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SELF-STYLED communications activist Rutendo Matinyarare has “backed down” from his epic fight with Innscor Africa (Innscor) co-founder Zinona Koudenaris and his group. At the height of the war, the Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe joined the “defamation fight” — centred on the South Africa-based activist’s x posts alleging the distribution of some genetically modified foods…

AUTHORITIES say they are conducting a mop-up vetting exercise for collaborators in the country’s liberation war, which will end this Friday. Liberation Struggle Affairs minister, Monica Mavhunga said the mop-up exercise was targeting applicants who did not participate in the 2022 programme for various reasons. ‘’Following the launch of the nationwide vetting programme for veterans…

THE Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (Fao) has launched the digital village projects in Zimbabwe under which villages are converted into digital village hubs in which a variety of ICT-enabled services (farm and non-farm) will be offered. According to Fao, the project aims to transform agro-food systems in rural areas using effective…

THE ministries of Defence, Home Affairs and Justice have partnered with the Health ministry by seconding their health personnel to assist patients in rural communities. Health deputy minister, Sleiman Kwidini told the National Assembly recently that the partnership was part of efforts to ensure people in rural areas have easy access to medical doctors in…

BY STELLA MADZIVANYIKA THE World Health Organisation (WHO) recently donated a wide range of medical equipment worth US$1, 8 million to the Health ministry. The equipment was funded by various donors and partners, including the African Development Bank (AfDB), the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (UNCERF), USAid and Japan. Among other things, the donated material…

LAWRENCE PAGANGADeputy News Editor “ I HAD a ‘powerful’ dream in 2022 that simply told me that I should go to Zimbabwe.” Knowing very little of Zimbabwe, Joby Wheatley, in 12 weeks sold all his property and was on the flight with his family from the United Kingdom to Harare in 2022. “ People said,…

THE Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (Bupra) has shot down the city council’s proposed US$308 million budget for 2025, arguing that it will worsen livelihoods of the locals already struggling to sustain themselves. This comes after the BCC proposed a review of certain levies together with the introduction of special roads and water levies during the…

AT LEAST 3 000 researchers, captains of industry and policy makers are set to gather in Harare next month to exchange ideas and showcase latest research methods. President Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected to officiate at the event that will be graced by the executive secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Claver…

By Stella Madzivanyika SOUTH African Airways (SAA) yesterday announced that it was increasing the number of its flights between Harare and Johannesburg from 10 to 12 frequencies per week to cater for growing demand. The increase in the number of flights will start on November 5, 2024. “SAA customers will have the option of two…

JUDGES, sitting at the Gweru and Gokwe High Courts this week, handed lengthy prison sentences to convicted murderers for crimes committed in the Midlands Province in recent years. A Shurugwi man, Lonyaka Mlambi, 44, was sentenced to 20 years for murdering his wife. “On 29 November 2023, Mlambi and the now deceased were at their…