THE European Union (EU) has pledged US$30 mil­lion to strengthen Zimbabwe’s horticulture value chains, boosting pro­ductivity, export competitive­ness, and sustainable growth. Speaking to the media on the side-lines of the ongoing Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) yesterday, the EU Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Katrin Hagemann, said the bloc would support access to longer-term finance for produc­tive…

SEVEN people were remanded in custody yesterday for allegedly planning to demonstrate against Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3 in support of the Douglas Mwonzora-led MDC.Clifton Zumba, Shingirai Chitauro, John Simon, Tonderai Makuyana, Decent Zaina, Jane Makovere and Austin Name appeared before Harare provincial magistrate Ruth Moyo facing allegations of incitement to commit public violence.They were…

ZIMBABWE’S cultural heritage sector is undergoing a dramatic turnaround, with the government declaring the National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe (NMMZ) a key driver of national identity, education and economic development following a period of instability.Addressing the NMMZ annual general meeting in Harare yesterday, the minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage, Kazembe Kazembe, said…

Masimba Makwembere and Brighton Muronzereyi THE proliferation of drug cartel influences among the youth in the region poses an existential threat to all affected countries, necessitating a decisive and coordinated dismantling of these criminal syndicates to avert a total disaster. So warns the president of Botswana, Duma Gideon Boko, who adds that the escalating drugs…