Parties step up by-election campaigns

Midlands Bureau WITH a couple of weeks left before the country holds the National Assembly and local authority by-elections, political parties in the Midlands province have stepped up their campaigns…

Youth miners partner regional counterparts

Business Writer YOUNG Miners Foundation chief executive officer Mr Payne Kupfuwa says they are teaming up with regional counterparts to partner on mining projects and craft strategies to boost efficiency…

Activists, lawyers hail President for new law on sex predators

Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, [email protected] CHILD rights activists and legal experts have hailed President Mnangagwa for using his powers under the Presidential Powers (Temporary Measures) Act to gazette the law which criminalises initiating…

Meteorological Services Department warns of prolonged dry spell

Sikhumbuzo Moyo, [email protected] A PROLONGED dry spell is expected to hit the country from today until early next month, which would allow farmers to apply fertiliser and pesticides to their crops,…

Njube Boxing Academy turns two

Gerald Sibanda, [email protected] NJUBE Boxing Academy yesterday celebrated two years of existence. Two years and still counting is a long time in a sport which does not enjoy a good…

Farmer counts losses after 36 goats drown

Thupeyo Muleya, [email protected] A Beitbridge farmer is counting losses after a herd of 36 goats drowned in a stream in the Mapani area while hiding from the rains. It is suspected…

Chevrons in colossal collapse

Brandon Moyo, [email protected] STANDING one match from what could have been a historic series victory against Sri Lanka, the Chevrons put up their worst ever T20l batting performance as they…

Development focus of Zanu-PF lures more opposition members

Sikhumbuzo Moyo, [email protected] THE organisational integrity and development focus of Zanu-PF has endeared the party with the masses to the extent of enticing senior opposition members who have joined the revolutionary…

USAID, WFP join Govt in mitigating food shortages

Peter Matika, [email protected] THE United States Agency for International Development (USAid) has availed US$11,7 million to the World Food Programme (WFP) to help the country mitigate acute food shortages in…

Local authorities urged to provide clean water to fight cholera

Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, [email protected]  LOCAL authorities have been urged to come up with a raft of measures to ensure a consistent supply of water to residents to curb the cholera outbreak. Government…