Melisa Chatikobo THE Livestock & Meat Advisory Council (LMAC) has urged the government to decentralise the selling of maize to reduce the cost of stockfeed for smallholder farmers. Speaking to the Daily News at the weekend, LMAC economist Reneth Moyo said allowing farmers to sell grain to each other would significantly reduce the cost of livestock. Moyo…
Melisa Chatikobo THE Covid-19 pandemic had a disastrous effect on the production of free-range chickens as the sub-sector dropped by 30 percent. According to the Zimbabwe Free Range Poultry Association (ZFRPA), the country had a stock of 59 million free-range chickens in the 2017/18 season, which had since declined to 42 million. “There was a…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s spokesperson George Charamba made a bombshell assertion yesterday that is guaranteed to create a fresh stir within the country’s warring main opposition. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday, Charamba claimed that Nelson Chamisa had been sending emissaries to Mnangagwa through the president’s associates to bargain for talks which would have the…
SHAMAINE CHIRIMUJIRI POLICE have arrested a Fawcett Security Company guard for allegedly conniving with bandits to stage a fake robbery which saw the cash-in-transit crew lose US$334 290 along the Harare-Bulawayo highway on Thursday. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday said initial investigations have led to the arrest of the cash-in-transit guard Bongani Mpofu as…
RUMBIDZAI NGWENYA THE Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) in partnership with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on Friday launched the Strategy for the Elimination of Sexual Harassment and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the workplace in the country. The strategy seeks to protect all levels of workers, ultimately creating an environment that would lead to a reduction…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration is working on complying with the conditions set for it to re-join the Commonwealth, including engaging the United Kingdom (UK) on the matter, a top government official has said. This comes as Number 10 Downing Street has also said it was ready to improve relations with Harare as long as political…
THE government is contemplating engaging South African authorities over the fate of over 200 000 migrants whose Zimbabwean Exemption Permits (ZEPs), which end on December 31, will not be renewed. This comes as the South African government on Thursday announced that the ZEP holders need to apply for other permits or return to Zimbabwe. While…
EXPERTS are calling for both calm and vigilance as the country faces a fourth coronavirus wave, following the recent discovery of a new variant in neighbouring South Africa and Botswana. In addition, authorities are also urging Zimbabweans who have not yet been vaccinated to do so without any further delay, amid early indications that the…
ARMED robbers got away with over US$300 000 and two firearms after ambushing a Fawcett Security Company cash-in-transit van along the Harare-Bulawayo…
ORGANISATIONS representing Zimbabweans in neighbouring South Africa believe they will get relief from the courts after the government in the neighbouring country resolved to discontinue the issuance of special dispensation permits. In its resolution on Wednesday, the South Africa government also urged holders of the current documents known as the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) to…
