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THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission has called for marginalised communities like the Doma people from Kanyemba in Mbire and other border areas to be assisted in obtaining identification documents.
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The United States, United Kingdom and Japan, which have contributed over US$20 million towards the clearance of landmines in the country, have pledged to continue supporting the country towards attaining its goal of eliminating all landmines by 2025.
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Three Chinhoyi cattle rustlers, who were caught selling meat from two beasts worth $5 600 they had stolen, have been jailed for a combined 27 years.
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The 72nd Edition of the Mashonaland West Chinhoyi Agricultural Show kicked off yesterday with at least 10 000 people expected to attend the annual extravaganza attracting ordinary Zimbabweans, the corporate world, Government departments and State-owned enterprises.
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TWO Bindura brothers have appeared in court for allegedly raping commercial sex workers at knifepoint.
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Minister of State for Mashonaland Central Provincial Affairs Monica Mavhunga has urged farmers who got money from the Command Agriculture Programme to repay the loans to facilitate rotation of the funds.
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Columbus Mabika Herald Reporter drought-tolerant hybrid maize seeds represent a new shift in farming opportunities in the country as they improve yields in the face of challenges presented by climate change in the region such as recurring droughts, seed company Sygenta Zimbabwe has said. Prolonged dry spells experienced in the 2018/2019 season caused a 54 percent decline in national maize output compared to the 2017/2018 season, threatening national food security, the livelihoods of many rural families and commercial farming entities in Zimbabwe who don’t have irrigation facilities to complement rain water. Showcasing drought tolerant maize varieties during the Mashonaland Central Agricultural Show over the weekend, Sygenta sales and marketing manager Mr Moses Kudanga said farmers should plant maize seed designed to withstand drought conditions, extreme heat or cold to maximise production and ensure national food security. “We strive to provide our farmers with seeds which aim to improve productivity in the face of drought and erratic climatic changes in the country,” he said. “As Sygenta, we are encouraging farmers to grow hybrid, drought-tolerant seeds for a better market and yields. Farming is a business, so farmers should not just grow crops for the sake of it. They should make a profit. So, for them to make a profit they should have knowledge of crop management.” Mr Kudanga said there was need for agricultural extension officers to concentise all farmers on the benefits of using hybrid seeds. “Hybrid seeds increase yields and market value for their crops compared to open-pollinated varieties (OPVs), hence the need to roll out programmes aimed to emancipate our farmers on the benefits of using hybrid varieties,” he said. Mr Kudanga said in addition to improved yields, hybrids were also resistant to diseases compared to OPVs. “Now is the time for farmers to use hybrid seeds rather than OPVs,” he said. “They are not as good as hybrids because they are not resistant to diseases and have got lower yields. We now want them to use hybrid seeds for them to be viable in farming activities.” Mr Kudanga said supporting farmers with information and knowledge on drought-tolerant seed varieties could help make them more competitive, helping to reduce poverty, and improving the livelihoods of rural people across the country. He warned farmers against mixing hybrid seeds with traditional ones as this affected the yield and quality of harvests. Mr Kudanga said Syngenta would avail a new medium season maize variety, SY5944, ahead of the upcoming season to add to the existing MRI514 and MIR 624, which have already proven to be stable across seasons and across agro-regions, and will result in improved yields. Due to erratic rains, the 2018/2019 overall national maize output was 776 635 tonnes, declining from the 1 700 702 tonnes recorded in the 2017/2018 season Syngenta is an international seed company operating in over 90 countries across the world. It produces drought-resistant seed varieties that are adaptable to different weather conditions.
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Various community empowerment projects launched by the ruling Zanu-PF are a fulfilment of the party’s promises during the 2018 harmonised elections, the party’s provincial secretary for finance, Cde Mary Mliswa-Chikoka, has said.
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Government will soon conduct interviews for the recruitment of a clinical officer for Siakobvu Hospital as part of efforts to improve services at the health facility in the remote Nyaminyami District.
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WAR veterans have called for the establishment of military hospitals in the country’s 10 provinces to cater for their welfare as well as being accorded the same respect as the national flag and anthem that are recognised in the national Constitution.
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Acting provincial development coordinator for Mashonaland Central Province, Mr Cosmas Chiringa, has called on local authorities to do due diligence on their annual budgets to ensure that they positively impact on ratepayers’ lives
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Sydney Kawadza Mashonaland West Bureau Chief Government will on National Tree Planting Day this year facilitate the planting of 1 000 indigenous and exotic trees at Chitindiva Primary School in Hurungwe District to encourage environment conservation in the area, a senior Government official has revealed. Addressing delegates and villagers attending the National Fire Launch at […]
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Fungai Lupande Mashonaland Central Bureau Zimbabwe is making great strides towards the clearing of landmines planted by the Smith regime during the liberation struggle despite illegal sanctions imposed on the country by the West which stalled the de-mining progress, a Cabinet Minister has said. Speaking during the handover of 6 612 242 square metres, a […]
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Walter Nyamukondiwa Kariba Bureau A HURUNGWE man committed suicide recently by hanging in his in-law’s hut where he had gone for conciliatory talks with his wife after a domestic dispute. Stanford Mutenga (42) of Nyamasoka village under Chief Nematombo had a long-standing dispute with his wife, Lydia Banda (43), over conjugal rights, which resulted in […]
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A Kadoma man has been jailed 26 years for raping his two daughters, aged six and eight, while his son watched between December 2017 and May last year.
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