Agric gets lion’s share of $18bln bailout funds
Government has deliberately prioritised the agriculture sector in the disbursement of funding under the $18 billion Covid-19 stimulus package to ensure food security and inclusive economic development, a senior treasury official has revealed.
Gwayi-Shangani greenbelt identified
Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter GOVERNMENT has identified a vast track of irrigable land covering 10 000 hectares along the Gwayi-Shangani-Bulawayo pipeline and localised the construction of the pipeline resulting in…
Parliament raises pregnancy drop-outs alarm
Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter THE Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Primary and Secondary Education has raised a red flag over the increasing number of girls who drop out of school after…
Tshinga calls for unity of purpose…President Mnangagwa briefed on Bosso mining progress
Dingilizwe Ntuli, Sports Editor LONG-TIME Highlanders benefactor and member Tshinga Dube has called for cool heads to prevail to end an alarmist atmosphere at the club created by some people…
Zim data tarrifs within regional range – Potraz
Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) says the country’s mobile data tariffs are within the regional benchmarks. The authority has dismissed social…
Spotify’s Zim inclusion excites artistes
Bongani Ndlovu, Showbiz Correspondent MUSIC streaming site Spotify is now available to Zimbabweans with local musicians excited about this development saying it will broaden their reach. Spotify last week announced…
Comesa-Zimbabwe sign agreement to upgrade Chirundu border post
Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau THE Common Market for East and Southern Africa (Comesa) has signed an agreement with Zimbabwe that sub-delegates the implementation of Coordinated Border Management activities, Trade and…
Prophet uses social media to diagnose
Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter JUST a name and surname as well as a picture on WhatsApp is enough for Musawenkosi Vundla, a Victoria Falls-based prophet to “diagnose” and tell…
COMMENT: Covid-19 vaccine uptake shames naysayers
Frontline workers have embraced the ongoing Covid-19 vaccination as evidenced by the number of workers that have so far been vaccinated since the start of the programme nation-wide last Monday.…
Civil service salary talks await Treasury framework
Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief SALARY negotiations between Government and civil servants under the National Joint Negotiation Council (NJNC) will resume as soon as treasury gives a framework on the…











