adminRich pickings for villagers
MORE than 30 000 households in the Mwenezi rural hinterland are on the cusp of socio-economic transformation as the multi-million dollar Marula/Mapfura Processing Plant has started buying the fruits (the raw material for the juice) at US$5 per 50kg.
New school terms set
This year’s school calender has three terms, with the first starting on Monday next week, encompassing in total 185 school days and no exeat weekends to minimise health risks from school breaks.
. . . as hiring of 10 000 teachers starts
The recruitment 10 000 teachers ahead of schools opening next Monday has been initiated by Government as it seeks to revise the teacher-pupil ratio from Grade One to Grade Seven, as well as fill vacant posts.
President to attend AU summit
President Mnangagwa is expected to join his counterparts at the African Union’s (AU) 35th ordinary session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia this weekend.
‘Girl from Harare’ relates 500-day trip across Africa
Award winning singer Gemma Griffiths has released her sophomore extended play (EP) entitled “A Girl From Harare”, which she says was inspired by her travelling and how she is proud of her identity.
ZIFA councillors vow to fight on
THE ZIFA councillors have vowed they will go ahead with the proposed special Extraordinary General Meeting despite the spirited attempts by some members of the association’s suspended board to block the crucial indaba through suspensions.
EDITORIAL COMMENT : Artisanal miners must co-operate to develop
Falling seasonal gold deliveries from the small-scale and artisanal miners as rains flood sandbanks and trenches and pour into gold workings have led to calls for more regulation and Government help in this sector.
CBZ gets approval to buy FML stake
CBZ Holdings Limited (CBZHL) is set to complete the acquisition of a 31,22 percent stake in First Mutual Holdings (FMHL) following approval of the transaction by shareholders at an extraordinary general meeting on Monday.
COVID-19 medical waste poses threat to environment: WHO warns
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Tuesday that the huge amount of medical waste produced as a result of tackling the COVID-19 pandemic poses a threat to human and environmental health.
ZC call for urgency on laws against match-fixing
ZIMBABWE Cricket chairman Tavengwa Mukuhlani has called for urgency in the crafting of laws to deal with match-fixing after four high profile corruption cases were unearthed in Zimbabwe in the last four years.