adminSEED Co donates 60 tonnes of maize meal to Cyclone Idai survivors
SEED Co Zimbabwe has donated 60 tonnes of maize meal to victims of the devastating Cyclone Idai in Manicaland and Masvingo, while its subsidiary Quton chipped in with cooking oil, blankets, matemba and sugar beans.
Oil prices mixed
Oil prices were mixed yesterday, with Brent extending the previous session’s rise, but gains were kept in check amid growing fears over the impact of a global economic slowdown on demand.
Cable thief jailed 10-years
A Mutare man was last Friday sentenced to 10 years in prison for stealing over 36 metres of National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) copper cables.
Fidelity resumes training for small-scale miners
State gold buying entity Fidelity Printers and Refineries will next month resume small-scale miners’ training programme that is aimed at equipping them with key knowledge needed in their operations.
Cyclone Idai victims receive relief aid
OVER 120 victims of Cyclone Idai in Chirumhanzu South and Chirumhanzu-Zibagwe constituencies in the Midlands Province yesterday received relief aid, with Government assuring the beneficiaries of continued support until they fully recover.
Chiredzi embarks on $300k upgrade of water system
Chiredzi Town Council has embarked on a $300 000 upgrade of its water conveyancing system to improve distribution efficiency and plug leakages.
Seed Co launches new maize seed varieties
Pan Africa seed company, Seed Co, this week launched climate-smart high yielding and stable hybrid maize varieties that are expected to yield much more than currently available products within respective maturity groupings, a senior company official has said.
SA moves to combat xenophobia
Yesterday South Africa launched its National Action Plan to combat xenophobia, racism, and discrimination, marking an important step towards addressing the widespread human rights abuses arising from xenophobic and gender-based violence and discrimination that continue to plague South Africa.
I’ll quit if Brexit deal passes: May
British Prime Minister Theresa May said yesterday she would quit if her twice-defeated EU divorce deal passes at the third attempt, making a last-ditch bid to persuade rebels in her Conservative party to back her.
Cholera complicates Cyclone Idai emergency in Mozambique
The first cases of cholera have been reported in the cyclone-ravaged Mozambican city of Beira, complicating an already massive and complex emergency in the southern African country.