adminPartner development focused NGOs: Govt
Agriculture ReporterGOVERNMENT has challenged business and funding agencies to partner development-focused non-governmental organisations and provide financial assistance to benefit small-scale farmers. Speaking at the launch of the Agro-Initiative Zimbabwe 2012
Mutoko faces acute food shortages
Herald ReporterMUTOKO district is facing acute food shortages following erratic rains. Mutoko district administrator Mr Cephas Mudavanhu said the most affected were natural farming regions three and four that border with Mudzi district. “There is going to be virtually no
No doctor at Karoi District Hospital
From Noah Pito in HurungweKAROI District Hospital has been operating without a medical doctor for the past three months. This has forced Hurungwe residents to travel to Chinhoyi Provincial Hospital, 90 km away to seek the services of a doctor. Although there are three
Farmers cry foul over transport fares
Obert Chifamba Senior Agriculture Reporter
TOBACCO farmers yesterday accused transporters of charging exorbitant fares to ferry tobacco to the auction floors. Farmers at the auction floors said the transporters were taking advantage of their desperation to demand unrealistic charges. “Can you
Michelle Obama responds to Beyonce’s letter
TWO days after diva Beyonce (30) wrote a heartfelt and handwritten thank you letter on her official website, US First Lady Michelle Obama (48) responded via Twitter last Friday. “Thank you for the beautiful letter and for being a role model who kids everywhere can look up to,” Obama told Knowles. In her letter, Knowles praised Obama for being “the ultimate example of aSavannah Afros to dazzle at Hifa
Arts CorrespondentTHE Harare International Festival of the Arts, this year running from May 1-6, will have a wide variety of artistic offerings to titilate the art-loving palate. One of the premier attractions will be the Coca-Cola Green Stage that will have an eclectic mix of
Nkomo mourns founding Algerian leader
Herald Reporter
VICE President John Nkomo yesterday paid his condolences to Algeria following the death of that country’s founding president Ahmed Ben Bella last week. VP Nkomo signed the condolence book at the Algerian Embassy in Harare. In his message he said
A call to praise and worship
Edgar Moyana Christian EntertainmentEbenezer World Outreach Ministry (EWOM), a Christian organisation based in Harare, will on Friday launch a two-day interdenominational outreach programme titled “Call to Worship Africa” that will be held at the Harare International
Bobby Brown pleads not guilty to drunk driving
Los Angeles. — Whitney Houston’s ex-husband Bobby Brown has pleaded not guilty to a charge of drunk driving and driving on a suspended licence in Los Angeles last month. Brown (43), a singer with the 1980s boy band New Edition, did not appear in court for Monday’s hearing and his plea was entered by his lawyer. A pre-trial hearing was set for May 16. The singer was
Zanu-PF DCC wants MP out
Chinhoyi Bureau
THE Zanu-PF Hurungwe District Co-ordinating Committee has passed a vote of no confidence in Hurungwe East legislator Cde