AT LEAST 121 dairy farmers across the country’s 10 provinces are tomorrow set to receive in-calf heifers from the European Union (EU)-funded Transforming Zimbabwe’s Dairy Value Chain (TranZDVC) programme, which is projected to increase milk production by 45 million litres by next year. TranZDVC project coordinator Edson Chifamba said at least 48, 76 percent of…
MDC president Douglas Mwonzora claims that he is in direct talks with President Emmerson Mnangagwa as he pushes for the much-needed all-inclusive dialogue to address the country’s decades-long political and economic challenges. Mwonzora made the remarks on Tuesday while responding to Parliament’s Privileges Committee’s report which has recommended harsh and stiff penalties for opposition legislators…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa,, says Zimbabwe’s frosty relations with key European Union (EU) countries have improved markedly ever since his government embarked on its dogged re-engagement drive with the West. Speaking ahead of Zimbabwe’s Independence celebrations at the weekend, Mnangagwa also said the government would continue to reach out to both the United Kingdom (UK) and…
THE High Court has granted permission to a second wife to be part of divorce proceedings between her husband and his first wife. High Court judge Justice Esther Muremba accepted a joinder application by Sylvia Mupombwa to be part of the proceedings between her husband Tawainga Arnold Katsvairo and his first wife Matirasa Katsvairo. Justice…
TEACHERS’ unions have criticised the government for failing to put in place mechanisms to ensure school children are protected from Covid-19, amid rising cases of the virus in learning institutions. Schools have become new hotspots for the disease, with St David’s Bonda High School in Mutasa being the latest victim after 120 girls tested positive….
LAW Society of Zimbabwe vice-president Rumbidzai Matambo says women should aim for leadership positions and not wait for the quota system where seats are reserved for them. Zimbabwe adopted the quota system in terms of the country’s Constitution which demands women representation in Parliament as well as the 30 percent quota system agreed upon by…
BULAWAYO needs an additional 52 pre-schools and more learning institutions to meet the growing population. In the Bulawayo City Council’s (BCC) 2021-2033 Masterplan proposal, the city fathers highlighted that there is a shortage of learning institutions, with the Early Childhood Development (ECD) group needing more facilities. “The proposed master plan aims at ensuring that provision…
WITH Zimbabwe starting to experience relative economic stability following years of markets turmoil, President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday called for national unity and discipline to improve the lot of citizens further. Speaking during the country’s 41st Independence celebrations at State House in Harare, Mnangagwa said all the country’s key economic sectors were showing good growth potential….
OVER 80 percent internally displaced persons’ children in cyclone prone areas in eastern Zimbabwe have been struggling to access education, the International Organisation of Migration (IOM) has said. This comes after Cyclone Idai hit the provinces of Manicaland and Masvingo in 2019, bringing torrential rains and winds that caused flash flooding and subsequent destruction of…
OVER 11 000 people from Mt Darwin and Matobo will benefit from a US$1 million Japanese government investment towards food security and community building. This comes as over 5,5 million rural people have been projected to be food insecure at the peak of the hunger season following surveys by the Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee 2020…
