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ENVIRONMENT, Climate, Tourism, and Hospitality Industry, Nqobizita Mangaliso Ndhlovu has hailed the cooperation between the government and non-state actors in the implementation of various conservation projects the Lower Zambezi Mana Pools Transfrontier Conservation Area (LOZAMAP TFCA). The transfrontier conservation area, which measures approximately 17,745 square kilometres, contains the Lower Zambezi National Park in Zambia, Mana…

THE Chinese modernisation initiative has met difficulties head on, Chinese minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee (IDCPC), Liu Jianchao, has said. He was speaking at a well-attended seminar themed ‘New Thinking to Break New Ground’ which kicked off in the city of Wuhan, Central China’s Hubei Province last week. According to…

By Ketty Nyoni A KADOMA woman, Virginia Dende, was yesterday announced as this year’s winner of the OK Grand Challenge’s top prize of a US$60 000 top-of-therange Ford Ranger double-cab at a colourful event attended by thousands of people at the Borrowdale Race Course, Harare. Another 40 lucky winners each drove away with a Nissan…

THE government has procured nine drones for use in the control of quelea birds that have been wreaking havoc in wheat planting areas, the Daily News has learnt. In agriculture, drones are used for spraying chemicals in the fields, monitoring crops and also to control pests, among other things. Speaking to the Daily News on the sidelines of an…

A LEADING Chinese gold producer, Ming Chang Sino Africa (Ming Chang), on Thursday commemorated the International Children’s Day and announced it will pay school fees for 20 pupils at Shamva Ming Chang Primary School. Children’s Day is celebrated annually in honour of children. Ming Chang Sino Africa’s pledge follows similar donations that have been made…

Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A BULAWAYO magistrate has ordered a 34-year-old man from Nguboyenja Suburb to undergo a mental check-up after he was arrested for allegedly running amok before smashing vehicles in the city centre. The accused, David Phiri, yesterday appeared before magistrate Nomagugu Maphosa facing three charges of malicious damage to property. He was…

THE Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd) has bemoaned the rise of gender-based abuse in the informal sector saying there was a need for authorities to urgently address the vice. In its latest survey released yesterday, Zimcodd said it discovered that a lot of women in the informal sector were victims of Gender-Based Violence…