Govt to avail $36m for cotton inputs

Business Reporter Government will avail approximately $36 million towards the cotton inputs support scheme for the 2016-2017 farming season as it seeks to achieve lint exports of 90 000 tonnes…

Iyasa wins Aussie award

Naledi Sande Arts Reporter Inkululeko Yabatsha School of Arts (Iyasa) scooped an award for Best Music in the production “Mein Bauenhof” (My Farm House) at the Austrian Stells awards held on…

Unheralded Shumbahuru strikes right chord

Tawanda Marwizi Unheralded gospel singer Innocent Shumbahuru who has been mistaken for Blessing Shumba has finally struck the right chord following the release of his fifth album titled “Natsirai Mwari”.

Economy to grow nearly 5pc in 2017

Business Reporter ZIMBABWE’S economy is projected to rebound from the sluggish 1,2 percent growth expected this year to a steely 4,8 percent driven by a cocktail of reforms and positive…

Zim’s trade deficit narrows

Business Reporter ZIMBABWE’S trade deficit narrowed 13 percent to $2 billion in the nine months to September compared to $2,3 billion in the same period last year on lower imports.

Mahachi’s video shines on TBN

Tafadzwa Zimoyo Arts Reporter award-winning gospel artiste Tatenda Mahachi’s latest video “Usacheme” has made it to the biggest religious gospel station in the world (Trinity Broadcasting Network) TBN.

Doves Holdings to increase market share

Business Reporter DOVES Holdings plans to ride on its reputation as the country’s oldest funeral service provider to consolidate its growth trajectory and increase its market share.

Where is an agric extension officer when you need one?

Obert  Chifamba In my dark, crazy sense of social responsibility as a journalist, I recently found myself pondering whether today’s agricultural extension workers are still tasked with giving technical advice…

AKA pledges assistance for girls home

Johannesburg. — Hip-hop star AKA has urged his fans to help raise funds to save a home for sexually abused and abandoned girls. Taking to social media the rapper showed support…

Gerry Rantseli: Star feels beautiful inside and out.

Ruth Butaumocho  Gender Editor She made headlines in South Africa and beyond when she became a television presenter for Mnet and several local television stations more than 20 years ago.