Pedal power: How Buffalo bicycles help reduce mobility poverty in Africa

Lungelo Ndhlovu, [email protected] IN Zimbabwe’s dry Hwange District of Matabeleland North province, where water scarcity is a regular occurrence, a local hero is changing lives one bicycle at a time.…

I was restricting him: Grandmum’s change of heart on disability

Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, [email protected] TWELVE-YEAR-old Nkosiphile Lubombo, from Insiza District, hasn’t let his physical disability define him. He’s become a valued member of his community, enjoying a full and active life,…

Tanganda eyes Chinese avocado market

Nokuthaba Brita Ncube, [email protected] TANGANDA Tea Company Limited is keen to tap into the Chinese avocado market as it diversifies its exports to increase earnings. This comes after the company…

Hair-raising T20 fixture on the cards

Brandon Moyo, [email protected] AFTER a dramatic victory in the second T20I against Ireland on Sunday at Harare Sports Club, Zimbabwe will look to seal the series when the two teams…

Council blames littering for Bulawayo’s flood problems

Sikhumbuzo Moyo, [email protected] BULAWAYO has a storm drainage system designed to safely redirect rainwater and prevent flooding but reckless and illegal dumping of rubbish by vendors and residents constantly blocks…

Matabeleland North expects small grains bumper harvest

Peter Matika, [email protected] THE Government has expressed satisfaction that smallholder farmers in arid and semi-arid regions have dedicated more land to small grains this year, with Matabeleland North province anticipating…

Andy Flower’s milestone altered

Brandon Moyo, [email protected] MORE than two decades after Andy Flower played a scintillating innings against India, setting the new record for the highest individual score in the Champions Trophy, England’s…

Midlands eyes bumper harvest after good rainfall season

Patrick Chitumba, [email protected] THE crop situation in the Midlands Province is promising following recent widespread rainfall, with farmers expressing optimism for a successful 2024/25 summer cropping season. According to Government,…

432 400 households assisted in Matabeleland South food relief programme

Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, [email protected] THE food relief programme in Matabeleland South Province has been expanded this year to assist about 432 400 households, up from 322 927 last year, in direct…

TIMB bans private sale of non-contract tobacco

Harare Bureau THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has directed that all free-funded tobacco will be sold through the auction system this year. Tobacco production is grown under two…

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