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Audrey Rundofa and Primrose Nyanzero The national herd has increased by four percent during the 2016/ 2017 cattle production season, with about 5,5 million beasts compared to 5,3 million during…
Mamutse ready for the challenge
Sports Reporter FOOTBALL administrator Joseph Mamutse is excited by the challenge of taking over the reins at the ZIFA secretariat after he was confirmed as the substantive general-secretary to fill…
Levies, levies . . . whither the cash?
Obert Chifamba Agri-Insight IN 2015, Government introduced the Afforestation Levy meant to replenish woodlots and forests to cope with the swelling number of tobacco farmers, the majority of whom rely on…
New swimming star born
BUDAPEST. — With Michael Phelps back in retirement, Caeleb Dressel stepped out of his idol’s shadow to match the US legend’s tally of seven golds at the world swimming championships…
Sadc to meet over Avian Influenza
Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter The Southern African Development Community secretariat, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), has organised a meeting following recent outbreaks of the highly pathogenic…
FAO boost for smallholder farmers
Samuel Kadungure Mutare Bureau THE Food and Agriculture Organisation has improved efficiencies of smallholder farmers at five irrigation schemes in Manicaland Province through training on the latest agronomic practices and linking…
Vettel to stay
BUDAPEST. — Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen will head off to enjoy Formula One’s European summer break knowing their Ferrari futures have been virtually rubber-stamped following Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix…
Hi-5 competition opens
Lovemore Meya Arts Correspondent The Zimbabwe International Film and Festival Trust (ZIFFT) have started accepting entries from filmmakers for the Hi-5 short film competition as preparation for the film festival gathers…
Concerted regional approach needed to manage avian flu
Moetapele Letshwenyo and David Phiri The first ever confirmation of outbreaks of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in southern Africa (so far reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo,…
Healer forces family to stay in the open
Tendai Gukutikwa Mutare Bureau A self-proclaimed traditional-cum-faith healer from Sakubva allegedly forced his family of four to stay in the open at his shrine for years as a way of avoiding…