‘Be better organised to bargain for better remuneration’ journos told
By Nhau MangiraziJournalists in Mashonaland West decried poor salaries during this year’sWorld Press Freedom Day celebrations held in Chinhoyi.Deputy minister of information media and broadcasting servicesKindness Paradza called on the
‘Re-educate public officers to avail information’
By Nhau Mangirazi A former cabinet minister has called for the ‘reorientation’ of public officials to avail information to citizens as they have right to access information without hindrance. Speaking
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