REPORTS of fresh farm invasions across the country are disturbing, if not nauseating. According to Agriculture ministry update over a fortnight ago, over 60 000 people are occupying land illegally across the country, as the number of fresh farm invasions in the nation continues to rise. This comes as the government says 270 000 Zimbabweans…
COVID-19 cases continue to increase in the country, with 146 people testing positive on Wednesday, the ministry of Health and Child Care…
HIGH Court judge Justice Webster Chinamora has ordered the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) to return more than 100 000 litres of petrol seized from a local trucking company last year. This comes after the company, Ajara Trucking Logistics, filed a lawsuit, complaining that Zimra had not given any reasons as to why the fuel and…
Brandon Josphatjosphatb@dailynews.co.zw THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is ramping up its efforts to combat inflation and keep the prices of basic goods in the country relatively stable. In his first monetary policy statement (MPS) of the year yesterday, RBZ governor John Mangudya also said the central bank had reduced interest rates from 200 percent…
Ketty Nyoninyonik@dailynews.co.zw MORE than 82 000 children received mental health and psycho-social support in the country last year, while 57 000 others were helped to access gender-based violence risk mitigation interventions. In a recent report, the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) also said it had trained thousands of teachers around the country on the prevention…
Rutendo Ngarangarar@dailynews.co.zw THE government has introduced the construction of mini hydropower stations in an effort to encourage irrigation sustainability so that irrigation is not dependent on electricity from the main grid.Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the chief director of irrigation development in the Agriculture ministry Tainayeshe Mutazu, said they were coming up with climate-proof…
By Brandon Josphat AN MDC faction led by former vice president Elias Mudzuri is pushing to oust Douglas Mwonzora from his position as the party president, claiming his “dictatorial practices” are against the party’s ethos. Addressing a press conference in Harare yesterday, Mudzuri blamed the current MDC president for not following the party constitution in…
By Rutendo Ngara THE Tobacco Research Board (TRB) has recommended increasing the percentage of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) from 0.3 percent to one percent in industrial hemp in order to provide farmers with more options when selecting genetics to produce and enable the development of a wider range of markets. According to TRB, a higher concentration of…
Indigenous-owned company, Comoil Limited says it is set to expand its operations after acquiring two sites bringing the number to seven. Speaking…
TODAY’S generation has grown up in restaurants and fast-food canteens and the tradition of cooking healthy nutritious meals together slowly starts to…
