adminGovernment unearthes land scam
Tendai Mugabe Senior Reporter Government has unearthed a land scam in which white commercial farmers are being shielded by Zanu-PF officials under special sectors exempted from redistribution such as dairy…
Barrie hypes up Bacchanal Fridays
FARMER Nappy may have been the headliner for Bacchanal Fridays, at the New Mas Camp, in St Andrew, but it was Barrie Hype who stole the limelight. “I love you Jamaica,”…
3 800 couples wed in South Korea
Gapyeong. — Thousands of couples took part in a mass wedding yesterday at the South Korean headquarters of the Unification Church — the third such event since the death of…
Raw deal for academic, non-fiction authors
Beaven Tapureta Bookshelf The fight against book piracy in Zimbabwe has become a requiem which writers and publishers continue to sing in perpetual hopelessness. The literary choir has its rhythm toned down…
We do it our way, says SA’s de Villiers
CANBERRA. — South Africa captain AB de Villiers yesterday backed his team to go far in the Cricket World Cup following a 201-run romp over hapless Ireland in Canberra to…
Sam Smith for Hollywood movie
“Stay With Me” hitmaker Sam Smith is reportedly set to become a movie star. The 22-year-old singer, who won four Grammys and two Brit Awards last month, has attracted the attention…
Rugby AGM set for weekend
Paul Munyuki Sports Reporter THE Zimbabwe Rugby Union annual meeting is set to take place on Sunday at Prince Edward School with sponsorship and the league format expected to be…
Tobacco selling season opens today
Agriculture Reporter The 2015 flue-cured tobacco marketing season starts today, with the sector expecting about 180 million kilogrammes of the crop. The anticipated yield is a decline from the 216 million…
Don’t feed chickens with ARVs, warns NAC
Herald Reporter The National Aids Council has warned poultry farmers against using anti-retroviral drugs to fast-track the growth of their chickens as doing so has a long term effects on…
Dry spell to persist in southern areas: Met
Agriculture Reporter Dry weather conditions are expected to continue in the southern parts of the country for the next week, the Meteorological Services Department has said. Little rainfall activity in the…