Zimbabwe pins economic hopes on tobacco, despite anti-smoking campaigns
MUREHWA DISTRICT, ZIMBABWE – Tobacco farmers in Zimbabwe, Africa’s largest tobacco producer, are pinning their economic hopes on the addictive plant. Despite anti-smoking campaigns ahead of the World Health Organization’s No Tobacco Day on May 31, farmers say the crop…
To see how the European Super League will change football, look to America
For many people in the football world, the three most dangerous words in the English language are now: ‘European Super League’. On Sunday 18 April, 12 of the most famous clubs in England, Italy, and Spain announced that they would…
Zim records surge in teen pregnancies during Covid-19 pandemic
Zimbabwe’s government this month reported a major increase in teenage pregnancies in January and February. Advocates are blaming the rise from previous years on coronavirus lockdowns and poverty.
Macheke Islamic Trust officially opens borehole for Garikai residents
The Islamic Trust, a Faith based organisation based in Macheke officially opened the state of the art borehole for Garikai residents on Tuesday.
YouTube bans TB Joshua after claim he can ‘cure’ gay congregants
Followers of Nigerian televangelist TB Joshua will no longer have access to his YouTube videos after the tech giant banned the controversial church leader from its platform.
Ruvheneko Parirenyatwa files for divorce, says marriage can not be saved
HARARE – Top TV and radio personality Ruvheneko Elsie Mafara née Parirenyatwa is divorcing her husband of almost seven years, at least on paper, saying their union has irretrievably broken down.
Grace Mugabe accused of theft, seeks interdict against police raid on schools
Police attempted a nightfall raid on former first lady Grace Mugabe’s schools in Mazowe on Thursday saying they were looking for stolen property including generators and transformers, a court has been told.
EU-funded Dairy Project hand over 147 in-calf heifers worth us$129.037 to dairy farmers
AT LEAST 121 dairy farmers across the country’s 10 provinces are tomorrow set to receive in-calf heifers from the European Union (EU)-funded Transforming Zimbabwe’s Dairy Value Chain (TranZDVC) programme, which is projected to increase milk production by 45 million litres…
Raw sewage floods Chitungwiza roads
Some Manyame Park residents are failing to conduct their day to day activities as roads have been flooded by raw sewage for over a week. By Chipo Chabarwa A resident, Tichaona Musekiwa said it has been five years since the…
Delays in Chipinda Bridge reconstruction: A case of systematic marginalisation
Accessibility to vital services is a basic human right but for communities such as the Shangaani in the southern part of Chiredzi in Chilonga this remains a pipe dream as they are cut-off from vital service centres such as Chiredzi…