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ZIMBABWE’S ability to achieve food and nutrition security on a sustainable basis hinges on investing in climatesmart agriculture, Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement permanent secretary John Basera has said. Climate-smart agriculture involves farming practices that improve farm productivity and profi tability while helping farmers to adapt to the negative effects of climate change….

By Ketty Nyoni AS THE Zimbabwe dollar continues to slide against major currencies, authorities have been warned that they face a gargantuan task of convincing jittery businesses and consumers to keep faith in the hapless local unit. Speaking last Thursday on independent national television station 3Ktv’s widely-followed news and current affairs programme, Vantage, economist Vince…

By Ketty Nyoni CIVIL servants have vowed to storm government offices next week to force authorities to call for a National Joint Negotiating Council (NJNC) meeting to discuss their welfare. This comes as the government workers last month rejected the government’s 100 percent salary increment saying it was far below what they were demanding, hence…

BY RUTENDO NGARA THE government has expressed concern over the continued decrease in agricultural productivity in the Midlands province mainly due to climate change. Speaking during a field day in Shurugwi on Friday, Agricultural Advisory and Rural Development (AARDS) chief director, Obert Jiri, said the only solution for the province to boost productivity was to…

BY BRANDON JOSPHAT CONFUSION and chaos reigned supreme during the Zanu PF primary elections that were re-done yesterday in Harare, at the behest of the former liberation movement’s politburo following allegations of electoral malpractices. This comes after the ruling party ordered five constituencies to conduct re-runs due to cases of political violence. A snap visit…

ZANU PF has emphasised that any repeat of the issues witnessed in some areas during the party’s recent primaries in today’s re-runs will attract severe punishment. Speaking to the Daily News last night, the ruling party’s national political commissar, Mike Bimha, said drastic action would be taken against candidates who failed to behave themselves and…