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Ellah Mukwati Herald Correspondent— The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has invited election observers to accredit for the Marondera, Mbire and Epworth by-elections to be held on Saturday next week. The invitation was made…
Crop target set
Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter— Government has set a crop target of 1,5 million hectares of maize and 750 000 hectares of small grains as preparations for the 2015-16 summer cropping season…
Ease power cuts, Made tells Zesa
Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Dr Joseph Made, has appealed to zesa Holdings for lenience on electricity power cuts that are affecting farmers in most parts…
Domestic resource mobilisation spurs Zim, says Chinamasa
George Chisoko recently in ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia Zimbabwe resorted to domestic resource mobilisation for economic development owing to the drying up of external development assistance, Finance and Economic Development Minister…
Govt to confiscate 500k unregistered vehicles
Tendai Mugabe Senior Reporter More than 500 000 vehicles on the country’s roads are not registered and their owners risk losing them to Government if they are not registered by December,…
Zanu-PF dismisses Mujuru manifesto
Farirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter— ZANU-PF has scoffed at the manifesto released by former Vice President Dr Joice Mujuru on Monday, saying the ruling party would not bother itself with her promises…
Council bigwigs to pay back mega salaries
Innocent Ruwende and Lovemore Meya— Council bosses who disregarded Government’s directive to cut their salaries to $9 000 will pay back the money, while councillors and mayors of performing rural…
Ex-Air Zimbabwe boss freed on bail
Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter— Jailed former Air Zimbabwe chief executive Peter Chikumba yesterday got a reprieve after the High Court granted his request to stay out of prison on $2…
Legislator in land wrangle
Lovemore Meya Court Correspondent Chitungwiza South legislator and businessman, Christopher Chigumba, has come under fire from members of Zanoremba Housing Co-operative Society Limited for trying to personalise the housing project after…
Rapist stepfather (38) jailed
Fungai Lupande Court Reporter A 38-year-old Chinamhora man was sentenced to an effective 18 years for raping his 15-year-old stepdaughter for two years and making her pregnant. The man, who was employed…