A1 and A2 farms lead in veld fire frequency
By Tafadzwa Muranganwa There are concerns that veld fire frequency in A1 and A2 farms is relatively high as compared to communal lands hence the need to put deterrent measures
27 kidnapped Kaduna college students freed
Seven weeks after their abduction, 27 students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna State, Nigeria have been released, an official told PREMIUM TIMES Wednesday evening. The students
High Court ends two months detention of Mamombe and Chimbiri
HIGH Court Judge Justice Tawanda Chitapi on Wednesday 5 May 2021 ended the two-month detention of Harare West constituency legislator Hon.Joana Mamombe and opposition MDC-Alliance party youth leader CeciliaChimbiri by
Contractual row over banana farming in Chipinge escalates
…farmers accuse Chipinge RDC and Matanuska of being bedfellows By Tafadzwa Muranganwa Smallholder famers in Mutema Irrigation Scheme in Chipinge have expressed disgruntlement over what they dubbed ‘an unholy alliance
Ngarivhume Arrested
By Tafadzwa Muranganwa Opposition leader Jacob Ngarivhume was picked up by riot police details in Mbare while conducting a clean up exercise on Tuesday . Prior to his arrest, the
Media freedoms curtailed as COVID-19 regional crises expose urgent need for access to information
Journalists and media houses across East and Southern Africa came under increasing attack in the past year, despite the urgent need for access to information during the COVID-19 pandemic and
Karoi council procurement committee in cellphone storm
By Nhau Mangirazi Karoi town council procurement committee is in a storm after allegedly inflating mobile prices exposing suspected abuse of public funds. Council finance committee chaired by councilor Thomas
Hurungwe farm clinic closed after health staff threatened
By Nhau Mangirazi Hurungwe Rural District Council (HDRC) has since roped in traditional leaders and policymakers to help over conflict management following the closure of Lanlory clinic where staff was
Judge ends persecution of Chin’ono in landmark decision which humiliates magistrate Ncube
HIGH Court Judge Justice Jester Charewa on Wednesday 28 April 2021ended the persecution of freelance journalist Hopewell Chin’ono bysetting aside his prosecution on charges of publishing orcommunicating false statements prejudicial
Give women voices for community development- says minister
By Nhau Mangirazi HARARE– Zimbabwe must push for more female représentation in local government structures including provincial councils. Contributing during a recent parliament debate, Hon Goodlucky Kwaramba, who is Proportional