More farmers turn to solar irrigation
Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau The use of solar-powered borehole pumps and fast maturing high-value crops has become a model for many horticulture farmers in Beitbridge. They have also embraced water…
Police name, shame drug dealers
Bongani Ndlovu Bulawayo Bureau Another 27 drug dealers, aged between 18 and 70 years and mostly involved in selling crystal meth, mbanje and BronCleer have been convicted. Last year, Government…
Econet to extend free remittances to US, Europe
Herald Reporter Econet Wireless Zimbabwe is now exploring new free remittance routes and seeking the required licences to extend the service already launched for money transferred from United Kingdom and…
ZACC recovers US$265m ill-gotten immovable assets
Ashley Phiri Bulawayo Bureau THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission has over the past four years seized more than US$265 million worth of illegally obtained immovable assets, including a house in South…
New dual carriageway changes Beitbridge town’s outlook
Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau The Second Republic continues to press ahead with full implementation of high-impact infrastructure development projects in Beitbridge, including a 5.1km dual carriageway linking the port of…
Notorious house breaker arrested, 8 cases cleared
Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau POLICE in Beitbridge have arrested a man suspected of unlawful entry into several houses where he stole electrical gadgets, mostly television sets. Acting officer-in-charge Criminal Investigations…
Judge orders release of Wadyajena trucks
Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter Businessman Mayor Wadayajena yesterday recovered his fleet of 23 tonne haulage trucks plus a Lamborghini SUV held in August 2022 when he and five others…
Agriculture Commodity Prices – Mbare Market 8 May 2024
Product Description Price Potato/Pocket Chat US$4-US$5 Small US$5-US$8 Medium US$9-US$11 Large US$12 Extra large US$13,50 Tomatoes 30kg sandak US$16-US$25 Wooden box US$3-US$4 Plastic dish US$2 Vegetables Cabbage head US$0,35-US$1 Covo/bundle…
Revolutionising growth: New blueberry variety to drive sub-sector expansion
Edgar Vhera Agriculture Specialist Writer FOLLOWING the extraordinary surge in export earnings from US$1 million in 2018 to US$14 million in 2022, good times beckon for the berries sub-sector, thanks to…
CEO Africa Roundtable cornered over US debt
Business Reporter The CEO Africa Roundtable is embroiled in a legal dispute with US-based businessman Simbarashe Mujuru who is demanding a significant amount of money after the former allegedly failed…











