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Daniel Chigunwe Herald Correspondent Severe cases of cholera have been confirmed in Chiweshe, Mazowe Central following the hospitalisation of 19 patients. The cases come a week after Glendale Town was red-flagged as a hotspot for the epidemic which claimed two people in the area. The 19 patients who are currently admitted at Dambo Clinic in […]
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Prosper Dembedza Herald Correspondent A United Family International Church (UFIC) pastor who allegedly stole US$3 000 from his 72-year-old relative in a botched car deal last week had his matter withdrawn before plea at the instigation of the State. Donald Morgan Tendai Savanhu (39) was facing theft of trust property charges. The complainant knows the […]
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Tariro Stacey Gatsi WHILE the return of rains after a prolonged dry spell should naturally ignite fresh hopes for a better season among farmers, tobacco farmers are worried the recent heavy rains would heavily expose their crop to fungal diseases such as Frogeye, angular leaf spot and Alternaria foliar ruining the prospects of a good […]
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Ashton Mutyavaviri GOVERNMENT is accelerating efforts to empower all citizens to achieve food self-sufficiency and bury the food handouts culture and plans to give more inputs to vulnerable groups – the elderly, child headed families, orphans and the chronically ill who want to use more than the standard three plots required under the Pfumvudza/Intwasa programme. […]
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Edgar Vhera Agriculture Specialist Writer THE rains currently hitting most parts of the country have triggered a planting frenzy among tobacco farmers with the industry still entertaining hopes of meeting the 2023/24 national target of 148 500 hectares or even surpass it following the early season drought that had paralysed all farming activities. Statistics released by […]
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Fildah Gwati FARMERS with outstanding electricity bills have blamed their failure to meet their obligations on delayed or non-payments by the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) saying the situation was making it difficult for them to even borrow from financial institutions, let alone pay service providers like the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) for services rendered. […]
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Tariro Stacey Gatsi THE Government is collaborating with beekeepers’ associations to push for the establishment of a national honey residue monitoring plan (NRMP) to bolster the country’s reputation as a producer of safe and sustainable honey products that can compete on the export markets. Managing director for private concern, McJohnson Apiaries, Mr Ishmael Sithole said […]
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Edgar Vhera Agriculture Specialist Writer FOLLOWING recent reports that 2 392 head of cattle had died in the western and southern regions of the country due to the El Nino-induced drought, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has moved to partner Government in instituting measures to control the problem. Most of […]
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Ashton Mutyavaviri THE aquaculture sector is slowly emerging from the woods following a sharp plunge in 2021 in which 5 056, 88 tonnes of fish were recorded down from 15 425, 11 tonnes in 2020, then re-gained its footing to end 2022 with 6 807, 01 tonnes of fish in a development attributed to high […]
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‘Market-driven agricultural production now way to go’ Ashton Mutyavaviri AGAINST the backdrop of the current burgeoning growth and dynamic changes in the agriculture industry, farmers must appreciate the power of market research in influencing their crop choices, target markets and ways of curbing post-harvest losses. Knowledge and Transfer Africa (KTA) chief executive officer Dr Charles […]
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Herald Reporter Retired police Senior Assistant Commissioner, Ronald Muderedzwa, has died after battling a long illness. He died this afternoon at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals aged 64. His son, Lovemore Muderedzwa, confirmed the death. “Born in 1959, he passed on 2 January 2024 at Parirenyatwa Hospital. He was sick for a long but became serious […]
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Edgar Vhera Agriculture Specialist Writer THE GOVERNMENT’S decision to review the tobacco seedlings destruction deadline from December 31 to January 15 next year will give farmers sufficient time to complete planting their crop buoyed by the rains being received across the country, stakeholders have observed. This follows the Government’s recent issuance of a statement in which […]
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Ashton Mutyavaviri ZIMBABWEANS should do more to protect bees and other pollinators from a possible extinction at the mercy of veld fires, which will have negative repercussions on agricultural production through compromised yields and the subsequent food insecurity at both household and national levels. A recent Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) post on X (formerly […]
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Fildah Gwati Since summer seasons bring hope for new plant populations, they also present the best conditions for pest breeding, which leaves crops at high risk of being attacked, thereby compromising yields and production targets set by farmers hence the need to religiously protect crops from pests to ensure food security and the availability of […]
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Herald Reporter As CCC circus and factionalism explodes, Ward 17 councillor Jacob Mafume has bounced back as Harare Mayor, becoming the city’s fourth mayor in less than four months. In a clear show of factionalism, Mayor Mafume defeated Clr Elvis Ruzani, who was the preferred candidate of CCC leader Mr Nelson Chamisa after being handpicked […]