THE Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (ARDA) says it is targeting to plant 60 000 hectares (ha) of wheat this winter wheat season, a triple of 20 000 produced last season. This comes as last year Zimbabwe achieved a record bumper wheat harvest of 400 000 metric tonnes.Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Arda chairperson…
Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE United Nations (UN) says it has secured more than US$2 billion to Zimbabwe for humanitarian support for projects that started in 2022 and expected to be completed in 2026. This comes as Zimbabwe is facing an El Nino-induced drought, a ravaging cholera outbreak, and poor access to water and sanitation, all…
COACH Norman Mapeza and defender Teenage Hadebe were sent off and the Warriors were humbled 3-1 by the Harambee Stars of Kenya in the final of the Four Nations Tournament in Lilongwe, Malawi yesterday. It was far from the fairytale ending for the Warriors who had gone into the match high on confidence after battling…
THE Warriors are likely to play their home match against Lesotho in another country when the 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifiers resume in June amid indications that the National Sports Stadium is unlikely to be ready to stage international fixtures by that time. Speaking on the sidelines of the nationwide stakeholder engagement exercise at the…
By Ashley MoyoSENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITERmoyoa@dailynews.co.zw DENDERA music star Sulumani Chimbetu says he is looking forward to sharing the stage with some of Zimbabwe’s biggest musicians at this year’s edition of Zimfest UK to be held in July this year. Sulumani will share the stage with top stars who include Winky D, Jah Signal, Poptain and…
By Ashley Moyo and Anesu MirisawuENTERTAINMENT WRITERS SEVERAL gospel artists have released songs to mark Easter — one of the important holidays on the Christian Calendar — which is set to begin this Friday. One such artist is Sharon ‘‘Manyonganise’’ Cherayi who has just dropped a new track titled The Great Exchange.The gospel songbird told…
ON MONDAY, Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje demonstrated how the country frowns upon human trafficking by sentencing Caroline Ziyanga to a total staggering 90 years in jail for selling into sex slavery nine women to Oman on the guise of securing them employment. Although she will serve an effective 30 years in jail after some of…
ZIMBABWE and Zambia are planning to retender the Batoka Gorge hydropower project with an estimated value of US$5bn and a capacity of 2.4GW. The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA), a joint venture between the two countries, is set to receive bids by April 2025, with the new potential developers expected by September of the same year….
THE United Nations (UN) Habitat has signed a US$6 million Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Green Building Council of Zimbabwe (GBCZ) for sustainable environmental projects. This comes as most parts of the country are reeling from the effects of climate change, which is affecting all facets of life, including the environment. Speaking during a signing…
By Ketty NyoniSTAFF WRITERnyonik@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES have rejected the Harare City Council (HCC)’s budget proposal for this year citing anomalies that the local authority needs to address first. Local Government ministry yesterday said the HCC budget failed to address issues currently affecting the operations of council as well as bringing solutions to improve service delivery.“With respect…
