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Edgar Vhera-Agriculture Specialist Writer THE Tobacco Research Board’s (TRB) push for sustainable tobacco production has given impetus to the transformation of the tobacco value chain into a US$5 billion industry…
Why annual clean-up of barns and tobacco storage facilities is vital
Dr Susan Dimbi and Zimazile Jazi TOBACCO STORAGE PESTS TOBACCO stored on the farm can be destroyed by two very destructive insect pests, the tobacco beetle (Lasioderma serricorne) and the…
Agriculture Commodity Prices – Mbare Market 3 October 2022
Agriculture Commodity Prices – Mbare Market 03 October 2022 Product Description Price Potato/Pocket Chat US$3-US$4.00 Small US$5-US$6.00 Medium US$7 Large US$7-US$7.5 Extra large US$8-US$8.50 Tomatoes 30kg sandak US$13-US$25 Wooden box…
Econet to upgrade 150 base stations in Bulawayo, boost power backup systems in the region
Herald Correspondent Telecommunication and technology giant Econet Wireless Zimbabwe is planning to upgrade and deploy new network infrastructure across the Matabeleland region in the coming few months to enhance customer…
South African police crackdown on tobacco crime
Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau Police in South Africa’s Limpopo province has intensified their crackdown on the smuggling of cigarettes between the neighbouring country and Zimbabwe. Provincial police spokesperson Lieutenant…
Relegation battle hots up
Grace Chingoma Senior Sports Reporter THE relegation battle is shaping up in the Castle Lager Premiership football with some of the teams picking up maximum points at the weekend. Tenax…
Senior lawyer Ngarava jailed
Senior Court Reporter Senior Harare lawyer Phineas Ngarava has been jailed for ten months after being convicted of squandering US$13 500 he was entrusted with from the sale of a…
Guruve farmer breaks new digital ground
Daniel Chigunwe Herald Correspondent For war veteran and Guruve farmer, the Covid-19 pandemic was a learning curve for the growth of his horticulture business through harnessing digital platforms to market…
Man in court for assaulting his children over food
Yeukai Karengezeka Court Correspondent A man has appeared in court before Chitungwiza magistrate Ms Tendai Mutamba for allegedly beating up his two children using an electric cable as a form…
Chitungwiza school clerk in court for fraud
Yeukai Karengezeka Court Correspondent An assistant clerk at a private school in Chitungwiza has appeared before a magistrate’s court for allegedly swindling the institution of US$5 000 through fraudulently varying…