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Iran is one of the oldest countries in the world. Usually, being a country with centuries of history behind it means having lots of celebrations, ceremonies, and customs being held annually. The celebration of Yalda Night is one of them. Iranians have celebrated the longest night of the year for centuries, and on December 21 […]
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As the COP15 nature summit in Montreal adopted a new global agreement to halt and reverse harm to the Earth’s biodiversity, researchers and officials said the deal could also play a vital role in boosting the world’s ability to combat climate change. From the Amazon rainforest to mangroves in Southeast Asia, natural areas help to […]
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Precious Manomano Herald Reporter ZIMBABWE has achieved a milestone in wheat production by harvesting 375 000 tonnes of the cereal this year, the highest ever recorded since wheat growing started in 1966. The attainment of soft wheat self-sufficiency is premised on Government’s agricultural transformation anchored on active private and public sector participation. Over the years, […]
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AFTER years of producing tobacco and trading at both auction and contract floors, some farmers have now realised that proper grading and good quality of the leaf are the key determinants to the rich pickings and not the collusion of buyers as generally suspected.
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“I DO not like what is happening to me. I am feeling like a mentally challenged person. I also desire to be my mother’s pride, but this drug addiction is taking a toll on me. I haven’t given up hope, I will continue pushing hard until I am free from this bondage.” These were the […]
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China’s technology development accelerated after the Central Economic Work Conference in 2020, which made sci-tech capabilities a top priority. Though the COVID-19 pandemic posted a tough challenge and the U.S. kept expanding its trade blacklist with Chinese entries, Beijing still reached its goals in various sci-tech fields like microchips, nuclear power, manufacturing and space. Here are […]
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Sifelani Tsiko Innovations Editor The Research Council of Zimbabwe will intensify efforts to increase renewable energy sources and clean energy carriers through research. Council board chairman Prof Zororo Muranda told The Herald on the sidelines of the sixth RCZ annual meeting that scaling up research in renewable energy was critical to improve energy efficiency and […]
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Fungai Lupande Mash Central Bureau Jennifer Nyamakawo (34) is a young widow in Nyarupara Village in Mbire, Mashonaland Central province, raising seven children alone. Of her children, the youngest is 21 months old. Jennifer’s husband, Bornface Dhirau (39), was killed by a crocodile while fishing along the Zambezi River. He is not the only killed […]
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President Mnangagwa is today expected to have high-profile meetings with some dignitaries here including the African Development Bank Group President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, who has agreed to help Zimbabwe restructure her debt, working together with other partners.
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Edgar Vhera Agriculture Specialist Writer EXPECTATIONS for the country to surpass 360 000 tonnes of wheat this year are running high amid revelations that 326 166 tonnes of the cereal had been harvested from 72 773ha, as of November 28 with 8 222ha still outstanding. Agricultural and Rural Development Advisory Services (ARDAS) chief director Professor Obert […]
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First Lady, Amai A. Mnangagwa; Vice President and Minister of Health and Child Care, Hon. Gen. (Rtd) Dr. C. G. D. N. Chiwenga; Vice President and Second Secretary of ZANU PF, Col. (Rtd) K. C. D. Mohadi; Speaker of Parliament, Hon. Adv. J. F. Mudenda; President of the Senate, Hon. M. M. Chinomona; Chief Justice, […]
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Victor Maphosa Mash East Bureau Police are investigating a case where four men believed to be foreigners were yesterday found dead and their bodies dumped a few metres from Harare-Nyamapanda highway near Mudzi. National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the finding adding that the four could have died due to suffocation while they […]
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Elton Manguwo THE Zimbabwe Cotton Company (Cottco) has paid 96 percent of the money owed to farmers through delayed payments for their produce in a move expected to boost farmers’ confidence to produce the crop. Cottco acting chief accounting officer Mr Munyaradzi Chikasha recently revealed that the company had managed to pay off 96 percent […]
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By Dr Masimba Mavaza Zimbabwe has launched its first satellite on November 7, 2022 onto the International Space Station for subsequent deployment into orbit at a later date. The satellite, ZimSat-1, was launched at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on the Northrop Grumman (NG-18 Cygnus) commercial cargo resupply services to the […]
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Herald Reporter Renowned bussinessman who was one of Zimbabwe’s leading indigenous corporate business leaders, Enos Dzengedza Chiura, also known as EDC, has died. He was 89. The sad news was confirmed by his son, Allen, who is an American board-certified consultant urological surgeon in private practice in Harare. Chiura’s accomplishments included becoming Delta Corporation Limited executive […]