adminCotton producers target 300 00 tonnes
The National Cotton Producers and Marketers Association says its members are working on producing over 300 000 tonnes of the white gold during the 2018-19 agricultural season.
Volume of travellers in Beitbridge increases
There is increased activity at Beitbridge Border Post as Zimbabweans based in South Africa are coming back home for the Christmas and New Year’s holidays.
Measures to contain foot and mouth underway
Government is working on strategies to reduce trans-boundary diseases with the aim of improving the national herd and to unlock value in the beef and leather value chains.
First Lady in drive to end child marriages
First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa yesterday launched the National Action Plan (NAP) and Communication Strategy Against Child Marriages. The strategy seeks to accelerate efforts towards ending child marriages in the country. Officially launching the policy document in Harare, the First Lady said it would see the formation of structures that will effectively coordinate, monitor and evaluate all initiatives against child marriages.
Weeds affect farm productivity
Zimbabwean farmers risk losing between 50 and 80 percent of potential maize yield if they fail to effectively control weeds among their crop in the first 10-12 weeks from germination, experts have warned.
Reconstructing Zim’s liberation history
“We must help young Zimbabweans who must appreciate where President Mnangagwa came from and how he had his ideas when he saw the injustices of the time and made the decision to fight . . . The youth must emulate his visionary leadership,” said Cde Muduvuri.
Kwekwe engages debt collectors
Cash-strapped Kwekwe City Council has engaged debt collectors to recover $45 million owed by ratepayers.
Resuscitate irrigation projects, Govt urged
Traditional leaders here have appealed to the Government to resuscitate irrigation projects to enhance food security and minimise perennial reliance on food aid.
Cotton farmers in quandary
Cotton farmers in the Midlands Province are in quandary over whether or not to plant the crop amid fears that they could suffer losses
Lightning kills 9
Nine people and six cattle have been killed by lightning in Manicaland since the beginning of the rainy season, which has been accompanied by heavy winds, hail and thunder storms.