448 tobacco farmers face the music for side marketing

Agriculture Reporter THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has blocked 448 growers from selling their crop amid suspicions that they are involved in side marketing the golden leaf, as…

Lack of internet hampers Harare staff from Munich virtual training

Municipal Reporter Staff of Harare City Council at Cleveland House are failing to benefit from vitual international training being offered under its twinning arrangement with the city of Munich in…

Healthcare not a luxury, but a necessity-PSMAS

This week’s PSMAS conversations column features PSMAS managing director, Dr Nixjoen Mapesa outlining the Society’s mandate, its relationship with Premier Service Medical Investments (PSMI) and strategies to open and sustain access for members.

Drivers, stakeholders hail Mutare bypass road project

Trust Freddy Herald Correspondent  PUBLIC transporters and haulage truck owners have welcomed the planned construction of a 26km road to bypass the precipitous Christmas Pass and Mutare city centre for through…

Sithole concerned as PNL games resume

Ellina Mhlanga Senior Sports Reporter HARARE City netball team manager Seyehlukile Sithole believes they have an uphill task this weekend when they take on some of the top teams in…

China, WB explore solutions to debt-distress deadlock

China and the World Bank are exploring compromises over how to restructure billions of dollars of debt held by poor nations, seeking a long-sought breakthrough that could unlock desperately needed aid.

Kwekwe to host inaugural WFF contest

Takudzwa Chitsiga Sports Reporter THE gold-mining town of Kwekwe will host the inaugural World Fitness Federation Zimbabwe contest on May 13 with several athletes expected to take part.  The contest…

Gwanda e-passport office nears completion

Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu Bulawayo Bureau  CONSTRUCTION of an E-passport centre in Gwanda, Matabeleland South is underway with the facility set to be operational mid next month. The ultimate goal is to…

Agritex officers urged to organise pre-planting seminars

Victor Maphosa Mashonaland East Bureau Agriculture Extension officers have been urged to organise pre-planting sessions with farmers, to educate them on various agricultural activities. The call was made by the…

High Court dismisses Mupfumira’s appeal

Prosper Dembedza Herald Correspondent The High Court has dismissed an application for appeal by former Cabinet minister Prisca Mupfumira who was challenging the lower court’s decision to dismiss her application…

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