LATEST: Matabeleland South receives Command Agric inputs

Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau Matabeleland South province has started receiving farming inputs meant for the implementation of the government’s Targeted Command Agriculture scheme, with some districts already distributing to the registered farmers, the provincial…

LATEST: Private maths tutor charged with sexual abuse

Mutare Bureau A NYAZURA mathematics private tutor who allegedly raped a mentally challenged 12-year- old girl, has appeared in court charged with sexual abuse. The 23-year- old tutor, Isaac Mtetwa of Dekeya Village under…

BREAKING: Joyce Simeti dies (with updates)

Tawanda Marwizi Arts Correspondent — Gospel musician and fashion designer Joyce Simeti has died. She was 42. Simeti succumbed to a heart problem yesterday afternoon at Arcadia Medical Centre in Braeside. The musician’s…

80pc Zimbabweans reel under debt

Pamela Shumba and Nqobile Tshili— NEW data from the Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (Zimvac) 2016 Rural Livelihoods Assessment survey, shows that 81 percent of Zimbabweans are choking under debts. According to…

Govt meets NGOs

Felex Share Senior Reporter— Government yesterday engaged more than 15 non-governmental organisations involved in food distribution programmes to work out modalities that ensure transparency and accountability for the benefit of needy…

City embarks on retirement plan

Innocent Ruwende Municipal Reporter Harare City Council is carrying out a pre-retirement preparedness plan for its 902 employees who are aged between 55 and 59 years after noticing that some of…

Illegal transport operators cost Govt $40m annually

Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter Government is losing about $40 million annually through unregistered transport operators who do not pay statutory fees to the State, legislators have heard. Coach and Bus Operators Association…

Partnerships critical in agric: VP Mnangagwa

Paidamoyo Chipunza Senior Reporter Government is appealing to development partners for collaboration in the agriculture and agro-industry value chain sectors to ensure food and nutrition security for its citizens, Vice President…

Fees push out 32pc rural pupils

Bulawayo Bureau ABOUT 32 percent of pupils in the country’s rural provinces have dropped out of school due to their parents’ failure to pay school fees, a study has revealed. The…

Knife-wielding landlord to spend 3 years in cells

Court Reporter— A 30-year-old landlord who stabbed his tenant with a knife over non-payment of utility bills was yesterday sentenced to three years in jail. Timothy Mhurushomana pleaded not guilty to…

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