Six killed in murder, hit and run cases
Crime Reporter SIX people including two children have been killed in separate murder and hit-and-run cases recorded countrywide since last week. Some of the suspects have been arrested while others…
Chimombe, Mpofu request rejected
Prosper Dembedza-Court Correspondent Business partners Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu yesterday had their application rejected for refusal of further remand on charges of fraud over a streetlight tender they are…
4 Zimra officers charged with corruption
Yeukai Karengezeka-Court Correspondent FOUR Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) officers have been charged with corruption for allegedly soliciting bribes to release confiscated goods. The accused—Gwatirinda Paul (42), Mutwira Obert (40), Homera…
Pollution kills fish in Shashe River
George Maponga-Masvingo Bureau HUNDREDS of fish and other aquatic species have died in the Shashe River in Mashava following the accidental discharge of contaminated waste, including cyanide, from a nearby…
Artisanal miners challenged to reclaim land
Conrad Mupesa-Mashonaland West Bureau ARTISANAL and small-scale miners have been called upon to reclaim and repurpose mined land as a way of adding value to the area they conduct their…
600 agric extension officers get tablets
Precious Manomano-Herald Reporter IN a move that resonates with Government’s thrust to modernise agriculture to enhance production and boost food security, Mashonaland East agriculture business advisers received 600 tablets as…
Zim’s maize pre-planting price matches region
Precious Manomano and Edgar Vhera THE pre-planting price of US$335 per tonne of maize announced by Government recently tallies with the country’s landed import parity price and the South African…
AMA acts on illegal agricultural products imports
Agriculture Specialist Writer THE Agricultural Marketing Authority (AMA) and Plant Quarantine Services Institute (PQSI) have joined forces in a collaborative blitz to tackle the influx of smuggled and counterfeit products…
Farmers plant 88pc of shisha tobacco target
Edgar Vhera-Agriculture Specialist Writer FARMERS have so far planted 450 hectares of shisha tobacco, representing 88 percent of the targeted 514 hectares, as commercial production of the crop enters its…
Contractors disburse 200k ha of cotton seed
Edgar Vhera-Agriculture Specialist Writer DISTRIBUTION of cotton inputs is progressing well with seed enough to cover 200 000 hectares having been disbursed as of January 2, the Agricultural Marketing Authority…