Farming & Enviroment

Farmers are bullish over prospects of a decent harvest in the 2018-2019 summer cropping season despite rising input costs and inclement weather conditions. El Nino weather conditions that are currently affecting most of Southern Africa […]

Government has moved in to secure 30 000 metric tonnes of wheat worth $12,2 million with a 20 percent down payment following threats by an international supplier to cut off the deal citing Harare’s delay […]

The country is expected to receive heavy rains in excess of 50 millimetres in the next 24 hours characterised by thunderstorms in some areas, the Meteorological Services Department has forecast. This comes as relief to […]

HARARE – The United States Agency for International Development has warned of an imminent drought in Zimbabwe, following delays in rainfall being experienced in the 2018/2019 season. A food security report published by the agency titled […]

The Meteorological Service Department says the country should expect normal to below normal rainfall patterns from January to March 2019. The predictions are key in helping farmers to plan and make informed decisions this farming […]

Well, this is a bit of a turn up for the books. It has been revealed by lawyer Willie Spies that former President Jacob Zuma could soon face a legal battle bigger than all those […]

Heavy rains and strong winds on Saturday left a trail of destruction in Karoi where four families were left homeless. At least 121 houses suffered some form of damage while a school and a local […]

A student from Africa has travelled 8000 miles from Zimbabwe to study farming at Coleg Cambria. Dominic Edwards made the 13-hour journey to begin a Level 3 Technical Certificate in Agriculture at Coleg Llysfasi. Having […]

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has reportedly said that his government is “ready to seize any idle land owned by some of the ruling Zanu-PF party heavyweights”. According to New Zimbabwe.com, Mnangagwa told traditional leaders in northern […]

Zimbabwe is working on increasing the hectarage of wheat from 43 000 to 70 000 to ensure self-sufficiency, save foreign currency and create more jobs for youths and women. This was said by Lands, Agriculture, […]