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STATE-OWNED Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (Arda) says it is boosting farming activities and uplifting the livelihoods of villagers through the establishment of agro-processing plants in the countryside and adding value to harvested crops. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Arda board chairperson Ivan Craig said the agro-processing plants would also enable farmers to export…

THE United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received US$2 million from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to support more than 2 000 vulnerable families in three urban areas over the next year. In a statement yesterday, the WFP said under the initiative, it would “develop transformative skills that will improve vulnerable…

THE Women’s Institute for Leadership Development (Wild), a local non-profit making organisation, has called upon the government to craft legal reforms which ensure accessible gender-sensitive birth registration and documentation procedures for stateless girls and women. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Wild executive director Samukeliso Khumalo said the government should uplift the voices of women…

Nyasha KunyiswaSTAFF WRITERkunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw SEVEN MDC Alliance MPs defected to Zanu PF on Tuesday saying the opposition is just there to oppose for the sake of it without proffering alternative solutions to the country’s challenges. Some of the MDC Alliance legislators who joined the ruling party include Lindiwe Maphosa, Nyaradzai Mago, Catherine Gozho, Lindani Moyo, Base…

By Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO A TWENTY-YEAR-OLD woman from Bradfield suburb in Bulawayo yesterday appeared before a local magistrate’s court facing charges of allegedly kissing her eight-year-old stepdaughter. The woman, who cannot be named for ethical reasons, appeared before regional magistrate Dambudzo Malunga facing aggravated indecent assault charges and she was not asked to plead to…

TWO Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) officers, who allegedly forged rebate letters to help a police officer import a luxury car, have appeared before the court. Pardon Makanda, 38, and Robert Jakopo, 31, who are employed at the Zimra offices in Masvingo, were arraigned before Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje yesterday before they were remanded in custody.They…

A SEVENTY-YEAR-OLD Chitungwiza man, who allegedly failed to transfer ownership of a house that he sold over 17 years ago, has appeared in court. Agayi Munemo was arraigned before Harare Magistrate Dennis Mangosi yesterday where he was charged with fraud before being released on free bail and will be back in court on 31 July…