Sables rise in World Rugby rankings

Mehluli Sibanda, Senior Sports Reporter A win over Zambia in their opening match of the Victoria Cup has seen the Zimbabwe national men’s 15s rugby team, the Sables rise on…

Govt efforts in food security commendable

Government support in agriculture remains the biggest window to boosting farm output, as funding from historical banking institutions proves elusive, according to analysts.

Through interventions such as the Command Agriculture and the Presidential Inputs Scheme, authorities have spent millions of dollars helping both small and large farmers obtain provisions like seed, fertilisers and tractors.

New Rotary president to tackle vuzu parties

Robin Muchetu, Senior Reporter THE Minister of State for Bulawayo Metropolitan Provincial Affairs, Cde Judith Ncube, has said vuzu parties continue to wreak havoc in what is left of the moral…

Exhibitors clinch big deals at Mine Entra

Dumisani Nsingo, Senior Business Reporter MOST of the exhibitors at this year’s Mine Entra managed to clinch lucrative deals heralding the increased appetite by potential investors to participate in the…

Protecting pastures from veld fires

Welcome dear reader to this column where we explore all things farming.

Last week I focused on boer goat nutrition and feeding requirements, explaining how forage is arguably the most critical component in a breeding programme.

This week we shift our attention to one of the biggest challenges that farmers will be facing in the coming three months — veld fires.

SRC await International Cricket Council report

Mehluli Sibanda, Senior Sports Reporter  WHEN two elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers! This saying perfectly sums up the situation at Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) where the grass is literally…

City fathers or city dealers at council chambers?

Limukani Ncube THERE is a wide and telling difference, just like the North and South Poles, in stature and charisma, between city councillors of old and the current generation of…

Residents call for dissolution of council

Vusumuzi Dube, Municipal Reporter BULAWAYO residents have called upon Government to dissolve the Bulawayo City Council and appoint a commission to run the local authority saying they have lost faith…

Stubborn Pasts and the Struggle to archive the Past

Richard Mahomva The on-going series on the topical Gukurahundi issue by the Zanu-PF Secretary for Administration — Obert Mpofu in this paper evokes a whole new set of questions on…

Public office bearers should lead by example

Vision 2030 will remain a dream, a slogan full of sound and fury but signifying nothing, if our public office bearers — who constitute the majority of the workforce in the country — do not hold the highest ethical values and standards exemplified by discipline, integrity, competency, responsibility, accountability, fairness and transparency.

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