NEW: Covid infection of three lions and a puma in private South African zoo points to need for wider surveillance
SARS-CoV-2 is the cause of the disease we know as Covid-19. While this disease has wreaked havoc on every human population worldwide, what isn’t as well appreciated is that the virus can also infect a range of animals.
Top Tongaat Hulett executives arrested over R1.5bn fraud case, granted bail
FORMER Tongaat Hulett chief executive officer, Peter Staude, and six others, some ex-directors, charged in a R1.5 billion fraud case involving the sugar producer, have been granted R30 000 bail…
NEW: Over 300k hectares put under cotton
At least 311 955 hectares of land were put under cotton this cropping season, largely as a result of Government support to farmers through provision of agricultural inputs, an official has said.
NEW: Manhunt for rhino poacher
POLICE have launched a manhunt for a suspected poacher after a rhino carcass was discovered with a bullet in its forehead in Matobo, Matabeleland South province, on Monday.
NEW: Zimbabwe-Rwanda trade indaba on cards
Zimbabwe and Rwanda’s biggest trade development and promotion bodies are planning an investment conference between March 28 to April 1 in Harare.
NEW: Churches call for peace during by-elections
CHURCHES are urging political parties to promote peace and shun all forms of violence ahead of the forthcoming by-elections, which are slated for March 26.
NEW: President meets Olivia Machel
Ms Olivia Machel, daughter to the late founding president of Mozambique Cde Samora Machel, paid a courtesy call on President Mnangagwa at State House on Thursday morning.
Shurugwi man arrested over mbanje
Freedom Mupanedemo Midlands Bureau A 41-year-old man from Shurugwi has been arrested after being found cultivating a small plot of Mbanje. Pasca Mathe of Peak Farm in Shurugwi, who was…
Over 400 workers lose jobs to bank digitisation
At least 321 bank workers were retrenched between 2020 and 2021 while a further 119 are set to be laid off this year as the sector embraces digital transformation, amid…
Poor Drainage Causes Flooding In Chegutu
Admore Mbonda CHEGUTU Municipality has come under fire from residents following the flooding of properties due to non-existent and clogged water drainage systems. The recent heavy rains have exposed the…











