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Zvamaida Murwira-Senior Reporter THE Agricultural and Rural Development Authority will lead in the revival of 460 irrigation schemes where it will employ a manager at each scheme responsible for cropping and marketing of products as the Government steps up efforts to mitigate the climate-change induced drought, a senior official has said. Agricultural and Rural Development […]
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Herald Reporter PEOPLE convicted of sexual crimes and offences against morality will not benefit from the amnesty granted to over 4 000 prisoners by President Mnangagwa last week. This is contained in General Notice 498A of 2024 published yesterday in an Extraordinary Gazette, correcting an error published last week in General Notice 467 of 2024: […]
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Rumbidzayi Zinyuke-Senior Health Reporter Government has pledged to increase domestic funding to ensure effective and accelerated progress towards the provision of Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) for all. While the country has made significant strides in the past decade, inequalities continue to disadvantage many women and girls. This was revealed in the findings from […]
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Rumbidzayi Zinyuke-Senior Health Reporter Zimbabwe’s private health sector has taken the initiative to complement Government efforts to improve early detection of cancers and other diseases through the use of DNA. Cimas Medical Aid Society recently procured a genetic sequencing machine, making it one of the few organisations in possession of such technology that could revolutionise […]
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Fidelis Munyoro-Chief Court Reporter A human trafficking syndicate involving local people and foreigners is suspected of bringing to Zimbabwe the Malawians recently rounded up by police in Mbare, with authorities now hunting down the traffickers. The first group of 30 Malawians that was arrested on Monday appeared before Harare magistrate Ms Caroline Matanga on Tuesday […]
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Herald Reporter Have you ever had an experience that sparked a passion that would shape your entire life? That moment arrived one night for a Form Five St George’s College student, Thomas Machingaidze while watching a YouTube livestream in the quiet of his bedroom. In 2018, a 10-year-old Machingaidze witnessed history unfold on his screen. […]
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Precious Manomano-Herald Reporter Two provinces have already submitted lists of people in need of food aid while eight are finalising registration to help identify everyone in need of assistance. In the wake of the El Nino-induced drought, Government has assured the nation that no one will starve with the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of […]
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Zvamaida Murwira-Senior Reporter POLICE have been roped in to investigate allegations of corruption, money laundering and externalisation of funds levelled against CIMAS Medical Aid Society by a former executive. This comes as the Ministry of Health and Child Care has allowed the Cimas Extraordinary General Meeting to proceed after it was initially aborted at the […]
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Herald Correspondent A 40-YEAR-OLD man from Harare has walked free from court after rape charges against him were withdrawn before plea. This follows submissions by the prosecution that he had been mistakenly fingered by the complainant as the suspect. Tarauke Mpombwe was awaiting trial on allegations of raping his 17-year-old neighbour but just before the […]
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Fairness Moyana in HWANGE A woman from Jambezi in Hwange District who is married to a local village head has been jailed for 15 years for raping a 28-year-old mentally-challenged man. Sitheni Masina (35) of Hail Ndlovu homestead BH126 in Victoria Falls pleaded not guilty to two counts of aggravated indecent assault, but was convicted […]
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Yeukai Karengezeka–Court Correspondent SIXTY-FIVE suspected illegal money changers arrested last week after being found operating around Harare have been further remanded in custody to Monday. This is to allow the State to summon investigating officers to court to clarify the circumstances around the arrests. Bail hearings are expected from Monday up to May 3. The […]
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Peter Matika-Bulawayo Bureau IN a groundbreaking rural industrialisation project for Mwenezi District in Masvingo Province, a group of women have established a thriving oil processing company, Robestos Products, which is among the local businesses exhibiting at the ongoing Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) in Bulawayo. Established in 2017, the young business is into oil processing […]
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Ivan Zhakata in SEOUL, South Korea THE Republic of Korea is set to assist African countries improve railway network by upgrading existing lines to meet international standards. The assistance is part of Korea’s programme to enhance exchange and co-operation with African countries, spreading the existing assistance for railway modernisation in Egypt and Tanzania to other […]
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Thupeyo Muleya-Beitbridge Bureau TWO men from Beitbridge have been charged for attempting to kill Ward 3 councillor Mr Takavingei Mahachi by stabbing him with knives at his house in Tshidixwa suburb on Independence Day. Ashley Ndou (23) and Prospect Ziyengwa (27) are accused of stabbing the councillor intending to kill him, with the help of […]