Soya bean shortage hits poultry industry

Lovemore Zigara, Midlands Correspondent SOYA bean shortages have hit the poultry industry threatening the viability of the sector.

National Aids Council honours Byo artistes

Showbiz Correspondent BULAWAYO artistes Bambelela Arts, Victory Siyanqoba Trust, Kennedy Amos, Ezimnyama Arts Ensemble and Khaya Arts were at the weekend recognised for their immense contribution to HIV/Aids education through…

Suspected typhoid cases treated at Mpilo Hospital

Thandeka Moyo, Health Reporter TWO suspected typhoid cases have been reported at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo.

Zim lacks tough centrebacks: Chidzambwa

Grace Chingoma, Harare Bureau WARRIORS’ interim coach, Sunday Chidzambwa, has raised the red flag saying the country was now suffering from the lack of some tough centrebacks. Chidzambwa will guide…

ART to invest $20m to revamp Kadoma mill

Enacy Mapakame, Harare Bureau Paper and packaging group — Amalgamated Regional Trading (ART) — plans to invest $20 million to revamp its Kadoma Paper Mill as it seeks to enhance…

Small holder farmers hold key to Southern Africa’s food security

Dr Klaus Eckstein SOUTHERN African governments believe that the key to food security lies in investing in smallholder agriculture. South Africa has committed to pumping R5.5 billion of the national…

Germany in crisis as coalition talks collapse

Berlin – Chancellor Angela Merkel was left battling for political survival on Monday after high-stakes talks to form a new government collapsed, plunging Germany into a crisis that could trigger…

35-yr-old ‘rapes’ child in fowl run

Codelia Mondela, Court Reporter A BULAWAYO man has appeared in court for allegedly raping his neighbour’s 11-year-old daughter in his fowl run after she had gone to his house with…

Teen son kills father for restraining from assaulting mom

Walter Mswazie, Masvingo Correspondent AN 18-YEAR-OLD man from Masvingo allegedly fatally struck his father with a stone for restraining him from assaulting his mother, police have confirmed.

ANC has been captured by a dominant faction

Johannesburg — Former President Thabo Mbeki has described a political party he once led as captured.