adminDrones are delivering vaccines to rural communities in India
Health experts in India are testing out drones to deliver vaccines to isolated communities to help tackle the country’s COVID-19 crisis.
$4bn earmarked for grain under Presidential inputs scheme
Government has earmarked $4 billion under Presidential Inputs Scheme for grain production while it will pay directly, outstanding cotton proceeds delivered by farmers to Cottco among a cocktail of measures being taken to enhance performance of the agriculture sector.
Farmers urged to continue planting wheat
Farmers have been advised to continue planting wheat until early June to meet the targeted 85 000 hectares.
Zuma denies corruption charges
DURBAN. — The corruption trial of former South African President Jacob Zuma began yesterday more than 25 years after some of his alleged offences.
Suspension of council chief nullified
THE Labour Court of Zimbabwe has nullified the suspension of Chegutu Rural District Council chief executive officer Mr Dan Zvobgo on the grounds that the council did not follow laid-down procedures and ordered his reinstatement.
Varsity ventures into mining
Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University (ZEGU) has ventured into mining in Bindura and has established a faculty of mining, Vice chancellor Professor James Chetsanga has said.
SA bank restructures US$200m Zinara loan
Zimbabwe got a reprieve after the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) agreed to restructure the US$206 million loan that the Zimbabwe National Road Administration got to refurbish the Plumtree-Mutare Highway in 2011, a Cabinet Minister has said.
World: Covid 19 death surpasses the 3 million mark
A total of 3 480 480 people globally have succumbed to Covid -19 since the start of the pandemic in December 2019, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said.
Indian variant contained
The deadly Covid-19 Indian variant that was detected in Kwekwe is being contained with no new cases recorded since confirmation of the first case last week.
MDC Alliance lies have short legs, indeed
In 2019, just a year after the harmonised elections, a ‘dead protestor’ appeared in the dock.