adminTobacco farmers paid US$14 000 on first day of sales
Farmers have earned US$13 566 from the sale of 7 815 kg of flue-cured tobacco on the opening day of this year’s tobacco marketing season, as contract floors continued to offer higher prices than those offered by buyers at auction floors.
Wearing masks now legal requirement
Wearing masks in public places is legally required from today in terms of new public health regulations gazetted on Saturday and those who fail to wear them when they leave home can be arrested.
Zim marks World Press Freedom Day
Zimbabwe yesterday joined the rest of the world in commemorating World Press Freedom Day, with unions calling for the safety of journalists and freedom to discharge their duties.
Parliament briefly sits tomorrow
Parliament will resume sitting, but briefly, tomorrow for the purposes of adjourning business to a new date following the extension of the Covid-19 lockdown by a further two weeks on Friday.
Court term delayed
The opening of the High and Supreme Courts, due today, will be delayed while protective equipment is sourced for all who work in these courts and with Chief Justice Luke Malaba today expected to issue a statement on the country’s courts activities and measures before the resumption of business.
PPEs for 3 000 village health workers
About 3 000 village health workers in Mashonaland East Province will be getting personal protective equipment so they are protected from Covid-19 as they attend to malaria patients, who exhibit similar symptoms.
Guinness Book of Records looking at PAKAANGU Miracle
THE Guinness Book of Records have confirmed the PAKAANGU Miracle has spilled into their corridors, opening a window for them to look at all the data, and establish whether it can be listed as a first in the 131-year history of league football in the world.
Editorial Comment: Zim sensitive to plight of workers
Each year, May Day celebrates the role and contribution of workers in the economic development and growth of a country.
Council workers go 50 months without full salaries
Chitungwiza Municipality workers have gone for almost four years without full salaries, amid allegations that top managers were splashing millions of dollars in unnecessary trips and workshops.
Steps needed to enhance production
The impact of coronavirus on Zimbabwe and the inability to access critical external finance must lead the country into crafting practical steps needed to enhance local production, Buy Zimbabwe founding director Munyaradzi Hwengwere has said.