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Melisa Chatikobo AGRICULTURE deputy minister Vangelis Haritatos has called on the private sector to partner farmers to enhance winter wheat productivity. Speaking at the Zimbabwe Wheat Board conference and awards in Harare yesterday, Haritatos expressed hope that more farmers would take up wheat production this winter cropping season owing to the availability of inputs. “Last…

POLITICAL analysts say the “predictable” current political violence afflicting the country only serves to confirm that inclusive dialogue is the only way out for Zimbabwe at the moment. In addition, they say, the long-mooted national talks should pave the way for another government of national unity (GNU) in the country — like what  happened in 2009,…

THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has increased the amount of hard cash that individuals can take out of the country to US$5 000 or its equivalent in any currency or combination of currencies. In a statement yesterday, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) said the amount of local currency cash that a person was…

Tinashe Nekati PROSECUTOR General (PG) Kumbirai Hodzi has resigned with immediate effect due to ill-health. In a statement last night, Chief Secretary to the president and cabinet Misheck Sibanda said President Emmerson Mnangagwa had accepted the resignation. “It is with regret that I announce the resignation of Honourable Kumbirai Hodzi as Prosecutor General. His resignation…

Melisa Chatikobo ZESA will soon be adding more capacity to the country’s national grid. This comes as major works at its elecricity generation plant in Hwange are now almost complete. Speaking at the utility’s awards ceremony in Harare yesterday, Zesa deputy chairperson Tsitsi Makova  said Hwange 7 and 8 projects were now at 82 percent completion….

Melisa Chatikobo THE government has evacuated 118 students from war-torn Ukraine following its invasion by Russian forces last week. Speaking during a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday, Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa, pictured, said authorities were focusing on all Zimbabweans and not just a particular group for repatriation “Cabinet would like to reassure the nation…

THE country’s major political players have welcomed moves by the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) to diffuse rising tensions in the country ahead of this month’s by-elections. This comes as police have moved swiftly to arrest many of the thugs who disrupted a Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) rally in Kwekwe at the weekend,…