Zim Sugarcane Industry Development Plan launched
George Maponga in CHIREDZI IN a landmark development, the Government last week launched the Zimbabwe Sugarcane Industry Development Plan, a strategic blueprint that seeks to transform the local sugar industry…
Businessman, company in court over freight charges
Yeukai Karengezeka-Chisepo-Court Correspondent A BUSINESSMAN and his company have appeared before the Harare Magistrates Court facing theft of trust property charges after allegedly failing to account for US$11 550 paid…
SA marks 70th anniversary of historic Women’s March
Pretoria. — South Africa yesterday commemorated National Women’s Day at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, the country’s administrative capital, marking the 70th anniversary of the historic 1956 Women’s March, when…
Netanyahu rejects proposed US peace plan for Gaza
JERUSALEM. — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced yesterday that Israel rejects a 15-point Gaza peace roadmap plan presented by the US-led “Board of Peace,” maintaining that Israeli forces will…
China’s zero-tariff treatment for African products opens new chapter
NIAMEY. — China’s zero-tariff treatment for 53 African countries with diplomatic ties goes beyond its commercial significance and demonstrates China’s longstanding commitment to shared development, more inclusive economic globalisation, and…
Ivorians celebrate return of stolen relic
ABIDJAN. – The Djidji Ayokwe, a sacred “talking drum” which was looted by French colonial troops in 1916 and taken to France, arrived back in its home village in Ivory…
FIFA criticise campaign to oust president Infantino
FIFA has strongly criticised what it calls a “concerted and ongoing effort” to “undermine” the organisation and its president Gianni Infantino. The statement follows a Daily Telegraph report which claimed…
Rwanda cracks down on illicit alcohol
KIGALI. — About 80 people have been detained following a nationwide crackdown on illicit alcoholic beverages in Rwanda, according to the Rwanda Investigation Bureau. The arrests came days after the…
1 500 couples in mass wedding
ABUJA. — There have been celebrations in the capital of Nigeria’s northern Kano State as officials married 1 500 couple in a mass wedding at the weekend. The regional government…
EU releases US$350k for returnees, cholera response
Ivan Zhakata-Herald Correspondent THE European Union has released US$345 000 in humanitarian assistance to support Zimbabwe’s response to the increasing number of citizens returning from South Africa following xenophobic violence…











