THE government has called on agricultural experts to adopt high frequency monitoring systems in a bid to reduce the negative effects of climate change on agricultural production. Speaking at a strategic plan review workshop yesterday in Bulawayo, the permanent secretary in the ministry of agriculture, Obert Jiri, said directorates and stake holders should employ innovative…
By Brighton Muronzereyi and Brandon Josphat WITH many citizens and traders now preferring to use high value bills in cash transactions, in the light of the generally high prices of goods and services in the country, authorities plan to inject more $100 notes into the market. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the gover nor…
Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw POLICE and seed company, SEEDCO have ganged up against hardwares, individuals and syndicates that are selling counterfeit seeds to unsuspecting farmers as the cropping season roars to life. This comes as the government, as part of its National Development Strategy 1 which aims, among other things, to uplift the living standards of…
Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has called for all Zimbabweans to embrace the government’s innovation drive to promote economic growth and attain the vision 2030 of an upper middle-income economy by 2030. Speaking during a National Research, Science, Technology and Innovation conference held in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said he had been impressed by the…
SOME desperate nurse aides seeking jobs in the United Kingdom (UK) were recently scammed of U$46 000. This emerged yesterday after police arrested 27-year-old Tatenda McDonald Pfende, who stands accused of fleecing the nurse aides who were seeking certificates of sponsorship to find employment in the UK. Pfende appeared before Harare magistrate, Dennis Mangosi, facing…
By Brandon Josphat THE government has appealed to primary and secondary school learners to desist from turning to demonstrations as a way to air their grievances, saying they should use established channels. This comes after Catholic-run Gokomere High School in Masvingo last week ordered parents and guardians to pick up all Ordinary Level boys from…
By Rutendo Ngara ZANU PF secretary general, Obert Mpofu, says the ruling party will not give Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Nelson Chamisa, special treatment when it comes to engaging the opposition. Mpofu also said emphatically at the weekend that it was not true that Zanu PF had initiated talks with the under pressure…
By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO JUVENILE rape cases have become rampant in Zimbabwe raising concerns amongst citizens as young girls are being pushed into early motherhood, Shamwari Yemwanasikana (SYM), a girl child rights organisation, has said. Speaking to the Daily News in an interview yesterday, SYM programmes director Esnara Kativhu said they recorded an average…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe School Examination Council (Zimsec) has urged both candidates and their parents not to be duped into buying fake examination papers that are being advertised on social media. This comes as the country’s examinations remain under the spotlight, after years of damaging reports and scandals around the credibility and integrity…
By Rutendo Ngara THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has fired former chief executive officer (CEO) Meanwell Gudu and they are now hunting for a new executive. Gudu was suspended last year pending investigations by the Zimbabwe Anti- Corruption Commission (Zacc), which involved US$2,8 million tobacco inputs fraud . In August he reported for…
