Bill to promote gender parity at workplaces

Farirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter  The Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) has proposed a Gender Equality Bill that will penalise Government agencies and departments which fail to ensure gender parity in their appointments…

10 jailed for illegal mining in South Africa

Beitbridge Bureau  TEN Zimbabwean men have been jailed for two years by a South African court after they were arrested for illegal mining activities in the Giyani area in Limpopo…

Farmers call for hybrid cotton varieties

Martin Kadzere Senior Business Reporter THE Government should ramp up the use of high-yielding cotton hybrid seeds to lift productivity and cut the risk of crop failures, farmers have urged, as…

Rabbit meat demand poised for huge jump

Business Reporter THE Zimbabwe Commercial Rabbit Breeders Association (ZICORBA) has implored local cuniculture producers to increase their production to take advantage of an anticipated spike in global consumption of rabbit…

Tharisa to invest US$250m in Zim

Nelson Gahadza Senior Business reporter South African firm, Tharisa Capital, says it will invest US$250 million to complete phase 1 of the Karo project in Zimbabwe in the next 24 months…

3 up for electoral miscellaneous offences

Court Reporter  A 35-year-old man has been fined $15 000 or risks spending a month in jail for chewing ballot papers he had been handed to cast his vote during…

Cross-border traders adopt plastic money

Thupeyo Muleya recently in MUSINA, South Africa  Zimbabwean cross-border traders are cutting right back on cash after years of being a target for robbers switching to plastic money. They hope…

Solar energy to transform 3 hospitals

Leonard Ncube Victoria Falls Reporter THREE hospitals in the Matabeleland region are set to benefit from solar power plants through a project being implemented by a consortium of local independent power…

Village health workers key in ending HIV/Aids

Victor Maphosa in CHIPINGE Village health workers continue to play a pivotal role in disseminating vital HIV and AIDS information to women and young girls, as they complement the Government’s…

Govt takes over Amaveni road rehab

Freedom Mupanedemo  Midlands Bureau THE Government, through the Central Mechanical Equipment Department (CMED), has taken over the rehabilitation of the Kwekwe-Amaveni Road after the opposition-run local authority neglected the stretch that…

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