Climate change drives push for drought-resistant seeds

Climate change drives push for drought-resistant seeds

Bulawayo, (New Ziana) — Climate change is the biggest threat to the country’s agricultural sector, increasing pressure to accelerate the development and distribution of drought-resistant crop seed varieties capable of withstanding erratic rainfall, heat waves...
Serial rapist Anymore Zvitsva jailed 89 years

Serial rapist Anymore Zvitsva jailed 89 years

Antony Chawagarira Harare — Convicted serial rapist and robber Anymore Zvitsva has been sentenced to an effective 89 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple violent crimes before the Harare Magistrate Francis Mapfumo. Zvitsva, 35, appeared in court to face...
Government steps up crackdown on illicit drugs

Government steps up crackdown on illicit drugs

Harare, (New Ziana) – Government has intensified its nationwide crackdown on drug and substance abuse, with thousands of suspects arrested, major drug syndicates disrupted, and millions worth of illicit substances confiscated as authorities move to contain what...
Top SADC agric officials meet over food security

Top SADC agric officials meet over food security

Harare, (New Ziana) – The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is set to convene a high-level joint meeting of ministers responsible for agriculture, food security, fisheries and aquaculture in Victoria Falls on May 29, as the region intensifies efforts to...