Police intercept R3,4m cigarette contraband

CIGARETTES worth R3 450 500 that were in the process of being smuggled into South Africa were recovered by the police in Beitbridge as the fight against smuggling intensifies.

Wheat hectarage increases 53pc

The almost 62 000 hectares of this year’s planted winter wheat crop is 53 percent more than that of last year, a step towards self-sufficiency.

First Lady leads in fasting, prayer

“IF my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land,” reads the Bible in 2 Chronicles 7:14.

Health authorities tighten border control

Health control measures have been tightened at ports of entry to minimise chances of a person infected with Covid-19 entering Zimbabwe without being tested or quarantined. 

Sand poachers on the prowl

ILLEGAL sand miners chased away a few months ago have returned to all sites as the councils never followed up and maintained the pressure.

January disease poses threat in Midlands

Tick-borne diseases have continued to pose a serious threat to the national herd, with huge losses to farmers in the Midlands province.

EDITORIAL COMMENT: Vaccine acceleration now possible

The arrival of 500 000 more doses of Covid-19 vaccine on Saturday, with two million more doses expected by the end of this week and then large regular orders to follow, thus securing the supply chain, means that the required enhanced vaccination programme can be moved into full swing.

Seed Co eyes growth after failed merger

Seed Co Limited says it will continue with its growth strategy despite abandoning its consolidation plans, which were turned down by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ).

The Scania, the cartoonist . . . the house Gee drew

IT’S a vintage artistic image – the collapsing walls, the roof carving in and the house now beginning to crash to the ground.

Cab driver killed in accident

Lingani Nyika, Chronicle Reporter A TAXI driver died on the spot on his 30th birthday on Friday while his two cousins were injured when a vehicle they were travelling in…

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