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We laud the Zanu-PF Politburo for finally stepping up to the plate to try to resolve challenges afflicting party structures in various provinces, for a stitch in time saves nine. As we have reported before, elections to choose District Co-ordinating Committees were mired in controversy, especially in Manicaland and Masvingo provinces, prompting some party supporters to
Taylor: A lesson for acolytes
Farirai Chubvu
Former Liberian leader Charles Taylor stood trial at the Western kangaroo court called the ICC in The Hague, Netherlands, was convicted and could be jailed for 80 years, a virtual death sentence given that Taylor is 64-years-old, and has to live to
Govt intervenes in cotton war
Herald ReporterGOVERNMENT has intervened in the cotton pricing dispute between farmers and merchants, with Cabinet on Tuesday tasking Minister of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Dr Joseph Made to meet stakeholders to find an amicable
Potato declared strategic food security crop
Senior Agriculture ReporterGOVERNMENT has declared potatoes a strategic food security crop that will now be included in various inputs support schemes.
Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Joseph Made yesterday said Government had decided to include
Tobacco price furore
Agriculture ReporterTOBACCO growers have expressed concern over prices that have remained static at all auction floors. Since the opening of the selling season, the highest price for tobacco has been pegged at US$4,99 per kilogramme. Farmers expected it to improve
Mladic war crimes trial suspended indefinitely
THE HAGUE. — The war crimes trial of Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic has been suspended indefinitely because the prosecution failed to disclose thousands of important documents, judge Alphons Orie said yesterday. The announcement came
Dicing with death
John Manzongo
What started as a normal day for Dzinon Sibanda of Gwaivhi village in Chikombedzi ended with him almost knocking on heaven’s doors after he stepped on a landmine 14 years ago. Sibanda had gone to look for his lost cattle in a nearby forest
Hwedza reign of terror ends
Fortious Nhambura Features Writer
AN elderly Maxwell Mhende was sitting quietly and warming his old body with a fire lit in his thatched kitchen when suddenly, he is startled by the news the whole village had waiting for. In a state of confusion Mhende shook his head twice, pinched
Mum’s health key in tackling child mortality
LONDON. — The past decade has seen great advances in child survival, but while toddlers and small children are benefiting, the death rate for new-born babies remains stubbornly high.
Now a new report suggests that paying more attention to their mothers’ health, and focusing on certain damaging but treatable diseases, could be one key to tackling neonatal mortality.
The traditional childhood killers — measles, pneumonia and diarrhoea — are all down; even where malaria is still rife, treated bednets are saving children’s lives. But as deaths from other causes drop, mortality in the first month of life looms ever larger.
Amateurs have no place at Hifa
Richard Kohola Music Ride
The vibrancy and success of the Harare International Festival of the Arts every year is always determined by the quality of artistes. Whether it’s the Coca-Cola Green, Global Stage, Youth Zone or the Main Stage the performances are always world