Tobacco sales rake in $558 million

Zimbabwe has so far sold tobacco worth $558 million, latest Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (TIMB) figures show. There has been a 39 percent improvement in the volumes sold so far,…

New Malawi leader must avoid neocolonialism

Patrick Mwanza As the governing People’s Party scratches its heads over its jarring loss in last week’s controversial presidential, parliamentary and local elections, the role played by the West in…

War vet gets peace order against ex-wife

Marvelous Moyo Gwanda Correspondent A GWANDA magistrate has issued a peace order against a war veteran who has been threatening to murder his former wife in the same way he…

Doddieburn Ranch under 24-hour watch

Clemence Manyukwe News Editor POLICE have placed Doddieburn Ranch under heavy security including a 24-hour surveillance that has seen law enforcement agents restricting visits to the property.

Women in fight over beer

Sukulwenkosi Dube Plumtree Correspondent TWO women were recently involved in a beer brawl resulting in one of them sustaining injuries after being hit with an empty beer bottle.

Germany go to Brazil with one striker

Joachim Low has made the final three cuts to his Germany Fifa World Cup™ squad with Shkodran Mustafi, Marcel Schmelzer and Kevin Volland missing out. There is only one striker…

Reforms boost woman land ownership

The spike in women managing their own agricultural land following Zimbabwe’s 2000 land reform programme catapulted the country to high up in the African league of female farmers tilling their…

Tsvangirai orders party assets seizure

Pamela Shumba Senior Reporter MDC-T president Morgan Tsvangirai ordered the seizure of the party’s properties and assets that are in the hands of the renewal team led by Tendai Biti,…

Zim records rise in livestock slaughter

Harare Bureau THE volume of livestock slaughtered in Zimbabwe increased 8 percent last year, largely driven by cattle and pigs, according to latest statistics from Zimstat.

Platinum companies hail court ruling

JOHANNESBURG — Platinum producers have welcomed a Labour Court decision to strike off the roll an application by the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu).