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Manicaland Correspondent WHEAT farmers in Manicaland have started harvesting the crop before the onset of the rainy season. Zimbabwe Farmers Union (ZFU) provincial manager, Mr Daniel Mungazi, said most of the wheat crop in the province was ready for harvesting. “The early crop is under harvesting on commercial farms ahead of the early rains which […]
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Mary Muradzikwa Herald Reporter Three Goromonzi West Ward 7 farmers scooped prizes at the district irrigation scheme competition in Chibvuti, Goromonzi West, last week. This year’s irrigation competition theme was: “Promoting Best Irrigation Management Practices Through Competitions.” Goromonzi West district administrator, Mrs Prisca Dube said the irrigation competition started in 2017 and good results were being […]
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Mash East Correspondent Marondera Municipality has assured residents in Marondera of safe water for consumption, after it received two months’ supply of water purification chemicals. Two weeks ago during a tour at the municipality’s water purification centre by the Minister of State for Mashonaland East Province, Apolonia Munzverengi, Marondera Municipality revealed that the water department […]
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Manicaland Correspondent MANICALAND has great potential for diversified commercial farming and horticultural produce due to its unique endowment of the five agro-ecological regions, a Government official has said. Speaking at a breakfast meeting with the business community in Mutare last week, Minister of State for Manicaland Provincial Affairs, Dr Ellen Gwaradzimba said there was need […]
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Victor Maphosa in Mutoko Zanu-PF will today hold primary elections for Mutoko North Constituency which fell vacant following the elevation of Cde Mabel Chinomona to Senate President. Three prospective candidates, Cdes Rumbidzayi Nyabote, Chipo Shambare and Penjeni Chiutsi will battle it out today in the primaries after their names were approved at national level. The […]
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Manicaland Correspondent Marange-Zimunya constituency is set to benefit from the $300 000 in funding from the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) for the rehabilitation of 8,5km of service roads in the Marange business area. The Marange rural service centre road project started in August this year and is expected to end before the onset of […]
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Mutare Bureau A fifteen-member Mutare City Junior Council was last week elected following a gruelling election process which saw the junior councillors being selected from 12 schools around the city. Addressing the junior councillors, Mutare mayor Councillor Blessing Tandi said council was compelled to strengthen its relationship with junior council to effectively work together in […]
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Manicaland Bureau A Chipinge woman will live to rue the day she stumbled upon a dead elephant while herding cattle and taking its tusks home. Juliet Simango (45) of Muzondakaya Village under Chief Musikavanhu in Chipinge, was jailed seven years by Chipinge magistrate Mr Vuso Gapara for taking the tusks home. She was facing charges […]
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Daniel Mhonda Mutare Correspondent THE CBZ Bank-funded Youth Entrepreneurs Programme (YEP) has over the past two years offered technical support to over 400 formally registered companies run by youths to foster economic and social development by increasing fiscal space for previously marginalised key players. The programme, which is in its third year, targets between 100 […]
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Manicaland will next month host the inaugural Smart City Summit and Expo as part of efforts to lure investors to partner Government and local authorities to improve the quality of services offered to citizens.
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TOBACCO farmers have been urged to intensively employ moisture preservation techniques this season as part of efforts to produce a good crop in light of the forecast low rainfall pattern.
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CATTLE farmers in Manicaland will soon receive funding from Government to acquire beasts for breeding under the Command Livestock programme.
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GOVERNMENT has been urged to come up with an affirmative policy towards allocation of Constituency Development Fund (CDF) in favour of rural communities which are lagging behind in terms of development.
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APPROXIMATELY 45 000 hectares of arable land have been lost to unplanned housing developments over the past decade, a Government official has said.
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PARLIAMENT has embarked on an initiative to train its staff sign language to ensure that it accommodates people with special needs in parliamentary business.
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