adminChivi to set up Zim-Asset team
Herald Reporter Chivi Rural District Council will set up a national development committee in the next two weeks to ensure the full implementation of the recently launched Zimbabwe Agenda for…
Tobacco prices expected to firm
Elita Chikwati and Simba Mudzivo Agriculture Reporters Preparations for the opening of the 2013-14 tobacco selling season are in full swing and farmers are expecting firmer prices. Most tobacco growers…
TIMB to increase late registration fine
Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board has advised farmers to register before the opening of the tobacco selling season to avoid paying a fine of US$250…
Govt urges wheat farmers to mobilise own resources
Agriculture Reporter GOVERNMENT has ruled out giving assistance to winter wheat farmers this season and urged them to mobilise their own resources by approaching banks and other supporting institutions.
Digital technology system to identify mining claims
Herald Reporter GOVERNMENT will introduce a digital system that enables easy identification of mining claims and proper licensing procedures to curb disputes over concessions, an official has said.
Dry spell begins
Agriculture Reporter The country is experiencing the mid-season dry spell and it is not severe like the other past years, the Meteorological Services Department has said.
Diarrhoea claims 15 lives
Herald Reporter Diarrhoeal diseases and human anthrax remain the country’s major disease burden, with 15 diarrhoeal related deaths recorded and over 6 000 cases of both diseases treated throughout the…
Cancer vaccines for young girls roll out
Tafadzwa Ndlovu Herald Reporter Government will start distributing the first consignment of the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine to young girls by end of March to combat cervical cancer.
Nation ready for new ART guidelines
Paidamoyo Chipunza Health Reporter Government is confident that a new policy expected to see people living with HIV initiated on anti-retroviral therapy (ART) much earlier than before will take off…
33 traffic cops sent packing
Freeman Razemba and Daniel Kachere Thirty-three traffic police officers at Avondale Police Station in Harare have been transferred to other bases allegedly because of intolerable corruption levels.