THE tobacco marketing season opens on Wednesday next week amid complaints from farmers that the current price model is sub-economic. Farmers believe that the tobacco auction system is slowly and surely being eclipsed by contract farming. The gap between tobacco auction and contract average prices has been widening. From the trend in tobacco prices, it…
A GANG of five robbers, posing as TelOne employees, pounced on a house in Zimre, Ruwa on Sunday before stealing US$25 000 cash and other valuables. In a statement on Tuesday night, police national spokesperson Paul Nyathi said investigations were underway. “Police in Ruwa are investigating a case of robbery which occurred at a house…
AUTHORITIES say they have started distributing grain to more than two million households who are food insecure, while the latest crop assessment has shown that most crops are now a write-off. Speaking at a post-Cabinet media briefing on Tuesday, Information minister Jenfan Muswere said the government would ensure that everyone in need of food aid…
THREE men who robbed a taxi driver of his Honda Fit vehicle they had earlier hired to take them to Nketa have been convicted and jailed 10 years each. Blessing Ngwenya, Thinkwell Moyo, both 30, and of Nkulumane, and Christopher Tigere, 42 from Rusape in Manicaland Province appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza facing…
By Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat STAFF WRITERS THE United States of America (USA) is hoping that its partial lifting of sanctions on Zimbabwe this week will help the country and further improve relations between Harare and Washington. Addressing the media in Harare yesterday, US Chargé d’Affaires, Laurence Socha, also stressed that Washington’s new measures…
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…
By Ashley MoyoSENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITERmoyoa@dailynews.co.zw CELEBRATED South African musician Makhadzi is set to share the stage with top Zimbabwean artistes again at this year’s edition of the Southern African Music and Arts (Sama) festival in the United Kingdom. At the event, slated for March 30 at Ramgarhia Ulverscroft RD Leicester, organised by Zimbabweans based in…
By Ketty NyoniSTAFF WRITERnyonik@dailynews.co.zw THE country’s first independent television station, 3Ktv, has unveiled its ninth season of programming, which the channel has…
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…
