Gwanda (New Ziana) -Small scale farmers in Gwanda district have expressed concern at the delay by the Grain Marketing Board to pay them for the produce that they deliver to it. The farmers complained that the delays were despite government assurance that the GMB would pay within 72 hours of delivery. The concerns were raised […]
Harare (New Ziana) –President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Thursday re-assured the nation that the country will soon turn the corner and achieve prosperity through continued hard work. Currently on his annual leave, President Mnangagwa said Zimbabwe was poised to rise again. “Zimbabweans, prosperity for our great nation is just around the corner. Through hard work and […]
Harare (New Ziana) -Tobacco farmers put just over 105 000 hectares of land under tobacco this cropping season, a drop from 106 494 last year, raising fears that yields will also go down, the industry regulator said on Thursday. Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) spokesperson Chelesani Moyo attributed the drop to tighter vetting, registration […]
Harare (New Ziana) –The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) recently red flagged scores of people who attempted to register as voters multiple times as part of a spirited mobilisation campaign by some Western embassies and opposition aligned civic organisations, a senior official revealed on Thursday. The United States embassy in Harare in […]