The fall armyworm has the potential to cause an annual reduction in maize production in Zimbabwe of about 264,000 tonnes, translating into revenue loss of US$83 million.

Small-scale farmers yields under threat from fall armyworm

Staff Writer Many Zimbabwean smallholder maize-growing households are likely to experience hunger due to armyworm invasion in the country, a research conducted by CABI has...
A London-based Zimbabwean woman tried to defraud her insurers, Aviva, of about 400 000 by faking her husband's death

Zim woman fakes husband’s death for £400,000 insurance claim

Staff Writer A Zimbabwean woman based in London faces two years imprisonment after she reported her husband dead in an attempt to defraud her insurer...
40-year-old Sipiwe Shokore who stays in Mhondoro-Ngezi has been struggling to fend for her family after being struck by lightning about a year ago

Impala Car Rental assists lightning victim

Staff Writer More than a year ago, Sipiwe Shokore’s turned into a nightmare when a lightning bolt struck her leaving her living a life of...
Liquid Telecom Office in South Africa

Liquid Telecom changes identity to Liquid Intelligent Technologies

HARARE – Liquid Intelligent Technologies  announced the culmination of its extensive business transformation from being a telecommunications and digital services provider to a full...
Harare City fathers believe that the $8 billion owed to the local authority could be a game changer in its bid to improve service delivery

Homeless people sue Ken Sharpe, Harare City Council

Staff Writer A group of homeless people and two other applicants have approached the High Court seeking to reverse a murky 2007 land deal between...
Locally manufactured goods are returning back onto the supermarket shelves rising from five percent in 2017 to 45 percent as industries increase their capacity utilisation

Increasing locally-manufactured goods delight ED

Staff Writer Supplies onto the market have increased from a measly five percent in 2017 to reach an impressing 45 percent this year, President Mnangagwa...
Government efforts to curb the rate of infection from the COVID-19 virus are bearing fruit with cases dropping by almost 50 percent

Zim a possible source of infectious COVID-19 variant

Sydney Kawadza Zimbabwe could have been a source of a COVID-19 variant that ravaged the country and Southern Africa in December 2020 and early this...

FAO seeking US$20m to overcome food insecurity in Zimbabwe

Staff Writer United Nations agency, the Food and Agriculture Organisation is seeking at least US$20 million to assist 630 000 Zimbabwe overcome expected food insecurity...

GMB maintains producer prices as it readies for better harvest

HARARE - GMB said it does not generate foreign currency as it announced that it will pay farmers in Zimbabwean dollars for their produce...
Relations between President Mnangagwa's administration and the US government remain strained over human rights issues

US doles out $341 million to Zimbabwe in 2020 despite strained relations

Staff Writer The United States government provided more than US$341 million in assistance despite strained relations between the two administrations. The US has maintained sanctions against...