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Prosper Dembedza Herald Correspondent The director for Eagle Italian Shoes (Pvt) Limited Francesco Marconati will perform community service after he was found guilty of threatening to kill his fellow partner for failure to withdraw charges against him. He will now perform 105 hours of community service at Inyati Police Station. Marconati (65) was jointly charged […]
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Sports Reporter MARATHON runner, Isaac Mpofu received a boost for his 2024 Paris Olympic Games preparations as Nedbank came on board with a US$10 000 sponsorship package. Nedbank partnered with the Zimbabwe Olympic Committee to bankroll Mpofu’s preparations for the Games running from July 26 to August 11. The signing ceremony was held today at […]
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Farirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter Zimbabwe has unveiled its logo for the Osaka Japan Expo 2025 at a ceremony held this morning. The unveiling was led by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Dr Frederick Shava and other dignitaries that included Japan’s ambassador to Zimbabwe Yamanaka Shinichi, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Publicity and […]
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Walter Nyamukondiwa Mashonaland West Bureau Chief Government has implored the private sector in Mashonaland West province to increase its participation in the formulation of winning strategies towards attainment of Vision 2030 benchmarks. Speaking at a Provincial Development Committee (PDC) meeting in Chinhoyi, Mashonaland West provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Marian Chombo said Vision 2030 envisions […]
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Ashton Mutyavaviri WORKING closely with Government, a local firm — Total Farm Solutions is training farmers across the country to grow horticulture crops such as cucumbers, tomatoes and pepper under greenhouse conditions. Total Farm Solutions director, Mr Tapiwa Mugabe yesterday said the company had trained 128 farmers from January this year to date. Last year […]
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Edgar Vhera Agriculture Specialist Writer REELING under the impact of the harsh El Nino-inspired drought and unavoidable distress cattle sales at give-away prices, farmers are considering forming clusters and start value addition and quote viable prices thereafter. This comes on the backdrop of reports that abattoirs are being overwhelmed with cattle from desperate farmers destocking […]
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Tariro Stacey Gatsi IN a move meant to foster economic development and empowerment among youths, Government and financiers recently held a seven-day training programme on marketing and enhancement of business skills in Norton. The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development and its Fisheries and Aquaculture Resources Department (FARD) held the training in […]
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Midlands Bureau Local Government and Public Works Ministry has approved the Gweru City Council’s 2024 budget of US$37 million. In a letter to Gweru City Council, the Ministry’s permanent secretary, Dr John Basera said the budget must meet some conditions before it is finally gazetted. “The Minister of Local Government and Public Works has approved […]
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Crime Reporter The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested three men on allegations of fraudulently acquiring farming inputs under the ARDA Joint Venture Programme. The three, Chamunorwa Gombe, Munyaradzi Oshipeya and Silas Chimbiro are alleged to have fraudulently acquired farming inputs under the ARDA Joint Venture Programme by misrepresenting to ARDA that they owned land under […]
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Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter President Mnangagwa has today commissioned a milling company in Harare, a development that shows motivation and commitment by investors to take up opportunities being provided by the Second Republic in its quest to attain an upper middle class income economy by 2030. The multi-million plant by Champion Foods Private Limited has […]
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Blessings Chidakwa Herald Reporter The Eswatini leader King Mswati III’s son, Prince Lindani Nkosi who is leading a delegation from his country has toured the Liberation City housing the Museum of African Liberation in Warren Park. During the tour, Prince Lindani Nkosi also took an opportunity to water a tree for the Eswatini Kingdom which […]
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Victor Maphosa in Mutoko About 2 300 households from the Mutoko District today received food aid from the Government under the Food Deficit Mitigation Strategy, aimed at cushioning them from hunger.
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Walter Nyamukondiwa in NGEZI Mashonaland West Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Marian Chombo yesterday toured Zimplats in Ngezi and Selous to appreciate its mining operations. The tour included the ongoing construction of a 35MW solar plant and extension of the smelter at Selous Base Metal Refinery. It also spotlights the major projects being undertaken at […]
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Fildah Gwati IN the face of the current challenges caused by the El Niño weather, Government is pushing for the adoption of new agricultural technologies and research projects that proffer solutions on drought mitigation and avoidance. Speaking at a recent Annual Partners’ Day hosted by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), Lands, Agriculture, […]
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Tariro Stacey Gatsi AMID the rising global demand for healthier food alternatives that has created more market opportunities, Nyanyadzi Honey Cluster looks set to seize the chance and is on the verge of achieving organic certification. The National Trade Development and Promotion Organisation (ZimTrade) does the organic certification as part of its clusters’ development programme […]