New Local Government Board in place soon

GOVERNMENT is set to appoint a new Local Government Board (LGB) to expedite the resolution of labour issues involving senior council officials and the appointment of substantive department heads in councils.

Wins for Tuskers, Rocks on day two of domestic T20 competition

Mehluli Sibanda, Senior Sports Reporter THERE were wins for Tuskers and Southern Rocks on day two of the domestic Twenty20 cricket competition at Harare Sports Club yesterday. In the first…

Govt empowers people with disabilities

Cletus Mushanawani in Nyanga GOVERNMENT has called on all ministries and development partners to mainstream disability in planning, designing, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of all programmes and projects. Speaking during…

JUST IN: 15 new Covid-19 cases recorded

Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, Health Reporter ZIMBABWE yesterday recorded an additional 15 new Covid-19 cases and no death as the country continues to roll out the vaccine for the deadly virus to…

We’re coming for you: President warns financial sector sharks

GOVERNMENT is going to decisively deal with sharks in the financial sector who are profiteering at the expense of the public, President Mnangagwa has said.

143 arrested as cops smash drug dealers’ bases

A POLICE crackdown on drug peddlers and syndicates has so far netted 143 drug dealers with their bases being destroyed in raids that are being carried out in Harare and Chitungwiza.

Govt sends development message to Chilonga

PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday dispatched a team led by Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga to Chilonga, Chiredzi, to communicate Government’s vision to hitherto marginalised communities as his administration seeks to transform them into centres of economic growth and transformation.

DDF recapitalisation to revive rural development

The recapitalisation of the District Development Fund will see the institution being able to bust sanctions and go back to its mandate of providing sustainable rural development to uplift livelihoods of people in communal areas.

‘Youth Service revival welcome’

The ZANU PF Politburo yesterday commended President Mnangagwa and Government for the revival of the National Youth Service which is meant to empowerment and instil discipline among the youth.

EDITORIAL COMMENT: Side-marketing bans needed and workable

Side-marketing has been the bane of contract farming for some years with middlemen going around buying crops for cash at well under market prices, cheating the farmers, and then selling either directly to final users, even the GMB or another marketing company, or illegally exporting the produce and thus cheating the contractors and the country.

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