AUTHORITIES say they will withdraw maize growing input support in regions four and five. This was confirmed by ministry of Agriculture permanent secretary John Basera who was, however, quick to add that farmers in the regions must concentrate on small grains farming. The government has been supporting maize growing in the regions through the presidential…
ZANU PF has rubbished Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference (ZCBC)’s fears that this year’s national polls will be disputed owing to, among other things, lack of electoral reforms, insisting the country had capacity to have credible polls. This comes as the ZCBC has expressed worry that the failure by the country’s political leaders as well as…
ZANU PF has rubbished Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference (ZCBC)’s fears that this year’s national polls will be disputed owing to, among other things, lack of electoral reforms, insisting the country had capacity to have credible polls. This comes as the ZCBC has expressed worry that the failure by the country’s political leaders as well as…
By Brandon Josphat SOME basic goods are now often unavailable in retail outlets around the country, amid claims that this is due to demands by concerned suppliers that they paid cash and only in US dollars. The president of the Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR), Denford Mutashu, confirmed the shortages in some product lines to…
By Rutendo Ngara ONE of the country’s biggest companies, Delta Beverages, yesterday awarded bursaries to another 20 top performing students to allow them to further their studies. The bursary awards, which have been running for two decades, will see this latest batch of lucky students selected from the country’s 10 provinces being supported by the…
ZENGEZA West MP Job Sikhala was yesterday found guilty of obstruction of justice by a Harare magistrate and sentenced to an optional US$600 or six months in jail. Sikhala, who has been in remand prison since his arrest in June last year, was on trial after he posted a video on social media claiming that…
By Rutendo Ngara THE government has directed that the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) should outsource services for grain grading and moisture content check in a bid to promote transparency in grain delivery. Speaking to the Daily News on the sidelines of government-farmers interface in Mazowe, Mashonaland Central province, on Tuesday, permanent secretary in the ministry…
By Ketty Nyoni THE Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) has called on media practitioners to be responsible and ethical in carrying out their mandate and desist from abusing the right to freedom of expression. This comes as Zimbabwe yesterday joined the rest of the world in commemorating World Press Freedom Day which is celebrated on May…
By Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO THE government has implored local authorities and private players to embrace the use of renewable energy as it moves to achieve the Smart Cities target by 2030. This comes at a time the country has been pushing for the harnessing of the country’s abundant renewable energy resources as key to helping…
By Brandon Josphat PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will today travel to the United Kingdom for the coronation of King Charles III as he hopes to use the trip to intensify the country’s re-engagement process. This comes as the Second Republic foreign policy emphasises that Zimbabwe is a friend to all and an enemy to none. In…
