This blog replicates one that first appeared on the PASTRES site. Although not about Zimbabwe’s land and agrarian change story per se, the themes are highly relevant. Indeed, how farmers, herders, traders and others navigate an uncertain environment has been … Continue reading → …
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WATCH: Zimpapers donates exercise books to Townsend High School in appreciation of cancer walk participation
Natasha Mutsiba,mutsibanatasha@gmail.com IN a heart-warming gesture of appreciation, Zimpapers Bulawayo, on Friday donated books to pupils at Townsend High School who actively participated in the Zimpapers Cancer Walk earlier this month. The event saw a remarkable turnout, with 60 students and 5 teachers from Townsend High School joining the walk to raise awareness. The generous […] …
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Mukupe, accomplices jailed three-years after being convicted for smuggling
Judge says he sparred the convicts longer sentences after conceding they were first time offenders …
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Get your picnic baskets ready: ‘Picnic and Chill’ event happening this weekend
Natasha Mutsiba, mutsibanatasha@gmail.com The “Picnic and Chill” event, a family-oriented outdoor gathering with a picnic theme, is set to take place at The Barn in Hillside, Bulawayo this Saturday. Curated to provide a recreational service for all, the event aims to bring entertainment and relaxation to the city. “Picnic and Chill is an outdoor event […] …
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Four vendors feared dead in an accident
Patrick Chitumba At least four vendors are feared dead while several others were injured after a Toyota Axio vehicle headed for Shurugwi town veered off the road and ramped into the road side vendors selling “Mazhanje (sugar plum / loquat fruit)” at Gwenhoro turn off in Shurugwi this late afternoon. When this reporter arrived at […] …
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Appropriate agricultural machinery in Zimbabwe: the vital role of rural innovation and service hubs
The previous blogs in this series have discussed the rise of small-scale mechanisation as a response to agricultural production, processing and transport challenges in Zimbabwe. The demand for new machines – of all shapes and sizes – arises due to … Continue reading → …
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On the move: transporting agricultural goods in Zimbabwe
As production and marketing has increased from the new resettlement farms, the demand for transport has grown. The earlier blog series highlighted the importance of transport operators as part of the expanding ‘hidden middle’. Transporters facilitate value chains of all … Continue reading → …
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Government’s anti-drug campaign reaches nearly half a million primary school learners
Sikhumbuzo Moyo, smoyo@chronicle.co.zw NEARLY half a million primary school learners have been reached in the ongoing awareness campaign against drugs and substance abuse that the Government has since declared a state of disaster. The campaigns are part of behavioural change interventions by primary, higher and tertiary education institutions as mandated by the inter-ministerial committee on […] …
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Zida unveils new offices in Bulawayo
Prince Ngwenya, pthabiso418@gmail.com THE Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency(Zida), officially opened branch offices in Bulawayo on 24 October. The agency specialises in promoting and facilitating both local and foreign investment within the country. The Zida offices in Bulawayo can be found on the ground floor of Central Africa House, situated at the corner of Jason […] …
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Processing crops in Zimbabwe: adding value through mechanisation
This blog continues our short series on small-scale agricultural mechanisation in Zimbabwe. This week we turn to how mechanisation is changing the capacity to process agricultural produce and so add value locally. Selling to larger scale manufacturers, millers and so … Continue reading → …
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