Tobacco stalk removal lapses, authorities urge compliance

Agriculture Reporter The deadline for the removal of tobacco stalks lapsed on Friday, with authorities urging growers to follow directives to avoid the carry-over of pests and diseases from one…

Parly receives 300 000 submissions on Amendment Bill . . . Window on contributions closes tomorrow . . . First reading in Parliament expected first week of June

Debra Matabvu PARLIAMENT has received more than 300 000 public submissions on the proposed Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 during a 90-day consultation process that ends tomorrow, representing one of…

Zimbabwe edges closer to joining BRICS bank

Africa Moyo and Oliver Kazunga ZIMBABWE is edging closer to potentially unlocking critical development finance after formal negotiations to join the BRICS’ New Development Bank began, offering a possible lifeline…

Govt to declare State of Disaster on rivers over illegal mining

Fungai Lupande-Mashonaland Central Bureau THE Government is set to declare a State of Disaster on some of Zimbabwe’s major rivers as illegal alluvial mining, deforestation and environmental degradation severely threaten…

First Lady takes flagship ‘Doek Drive’ to Manicaland

Blessings Chidakwa-Senior Reporter FIRST LADY Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa took her flagship Doek Drive to Manicaland, turning the province into a vibrant living gallery of culture, dignity, respect and womanhood, as…

Synthetic diamonds slash Zimbabwe’s exports by 46pc as prices tumble

Farirai Machivenyika-Senior Reporter ZIMBABWE’S diamond industry is facing an existential threat from laboratory-grown synthetic diamonds, which have caused a sharp decline in global prices for natural stones, a senior official…

Govt rolls out contingency food security plan . . . Probability of El Niño threat lingers

Theseus Shambare AFTER mapping the impacts of previous low rainfall seasons in the past 46 years, the Government has activated an El Niño preparedness and mitigation plan ahead of the…

PSMAS fraud case against Corporate 24 collapses

Zimpapers Reporter THE fraud case involving Premier Service Medical Aid Society (PSMAS), Corporate 24 Medical Centre and the company’s founder and chief executive officer, Dr Mike Joka, has collapsed after…

Land allocation must be legal, orderly and accountable

Point Break President Mnangagwa recently appointed CDE VANGELIS HARITATOS the Minister of Lands and Rural Development with the mandate of facilitating accelerated rural development and industrialisation. Our reporter THESEUS SHAMBARE…

Children with congenital conditions get second chance at life

Rumbidzayi Zinyuke in BULAWAYO IN many corners of the world, a child born with congenital conditions such as a cleft lip, a clubfoot or missing limb is relegated to the…