admin‘Fence-sitting’ ministers warned
THE zanu-pf Manicaland Youth League says it is fully behind the national executive’s call for the dismissal of Cabinet ministers, permanent secretaries and other civil servants who are not fully rallying behind the President.
‘Contract farming key to increased output’
The country has been called upon to ramp up contract farming for various crops such as tobacco, wheat and soya bean, not only to boost output, but also to save the much-needed foreign currency. This was said by Bullion Leaf Zimbabwe managing director Persistence Gwanyanya yesterday.
2 000 register with Women’s Bank
MORE than 2 000 people in Mashonaland West Province have opened accounts with the Women’s Microfinance Bank, with civil servants constituting the bulk of the bank’s clients.
Ronaldinho leaves footprints
Brazil’s former football star Ronaldinho on Tuesday left his footprints in the Hall of Fame in Rio’s legendary Maracana Stadium, one year after retiring from the sport.
Reducing the risks (and costs) of fighting fall armyworm
The caterpillars of the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda), an invasive moth, can potentially feed on over 350 different species of plants. In the Americas it’s known as a serious pest. It destroys crops of maize, rice, sorghum, sugar cane, peanuts, soyabean and non-food crops such as cotton. In maize, fall armyworm feeds on the developing leaves and then the grains, damaging the plant and reducing yield.
Export relief for raw hide merchants
Government has granted an export tax relief to registered raw hide merchants, as it moves to reduce the amount of unbeneficiated leather raw materials that are going to waste, according to a Government Gazette published last Friday.
TIMB in crop assessment survey
The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) will soon embark on a crop assessment programme with a view to determine the state of the crop and help establish dates for the opening of this year’s marketing season, an official has said.
Farmers urged to prepare for fall armyworm
Midlands Correspondent Farmers in the Midlands Province have been urged to spray their crops, amid reports of the fall armyworm having been detected in some parts of the province. Provincial…
Teachers’ strike call falls on deaf ears. . . schools report 100pc turnout
SCHOOLS in Manicaland Province are geared for the new term, with all teachers and staff having reported for duty as usual following Government’s ongservice. A snap survey by The Herald showed that almost all schools in Mutare started the new term on a good note.
CPU evacuates families in Gokwe
Michael Magoronga Midlands Correspondent Authorities in Gokwe have started evacuating families living in low-lying areas and along riverbanks as the district takes precautionary measures against possible floods predicted by the…