adminBreakthrough in livestock sector
Stakeholders in the livestock sector met in early February to review the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Mashonaland East and West provinces. The Area Veterinary Extension Worker…
Some (undesirable) kinds of fame
Tanaka Chidora Literature Today One day, while reading a collection of poems about death, my friend complained, “Why is it that most poems about death tend to go downhill?” While…
FCP follow Mapeza’s programme
FC PLATINUM assistant coach Lizwe Sweswe says the Premiership champions are still following the programme set by gaffer Norman Mapeza despite the former Warriors being on sick leave.
Fall armyworm infests 150 000ha of Zim maize
A plague of fall army- worm that has spread to all the country’s provinces has infested nearly 150 000 hectares posing a serious threat to the country’s major staple food crop — maize, preliminary findings of the Agricultural Technical and Extension Services (AGRITEX) show.
Mutinhiri NPF interim leader
Former Minister of State for Mashonaland East Provincial Affairs Brigadier-General Ambrose Mutinhiri (Retired) has been reportedly “anointed” by former president Robert Mugabe and former First Lady Grace Mugabe as the leader of the G40 cabal’s new political project, New Patriotic Front (NPF), after a meeting at the former First Family’s residence at the Blue Roof Mansion in Borrowdale on Thursday last week, senior Government sources have said.
BOSSO YOUTHS STUN CAPS
Ricky Zililo in Bulawayo Highlanders …………………….. (1) 2 CAPS United…………………….. (1) 1 HIGHLANDERS’ new boy McClive Phiri scored a beauty as 10-man Bosso beat Caps United in the Vice-President Kembo…
How Israeli journalists project Israel’s crimes onto Palestinians
Ramzy Baroud Correspondent IN an article published in Al-Monitor without a single verifiable citation, Israeli journalist, Shlomi Eldar, went to unprecedented lengths to divert attention from the corruption in his…
Arda complies with Parly directive
The Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (arda) last week complied with Parliament’s directive to furnish it with copies of agreements that it has with its strategic partners. The submission of the documents followed a stand-off between Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Lands, Agriculture and Resettlement chaired by Gokwe Nembudziya legislator Cde Justice Mayor Wadyajena, on one hand, and arda chairperson Mr Basil Nyabadza and chief executive Mr Willard Mbona, on the other.
India, Netherlands expand Zim cooperation
India and Netherlands are looking at expanding cooperation with Zimbabwe in agriculture, health and offering scholarships in many academic areas. This came out last week when Netherlands Ambassador to Zimbabwe Barbara van Hellemond and Indian Ambassador to Zimbabwe Mr Rungsung Masakui separately paid courtesy calls on Minister of State for Government Scholarships in the Office of the President and Cabinet Dr Christopher Mushohwe.
Notorious Rusape cattle rustler nabbed
Lovemore Kadzura Rusape Correspondent An alleged notorious cattle rustler, who mainly preyed on farmers in Rusape, was recently arrested and hauled before the court on stocktheft charges. James Chasiya (46),…