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Nyore Madzianike Senior Court Reporter A LOCAL fuel company lost nearly US$200 000 to two employees through illegal transactions with other fuel dealers between November last year and January this…
1 478 cattle die of tick-borne diseases
Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter The country has lost 1 478 cattle to tick-borne diseases, chief among them Theileriosis in January, recording the lowest figure in three years. This is a…
The good, the ugly about crop insurance services
ALTHOUGH debate around agricultural insurance services can be easily dismissed as a ‘tired topic,’ current developments seem to be suggesting otherwise, with an assortment of natural disasters threatening to ruin production every season, thanks to the prevailing climate change challenges.
66 Chinhoyi hospital staff test Covid positive
Conrad Mupesa Mash West Bureau At least 66 staff, including nurses and doctors, at Chinhoyi Provincial Hospital have tested positive for Covid-19, but the hospital is still fully operational and…
Zesa seeks stiffer penalties for cables theft
Mashudu Netsianda Senior Reporter ZESA Holdings is seeking a review of the mandatory sentence for criminals convicted for stealing power cables and transformers from 10 to 30 years to curb…
Karoi isolation centre ready for commissioning
Conrad Mupesa Mashonaland West Bureau Mashonaland West will have two isolation units for Covid-19 patients, with the recent commissioning of the isolation centre in Chinhoyi and the first district centre…
Tourism deputy director denied bail
Nyore Madzianike Senior Court Reporter DEPUTY procurement director in the Ministry of Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industry, Blessed Ishmael Murwira Majiga, who is at the centre of a national…
Zim commemorates Wetlands Day
Herald Reporter Zimbabwe will today join the rest of the world in commemorating the World Wetlands Day to raise public awareness on conservation, proper utilisation and management of wetlands and…
Chivi poised for bumper harvest
George Maponga Masvingo Bureau Chivi is on the cusp of a bumper harvest this year thanks to the $8 million Chombwe Piped Water Scheme that has seen smallholder farmers in…
Heavy rains destroy Chimanimani roads
Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Manicaland Bureau The heavy rains being received in Chimanimani have destroyed several major roads that are key to sustaining the livelihoods of thousands of villagers, who have since…