By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) says they are going to put in place a plethora of measures to curb side marketing and ensure a smooth flow of tobacco transportation ahead of next week’s opening of the marketing season. This comes as the board deregistered more than 40 000 growers…
BULAWAYO councillors have expressed concern over the poor maintenance of Blair toilets in the city’s biggest high density suburb, Cowdray Park, a situation they fear could result in an outbreak of diseases if left unattended. This comes as the country in general, and Bulawayo in particular, is battling a cholera outbreak that has claimed several…
THE country is set for another by-election after President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced April 27 as the date for polls in two Harare constituencies. The by-elections were occasioned by the resignation of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Mt Pleasant legislator Fadzayi Mahere and her Harare East counterpart, Rusty Markham, from Parliament recently. In an extraordinary Government…
THE Tobacco Farmers Union Trust (TFUT) has called on the government to review the current pricing models of the golden leaf by factoring in the cost of production for farmers to benefit. This comes as the 2024 tobacco marketing season is expected to open next Wednesday with farmers calling for more measures to cushion them…
LIQUID C2, a business of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group, today announced collaborations with global technology leader Google Cloud and artificial…
By Brighton Muronzereyi and Brandon Josphat ANALYSTS have urged authorities to take heed of all the things that continue to worry the United States of America (USA) about Zimbabwe, to further improve relations between Harare and Washington. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the analysts added that the surprise move by the USA this week…
MIMOSA Mining Company has embarked on cost reduction and cash conservation initiatives after being hit by low global metal prices. As a result, the company said, it would rationalise more than 30 managerial and supervisory employees.In a statement yesterday, the Zvishavane mechanised platinum group of metals and base metal mining operation said it was forced…
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has reviewed fuel prices upwards both in foreign and local currency. Diesel in local currency was selling for $18 265.37 and was increased to $26 086.51 per litre while in foreign currency it was trading at US$ 1.67 and went up to US$ 1.69 per litre.Petrol in local currency…
By Brandon Josphat and Blessings Mashaya HARD-PRESSED Zimbabweans are resigned to having to endure more economic pain after authorities hiked electricity tariffs, as well as vehicle licensing and toll fees at the weekend. This comes amid the country’s worsening Zim dollar and price crisis, which has put both ordinary consumers and businesses alike under high…
FORMER Zengeza West MP Job Sikhala, who was yesterday acquitted of inciting public violence, says he intends to sue the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the police for damages over his incarceration. He spent nearly two years in pre-trial detention before he was yesterday found not guilty of inciting public violence by Harare magistrate Vongai…
