Farmers plant record 91 000ha winter wheat
Precious Manomano Herald Reporter Wheat farmers have already surpassed the total area put under wheat last season, ensuring an even greater surplus over normal consumption and allowing more wheat-based processed…
Zanu PF sets Cell Day date
Joseph Madzimure Zimpapers Politics Hub THE ruling Zanu PF party, will have a National Cell Day on June 11, to mark the beginning of a sustained membership recruitment exercise, which…
Zimbabwe poised to abolish death penalty
Ivan Zhakata Herald Correspondent ZIMBABWE is on the brink of abolishing the death penalty for all crimes, with a Bill awaiting approval by the Senate and potentially reaching the President’s…
Delayed cotton marketing season leaves farmers grounded
Several cotton farmers in Zimbabwe are worried about a delay in the start of the 2024 marketing season after it was postponed on Monday because the Agricultural Marketing Authority (AMA) has not issued buying licenses to companies yet.
From marauding ticks to a punishing drought: Cry beloved beef industry!
Obert Chifamba Agri-Insight COMING hot on the heels of the January disease holocaust, which claimed close to a million cattle, reports that the country’s beef off-take percentage is increasing are…
Visual artist Jamu opens academy in zambia
Trust Khosa RENOWNED visual artist, Raphael Jamu, has opened an academy in Zambia in honour of his late mother. Named Hillock Arts Foundation, the school also caters for Zimbabweans residing…
Caledonia mine to raise $309m for gold project
CALEDONIA Mining Corporation says the peak funding requirement for its Bilboes Gold Limited project in Matabeleland North province is estimated at US$309 million.
Funeral parlour blocked in Pomona
Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter AN attempt to set up a funeral parlour in Pomona, northern Harare, remains a non-starter after Development Studios Africa Private Limited lost its appeal against…
Zanu PF Mash West gears for National People’s Conference
Walter Nyamukondiwa Mashonaland West Bureau Chief Zanu PF Mashonaland West has taken the first step in implementing the party’s restructuring roadmap and preparations for the National People’s Conference to be…
ZB sees 394pc jump in 2023 full-year profit
ZB Financial Holdings (ZBHF) recorded a 394 percent jump in income to $1,247 million in the year to December 2023 underpinned by fair value adjustments, commissions and fees.











