adminFarmers urge traditional leaders to preserve natural resources
Midlands Correspondent Farmers have called on traditional leaders and other local authorities to spearhead community programmes that seek to preserve and conserve the country’s natural resources. Zimbabwe Farmers Union president,…
Bus operators warned
Herald Reporter GOVERNMENT has cracked the whip on errant bus operators in Buhera after it emerged that they were operating outside their timetables, a situation that resulted in villagers being…
60 tractors distributed
Herald Reporter Government has distributed more than 60 tractors to farmers in Mashonaland West and Central provinces under the Zunde Ramambo programme to boost Zimbabwe’s food security. Addressing heads of…
Varsities’ officers visit
Herald Reporter Admissions officers from five American universities that host a multi-million scholarship fund for economically disadvantaged but gifted students are expected in the country next week for a series…
Irrigation vital
Masvingo Bureau Farmers in arid parts of Masvingo that traditionally receive poor rains have been urged to turn to irrigation-fed agriculture to banish perennial food shortages afflicting the province. Newly…
MDC-T Chiredzi leader fined for poking President’s portrait
Masvingo Bureau MDC-T Chiredzi district leader was last week fined US$150 after he was convicted of poking President Mugabe’s portrait with a pool cue at a beerhall, blaming him for…
Thief nabbed donning stolen clothes
Court Reporter A daring thief in Chitungwiza was arrested at his girlfriend’s house wearing some of the clothes he had stolen from a flea market in the town. Lovemore…
Lecturers approach Civil Service Commission over US$5m relocation expenses
Felex Share Herald Reporter Eighteen lecturers embroiled in a legal battle with the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology have approached the Civil Service Commission to have…
City mulls prepaid water meters
Herald Reporter The City of Harare is mulling the installation of prepaid water meters on all households, a development that is expected to resolve the issue of overcharging consumers. Addressing…
Civil servants set salary threshold
Felex Share Herald Reporter CIVIL servants’ representatives met in Harare yesterday to come up with a position paper demanding a minimum salary of US$540 a month and 30 percent of…