Melisa Chatikobo THE government is reforming agricultural parastatals as part of its efforts to build a bigger US$8,5 billion agro-economy in which marginalised small-scale farmers have a key role to play. Speaking during a well-supported webinar yesterday that was organised by the Daily News, in partnership with the Zimbabwe Farmers Union (ZFU) and the Zimbabwe Commercial…
ZANU PF secretary for security Lovemore Matuke, says while the ruling party condemns the violence which disturbed its restricting exercise at the weekend, it is a sign there is enough competition and the party is growing. Matuke told the Daily News that the party will deal decisively with the violence mongers, who caused some of the former…
AFTER months of battling the coronavirus pandemic and the disease now seemingly under control, health experts say the nation should not let its guard down as poor discipline and a reluctance to receive jabs could once again lead to another deadly wave. This comes as more than 3,3 million people have been vaccinated against the…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, has challenged civil servants to be patriotic and ensure uninterrupted delivery of basic services to communities, saying his government was committed to improving their conditions of service. This comes as there has been disgruntlement among the government’s workers, especially teachers, who are calling for a significant increase in their wages. The educators have…
Melisa Chatikobo WINTER wheat farmers have called on the government to periodically review the producer price of the grain to cushion them from the effects of inflation. This comes after Cabinet last week agreed an upward review of the producer price of wheat up to $55 517, 69 a tonne from $43 778, 84 for…
A 50-YEAR-OLD man from Gweru, Newton Mtetwa, was handed a nine-month jail sentence for allegedly stealing US$300 from a parked vehicle in Zvishavane. Mtetwa appeared before Zvishavane magistrate Archie Wochiunga last week facing theft charges. He was not asked to plead and was subsequently found guilty of the crime. The magistrate suspended on the condition…
WITH national dialogue finally on the horizon, political analysts say Zanu PF does not need the talks or a new government of national unity (GNU) as it is firmly in power and is now also focused on the fast-approaching 2023 elections. This comes as former MDC stalwart, Lovemore Moyo, has also said there is no…
MDC Alliance vice president Tendai Biti, and five other former People’s Democratic Party (PDP) MPs’ return to Parliament hangs in balance after the National Assembly Speaker Jacob Mudenda yesterday indicated that he was in no rush to reinstate them. This comes as on Wednesday the High Court ordered the reinstatement of the opposition legislators, who…
CHIEF Justice Luke Malaba has said the deployment of technology in handling court cases will bring transparency while also eliminating corruption cases in the delivery of the justice system. Over the years court officials including lawyers and prosecutors have been arrested on corruption allegations in what has been viewed as an affront to the justice…
THE Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) has launched an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse, child marriages and other abuses in the apostolic sects across the country. This follows an outcry over forced child marriages after the death of 14-year-old Marange girl — Annah Machaya — while giving birth at the Johanne Marange shrine, an incident…
