By Rutendo Ngara THE Tobacco Research Board (TRB) has urged farmers to use bio-fertilisers to increase yield and avoid using costly chemical fertilisers. This development occurs at a time when the majority of farmers are currently planting for the cropping season in 2022–23 and are worried that fertiliser prices are out of reach for many…
By Rutendo Ngara ACCORDING to the most recent Global Fund report, Zimbabwe’s drug laws are not assisting in the country’s fight against drug and substance abuse because they criminalise drug use rather than addressing the issues that citizens face on a daily basis. The report, titled ‘Zimbabwe’s situational analysis of drug use and injection in…
By Regis Chingawo AUTHORITIES are lobbying for a review of current legislation in a desperate bid to end worsening leaks of examination papers, which have seriously dented the credibility of Zimbabwe’s once highlyregarded education system. Speaking to the Daily News at the weekend, the spokesperson of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc), Thandiwe Mlobane, said the…
By Brandon Josphat PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, has expressed concern over the shortage of medical practitioners in the country, claiming that it is affecting citizens’ access to healthcare. He stated that the government was fully aware of this area of great concern, and that substantial provisions would be made to meet this pressing need beginning…
Zimbabwe Women Empowered in Business (ZIWEB) empowers women in Zimbabwe with the opportunity to start and sustainably run their own business by…
By Hazel Marimbiza POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested 39 students from various schools after raiding a Vuzu party in the Khumalo suburb. Vuzu parties are mainly held during weekends when most children with parents in the diaspora offer their parents’ houses as venues. In some cases, older men allegedly sponsor parties or provide venues in…
By Rutendo Ngara ONE of Zimbabwe’s nongovernmental organisations that promote youth empowerment and participation in politics, 4-H Zimbabwe, has been nominated for the prestigious 2022 international peace and sports award. The organisation plays a pivotal role in promoting social cohesion and promoting tolerance among political parties, among other things, and it uses sport as one…
GLOBAL electronics brand TCL on Thursday launched its greatness further into Zimbabwe, and in partnership with WRS Switchgear. Switchgear is a well-established…
BY EMMANUEL MARAMBE A CLASSIC battle of the underdogs is expected in today’s Chibuku Super Cup final between Bulawayo Chiefs and Herentals at Barbourfieds Stadium. Both teams are featuring in the season-ending showpiece for the first time ever, and have a chance to write their own chapter in the storied history of the country’s premier…
ALL eyes will be on Finance and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube when he presents the 2023 National Budget in Parliament on Thursday. There are high expectations from ordinary people and businesses. Ordinary Zimbabweans want Ncube to come up with a pro-poor budget, which among other things, should introduce tax breaks and fund more social…
