Chiredzi RDC ready to partner aspiring leaders
Tawanda Mangoma in Chiredzi Chiredzi Rural District Council says it is prepared to partner aspiring councillors and Members of Parliament to undertake developmental projects while expressing concern over the proliferation…
Boy (9) murders sister in fit of sibling rivalry
Bulawayo Bureau A nine-year-old girl from Lupane allegedly teamed up with her Grade One neighbour and tied her four-year- old sister’s hands and legs with strips of bark before beating…
Unofficial trilateral meeting among DPRK, S.Korea, US starts in Finland
HELSINKI. — Representatives from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), South Korea and the United States started an unofficial meeting here on Monday, local media reported. A joint dinner…
Why Sweden could be key in getting Trump-Kim talks off the ground
STOCKHOLM.- As unlikely as it may seem, the Nordic nation of Sweden could be key in getting a potential meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un…
AECF pledges $6,5m for Zim
Prince Mukuna Herald Reporter Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF), an international development institution, has pledged to donate $6,5 million to the country’s renewable energy sector, especially for projects that improve…
Farmers gear for tobacco marketing season
Conrad Mupesa in Mhangura Tobacco farmers in Makonde and Hurungwe districts in Mashonaland West Province are geared for the tobacco marketing season, which begins today. A snap survey by The…
Bikita Minerals targets 80 000t output
From George Maponga in Masvingo THE country’s sole lithium producer, Bikita Minerals, targets to produce over 80 000 tonnes of petalite ore this year and help Zimbabwe consolidate its position…
Padenga Holdings to commission $1,8m solar plant
Walter Nyamukondiwa in KARIBA STOCK exchange-listed company Padenga Holdings will soon commission a $1,8 million solar power plant in Kariba, which will produce 1,2 megawatts, most of which is meant…
Provinces gear up for Old Mutual national quiz finals
Schools from various provinces participated in the Old Mutual Schools Quiz provincial finals last weekend. Schools from eight provinces sailed through to the national finals scheduled for May 25, 2018, in Harare.
E.African intelligence chiefs meet in Uganda over terrorism
KAMPALA. — Intelligence and security officers from East Africa are meeting in Kampala to find means of ending armed struggles and terrorism. The two-day meeting was on Monday opened by…


