adminTobacco production and the environment
Steve Mapfumo In many tobacco growing countries, evidence indicates irreparable environmental damage from tobacco agriculture, particularly when associated with the deforestation necessary to increase farmland for tobacco growth and cure…
Wenger throws in the towel
SWANSEA. — Arsene Wenger has crowned Chelsea the English Premier League soccer winners — in November. Chelsea are now 12 points clear of Arsenal after Wenger’s men fell to a…
Zimbabwe Achievers Awards
Brenda Phiri Entertainment Reporter Veteran musician Oliver Mtukudzi was the toast of the night when he thrilled at the inaugural MoneyGram Zimbabwe Achievers Awards (ZAA) South Africa that were held…
Mawoyo wants big total
Jeffrey Murimbechi Sports Correspondent MOUNTAINEERS, the two-time Logan Cup champions, will be out to set a big total in today’s opening match against the Matabeleland Tuskers at Queens in Bulawayo.
Return to work, Govt appeals to striking doctors
Diana Nherera Herald Reporter GOVERNMENT is appealing to striking doctors to return to work and help save lives as it looks into their grievances. Doctors in Government hospitals downed tools…
Patients resort to private hospitals
Paidamoyo Chipunza Senior Health Reporter Patients are now resorting to private health institutions for medical attention because of the strike by doctors in public hospitals where only emergency cases are…
48 dead in Nigeria suicide attack
POTISKUM. — A suicide bomber dressed as a student killed at least 48 people, most of them students, and injured 79 others at a school assembly in the north-eastern Nigerian…
Taboos are my niche: Virginia Phiri
Entertainment Reporter Virginia Phiri writes about topics that are considered taboo precisely because of that. Speaking at a recent Zimbabwe Writers’ Association book reading event held at the Book Café…
ZMDC seeks partners to explore diamond reserves
The Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC) says it is negotiating with a number of potential investors to partner it in exploring for more diamond reserves, particularly kimberlitic deposits, in the…
Strike case referred to Concourt
Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Reporter A case in which workers who do not fall under the security and essential services category are seeking a declaration legalising industrial action without giving notice…