STELLA MADZIVANYIKA THE country’s blueberry production saw a significant surge in 2024, resulting in a corresponding increase in exports compared to previous years. In 2024, the country exported a total of 8 000 metric tonnes of blueberries, harvested from 600 hectares, compared to 6 500 metric tonnes harvested from 570 hectares in 2023. In an…
AT dawn, 65-year-old Nelly Mutandwa swapped her pajamas for leggings, a t-shirt and sneakers. She grabbed a bottle of water before heading…
BRANDON JOSPHAT AUTHORITIES have pledged their commitment to improving the livelihoods and welfare of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) by promoting inclusivity, equality, and creating empowerment opportunities for them to thrive. Speaking during belated commemorations for the International Day for Persons with Disabilities in Kadoma on Friday, the deputy minister of Social Welfare, Mercy Dinha, said…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has intensified its emergency disease surveillance mechanisms to detect infectious diseases. According to the latest disease surveillance report presented to the council, the city remains on high alert for several high-risk diseases, including cholera, mpox (monkeypox), typhoid, measles, and rabies, among others. “Regarding disease surveillance, the province rolled out intensified…
AS THE world commemorates International Women’s Day (IWD) today, female figures in the entertainment industry have shared their inspiring messages, highlighting the need to promote gender equality and empower women in showbiz. Under the theme “Accelerate Action,” IWD celebrates the economic, cultural, political, and social achievements of women. Despite the challenges women have historically faced…
By Progress Chaya RISING poet Avril Taral Nachipo, aka LoveLetter, has been crowned the English Spoken Word Artist of the Year at the prestigious Poetry Red Carpet Awards, held over the weekend at PG Centre in the capital. The Poetry Red Carpet Awards, organised by Blackbird_zw, celebrate and uplift outstanding poets in the country. “I…
WE welcome concrete moves being made to provide long term solutions to the water challenges being faced by Zimbabwe’s biggest cities — Bulawayo and Harare. Early this week, Local government minister Daniel Garwe announced a partnership between Harare City Council, the government, Laison Technology and Helcraw Electrical to refurbish Morton Jeffrey water works and install…
A CRIMINAL Investigation Department (CID) detective was shot dead on Thursday night as a police crack team pursued armed robbers in Bulawayo’s Pumula South suburb. This comes as the country is grappling with a worrying increase in armed robbers who have become a menace in communities. The latest incident was confirmed yesterday by national police…
PARLIAMENT has summoned Finance minister Mthuli Ncube over the strapped for cash government’s failure to fund a number of the country’s critical social safety programmes. This comes after the deputy minister of Social Welfare, Mercy Dinha, lamented in the National Assembly earlier this week that the situation for the needy in the country had become…
THE organisers of the second edition of the ongoing Creative Economy Week are optimistic that the event will significantly contribute to empowering marginalised communities in the arts, particularly women. The event, taking place in Harare and Bulawayo, is organised by the British Council in partnership with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. It began…
