth of the…

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‘Cannabis an alternative to tobacco growing’

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CANNABIS is the best alternative to the growing of tobacco with better returns to the farmer and the national purse, researchers have said. Chief executive of King Kong Organics, an organisation specialising cultivation and extraction of cannabis oils, Rene Joseph told the Daily News yesterday that there were greater opportunities that come with cannabis growing as compared…

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Author trashes allegations

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Renowned author Tsitsi Dangarembga, who was arrested together with Julie Barnes for participating in the July 31, 2020 demonstration, has trashed the allegations, arguing there was nothing criminal about her conduct. The two were charged for allegedly participating in a gathering with intent to promote public violence, breach of peace or bigotry. But through their…

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Herdboy kills friend’s employer for underpaying colleague

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Andile Tshuma A 22-YEAR-OLD Plumtree man was arrested after killing his friend’s employer for allegedly underpaying his colleague. Comfort Nkomo, 22, of Lumawe Village in Mayobodo allegedly attacked a 62-year-old woman Munzara Mushoriwa. Nkomo’s friend, Gift Ndebele, who is still on the run and allegedly also took part in the murder, was employed by the…

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‘Don’t weaponise 1980s bloodshed’… Mohadi says, accuses opposition of whipping up Gukurahundi emotions

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ZANU PF co-vice president, Kembo Mohadi says continued peace and unity in the country will see Zimbabwe achieving much-needed social and economic development. Addressing a Zanu PF rally in Tsholotsho, Matabeleland North, on Saturday, Mohadi also accused the opposition of sowing seeds of discord among Zimbabweans — by allegedly and continuously whipping up emotions around…

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Bulawayo goes without water indefinitely

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Andile Tshuma BULAWAYO residents and parts of Umzingwane and Lookout Masuku army barracks will go for an indefinite period without water following the collapse of major plant components at one of the city’s treatment plants. Bulawayo City Council has blamed the fault on failure of old infrastructure that needed replacement. The local authority could not…

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State, Sikhala clash over postponements

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OPPOSITION legislator Job Sikhala has clashed with the State over the delay in putting him on trial which he said were taking a toll on him and demanded that he is either prosecuted or freed. Sikhala is accused of publishing falsehoods that are allegedly prejudicial to the State following a Facebook post he allegedly made…

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Nelson Chamisa gags lieutenants

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Rumbidzai Ngwenya CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has gagged his lieutenants from addressing supporters during his ongoing star rallies ahead of the March 26 by-elections, purportedly to avoid sending conflicting messages. This comes amid simmering divisions in the newly formed party over whether or not to accept former MDC vice President Thokozani…

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Voter registration remains low in Matabeleland

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THE first leg of the voter registration exercise ended on a low note in Matabeleland region, with provinces recording far below expected numbers of new registrations. The first leg of the biometric voter registration exercise ended last week, with the second leg expected to commence on April 11. The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has expressed…

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‘No exhumation at Glen Forest Cemetry’

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Shamaine Chirimujiri CANDRINA Investments Private Limited (Pvt Ltd) has dismissed as malicious claims that Glen Forest Memorial Park is operating illegally and that there are moves to exhume about 40 000 bodies from the cemetery. The company, which runs the cemetery, at the weekend came out guns blazing, accusing one of its “disgruntled” shareholders, Joseph…

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