AT LEAST 12 people have died after the bus they were travelling in crashed along the Chivhu-Murambinda highway yesterday. Posting on their twitter handle, the police said the accident occurred around 0630 hours. Timboom bus, which had 40 passengers, crashed at the five kilometre peg on the highway. “12 people, including the driver, have died,…
SADC is pushing to ensure that the forthcoming general elections in Zimbabwe are free, fair and credible, punctuated by peace and nonviolence in keeping with the region’s principles and guidelines governing democratic elections that were adopted in 2004. This comes as the Sadc Electoral Advisory Council (SEAC); an institutional mechanism meant to ensure that electoral…
By Rutendo Ngara THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) say they have recorded an increase in tobacco sales this season as compared to last year mainly due to the quality golden leaf being sold at the moment. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, a TIMB spokesperson Chelesani Tsarwe said the amount of money the…
ZIMBABWE’S ability to achieve food and nutrition security on a sustainable basis hinges on investing in climatesmart agriculture, Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement permanent secretary John Basera has said. Climate-smart agriculture involves farming practices that improve farm productivity and profi tability while helping farmers to adapt to the negative effects of climate change….
PREMIER African Minerals has finished building a lithium processing plant at its Zulu mine in Zimbabwe and expects to start production of…
By Ketty Nyoni AS THE Zimbabwe dollar continues to slide against major currencies, authorities have been warned that they face a gargantuan task of convincing jittery businesses and consumers to keep faith in the hapless local unit. Speaking last Thursday on independent national television station 3Ktv’s widely-followed news and current affairs programme, Vantage, economist Vince…
By Ketty Nyoni CIVIL servants have vowed to storm government offices next week to force authorities to call for a National Joint Negotiating Council (NJNC) meeting to discuss their welfare. This comes as the government workers last month rejected the government’s 100 percent salary increment saying it was far below what they were demanding, hence…
BY RUTENDO NGARA THE government has expressed concern over the continued decrease in agricultural productivity in the Midlands province mainly due to climate change. Speaking during a field day in Shurugwi on Friday, Agricultural Advisory and Rural Development (AARDS) chief director, Obert Jiri, said the only solution for the province to boost productivity was to…
BY BRANDON JOSPHAT CONFUSION and chaos reigned supreme during the Zanu PF primary elections that were re-done yesterday in Harare, at the behest of the former liberation movement’s politburo following allegations of electoral malpractices. This comes after the ruling party ordered five constituencies to conduct re-runs due to cases of political violence. A snap visit…
AS the fight against illicit drug and substance abuse in the country intensifies, a top police officer said over 4 000 suspected…
