Residents owe Kariba $12m
John Murwira in Kariba Residents and ratepayers owe Kariba Municipality at least $12 million, an official has revealed. Director of housing and community services Mr Godfrey Tichaona Magijani yesterday urged debtors…
Thousands flee militia violence in CAR
BANGUI. – About 7 400 people have been forced to flee their homes as fighting raged between rival militias in northwest Central African Republic, the International Committee for the Red…
16 foot ‘n’ mouth infected cattle burnt in Chegutu
Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement yesterday slaughtered and burnt 16 foot-and-mouth infected cattle at Ardlui Farm in Chegutu to curb the spread of…
All set for Chinese spring show
Yeukai Karengezeka-Chisepo Arts Correspondent All is set for the Chinese Spring Festival show meant to celebrate an important holiday called Lunar New Year slated for tomorrow at the 7Arts Theatre. The show…
SNV Netherlands empowers women, youths
Takudzwa Chiwereweshe Manicaland Correspondent Women and youths have been urged to be at the forefront of “green” economic development to help address economic and ecological problems that are facing the nation.
Provincial magazine on the cards: Govt
Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Manicaland Bureau Government has partnered with private sector stakeholders to come up with a magazine that is expected to sell Manicaland as a tourist destination and lure more investment…
UN warns of rampant sexual violence in Greek refugee camps
ATHENS. – Asylum seekers in Greece suffer widespread sexual violence and harassment in the country’s sub-standard, overcrowded reception centres, the UN said yesterday.
5 300 tobacco farmers benefit from $28m input scheme
Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter More than 5 360 tobacco farmers have benefited from Government’s $28 million Tobacco Input Credit Scheme. The fund, which was availed last year, was meant to empower…
Mutare to host investment conference
Manicaland Correspondent MUTARE will this month host the inaugural Manicaland Investment Opportunity Public Private Partnership Conference aimed at increasing the flow of investment into the Eastern Highlands and promoting economic…
Ethiopia pardons prominent opposition figure, journalist
ADDIS ABABA. –– The Ethiopian government yesterday pardoned 746 suspects including prominent opposition figure Andualem Arage and dissident journalist Eskinder Nega. The Ethiopian Federal Attorney General said the prisoners will be…






