Vaccination essential in beef cattle

Dr Pasca Gwarada
THE approach to disease control must always be prevention rather than treatment as an outbreak of disease may result in deaths or destruction of vital organs. Many diseases are untreatable and many

Retracing the Pioneer Column’s colonial footsteps

Mandla Dingani Entertainment Reporter
Bulawayo-based Amakhosi Cultural Centre will on March 2 host a musical theatre production performance on the work’s progress, with a Zimbabwean and South African taste. “Inyelane”, as the

Allocate Zimra enough funds to do its job better

Customs ports exist to collect taxes, in fact one of the oldest taxes on record, and in the modern world now also has security functions, helping curb and hopefully prevent illegal imports of weapons, drugs and other totally undesirable items. Since no one likes paying taxes, although most accept

Of ‘springs’ and televised ‘wars’

Ramzy Baroud
In the final days of the Libyan conflict, as Nato conducted a non-stop bombing campaign, an Al Jazeera Arabic television correspondent’s actions raised more than eyebrows. They also raised

Nyachowe resigns from council

Herald Reporter
HARARE special interest councillor Charles Nyachowe has resigned. He had served council since 2008.
Local Government Rural and Urban Development Minister Ignatius Chombo confirmed the resignation

Councillors want management salaries made public

Municipal Reporter
Harare City councillors want salaries of their management team made public to ascertain reports that top executives are milking the city dry. This follows reports that town clerk Dr Tendai Mahachi earns

UK sees Zim transforming global diamond industry

Zimbabwe’s vast diamonds reserves are set to shape the industry the world over the next few years, a UK securities firm has revealed. The firm, Charles Stanley Securities, is an advisory company that provides research consultancy for over 150 AIM listed companies. Charles Stanley Securities mining and

MDC-T MP in Facebook obscenities

Herald Reporter
MDC-T House of Assembly Member for Gutu North Mr Perez Hamandishe Maramwidze has

Flower hopes England bloom

ABU DHABI — Coach Andy Flower says England’s youthful side have gained vital experience against Pakistan which will help them in their bid to defend their World Twenty20 cricket title later this year.
England levelled the three-match Twenty20 series against Pakistan with a comfortable 38-run win in

Car importers fleeced of US$400 000

Tendai Mugabe Senior Reporter
HUNDREDS of Zimbabweans buying second hand vehicles from Japan through the internet have been duped of more than US$400 000 by bogus traders that disappear as soon as money is wired to them.
Documented evidence shows that most of the botched deals took place between May 2010 and November 2011 with sources saying much more could have been lost through these syndicates.

A report prepared by officials from Zimbabwe’s embassy in Japan revealed that most Zimbabweans fall victim to the dealers who offer sale and delivery conditions.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Ambassador Joey Bimha last Wednesday confirmed that some Japanese car traders were duping Zimbabweans.

He, however, could not ascertain the number of people affected.
“A lot of people have come to us complaining that that they have lost their money to these fraudsters. I urge people to be very careful when they want to import cars from overseas because there are a lot of

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