By Rutendo Ngara THE Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (TIMB) says tobacco farmers owe contractors US$40 million as of this month. Addressing tobacco industry stakeholders at the 2022 national tobacco workshop in Harare yesterday, TIMB chairperson Patrick Devenish said side marketing was one of the reasons farmers were owing contractors that much. “Another challenge faced was…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa DEFENCE minister Oppah MuchinguriKashiri has reiterated the government’s warning on imposing stiffer penalties against perpetrators of child marriages and adolescent pregnancies, saying the stern measures await offenders. Last month, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga issued a stern warning against offenders of child abuse, saying the government would soon introduce a deterrent legislation to…
PARLIAMENT has urged Zesa to charge realistic prices and to find ways of earning more foreign currency to help the embattled power utility to procure sufficient electricity for both ordinary consumers and business. In a post-2023 budget report presented in Parliament on Wednesday by the Energy and Power Development committee, legislators noted that the current…
By Regis Chingawo GEO-POMONA says it aims to install two power plants and make Harare a sustainable city once its multi-million dollar…
By Brandon Josphat and Brighton Muronzereyi DONOR funding is insufficient to combat HIV/ Aids, hence the government should consider financing options to bridge the gap, the parliamentary portfolio committee on Health has said. In a report presented in the National Assembly on Wednesday, Health chairperson Ruth Labode, said funding has decreased significantly from 56.16 percent…
By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A MACHETE wielding 19-yearold Bulawayo man has appeared in court for allegedly undressing his co-worker before stealing his clothes, cellphone and $396 500 in cash. The accused, Kudakwashe Magora, appeared before magistrate Amanda Ndlovu this week facing theft and assault charges. He pleaded not guilty to the charges, telling the…
By Nyasha Dube FIVE workers’ unions have dragged Labour minister Paul Mavima and the Public Service Commission (PSC) to the High Court accusing them of violating their work-related rights. The five are the Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta), the Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ), the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz), the Educators Union…
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Nelson Chamisa has yielded to the demands of his defiant MPs over the controversial US$40 000 parliamentary housing loans to legislators. Insiders who spoke to the Daily News yesterday said by capitulating to his MPs’ demands, Chamisa had avoided creating fresh major rifts in his fledgling party.Some of the…
By Rutendo Ngara THE government is stepping up its efforts to end worrisome deaths of livestock by launching a vaccine which it says will help to curb a lethal disease that is killing cattle. This comes as the country has lost at least US$150 million in the last four years alone, after about 500 000…
By Brighton Muronzereyi ZIMBABWE is plotting to pull out of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) after its proposals, including selling its ivory stockpiles, were rejected at the just-ended CITES conference held in Panama. Harare has been failing to sell its stockpiles due to an international ban on ivory trade. With a…
