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Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITER THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has suspended Country Agro International over alleged market price manipulation following farmer protests against low prices.The suspension follows demonstrations by tobacco farmers yesterday, with some reportedly forced to sell their crop for as little as US$0.40 per kilogram.In a letter to Country Agro dated…

Brighton Muronzereyi ZIMBABWEANS must embrace unity and collective responsibility in rebuilding the country’s economy to attain upper-middle-income status by 2030, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said.Addressing mourners at the burial of Air Commodore (Rtd) Simon Bere at the National Heroes Acre in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa emphasised the need for peace to realise economic gains.“All of us…

Masimba Makwembere TWO miners died after being trapped in a mine shaft in Chegutu, Mashonaland West Province, on Friday last week.National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the incident yesterday, noting that six other miners managed to escape.“The Zimbabwe Republic Police confirms a fatal mine incident in which two miners were killed after being trapped in…

Tapiwa Chirume THE Zimbabwe Assemblies of God in Africa (Zaoga) Faith Ministries Inter­national has called for a united national response to curb the growing scourge of drug and substance abuse, warning that the crisis is rapidly eroding the country’s moral fabric and threatening the future of young people. Speaking to the media over the weekend…

THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has approved building plans worth more than US$3 mil­lion, including a major hotel development in the upmarket suburb of Khumalo, in a move seen as a sign of grow­ing investor confidence in the city. The proposed hotel, to be constructed by Zesa Pension Fund, was approved in February and is…

RUTENDO NGARA A MARONDERA woman accused of defrauding a fuel company of more than US$130 000 after alleg­edly selling a non-existent stand appeared in court on Friday. Alice Chitumba Pangwai ap­peared before Harare regional mag­istrate Marehwanazvo Gofa facing fraud charges. She was granted bail of US$200 and is expected to return to court on June…

Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A BULAWAYO High Court judge has dismissed an application seeking to strike out a property dispute on the grounds that it was frivolous and vexatious, ruling that the matter should instead proceed to trial for full ventilation of the issues. The case centres on a contested agreement of sale for a…

THE government has reduced the price of blood to US$80 per pint across public health institutions after setting up a team to audit the blood procurement process, Health deputy minister Sleiman Kwidini said.The move comes as the National Blood Service of Zimbabwe (NBSZ) has been charging between US$200 and US$250 per pint for patients in…

ONE of Chitungwiza’s busiest transport corridors will undergo a major facelift starting next Monday, as authorities move to improve traffic flow and road safety along Seke Road.The rehabilitation project will cover a 3,5-kilometre stretch from the Velvet Fuel Station junction in Unit G to the Unit H junction, with works expected to last eight weeks.In…