Maize production drop has culminated to Zimbabwe being in need of $300 million for the import of maize from the neighboring countries such as Zambia and South Africa.This was revealed by Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa prompting other political parties and commentators to said the fact that Zimbabwe has to find $300m to import food this year because of a massive drop in maize production is due

Government is planning to set up another university - the Marondera University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (MUAST).THE minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development Oppah Muchinguri tabled the proposed university bill in parliament on Tuesday."Mr. Speaker Sir, I wish to submit to this august House the detailed principles justifying the establishment of t

BUSINESSMAN Tawanda Nyambirai has accused ousted former Vice-President Joice Mujuru and her late husband Retired General Solomon Mujuru of pushing him out of his three farms in Mashonaland East.In papers filed at the High Court seeking to repossess the farms that were acquired by some Zanu-PF officials with the blessing of the couple in 2002, Nyambirai claimed that his family and employees were s

Rugare Gumbo says the only way positive change will take place in Zimbabwe is for Zimbabweans to do more to foster democracy in the country and not employ empty boycott protests as was done by the MDC formations. He also defended his moral support for a number of independent candidates who took part in the by-elections.The MDC-T boycotted the June 10 by-elections occasioned by the recall of 21 MDC

Former minister Moses Mzila-Ndlovu says VP Phelekezela Mphoko is unfit to lead the country's national healing process because of his Gukurahundi-era culpability. This comes after Mphoko told Parly last week that he would table a law in Parliament to promote national healing. Mzila-Ndlovu said that there is no way a member of a party that was responsible for the atrocities would want to see justice

PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe and his wife First Lady Grace blocked the forced removal of vendors operating from undesignated areas in urban centres after a seven-day ultimatum issued by government and a top army officer, a minister said yesterday.Small and Medium Enterprises Development minister Sithembiso Nyoni told members of the shadowy Queen of Grace ZimAsset Trust, which represents a section of

STIRLING, UK - A church founder and self-styled "prophet" avoided jail after he was convicted of sexually molesting his parishioners.Walter Masocha, archbishop of the Stirling-based Agape for All Nations Church, was sentenced to 250 hours of unpaid work and placed on the sex offenders register for a year.The 51-year-old was convicted of groping a schoolgirl and a deaconess.A sheriff told him he ha

Three suspected MDC-T supporters, who were accused of petrol-bombing former Zanu-PF Harare Youth League chair, Godwin Gomwe's house in Budiriro 5B, were yesterday set free. Tendai Muchekahanzu (38), Stephen Dalaina (26) and Victor Munhuwani (36) were removed from remand at the instance of the State. Prosecutor Mrs Idah Maromo told Harare magistrate Mr Tendai Mahwe that they needed more time to inv

TWO suspected carjackers reportedly posed as police officers and mounted a fake roadblock before robbing a man of his vehicle loaded with bales of tobacco worth $20 000.The two, who were in the company of four alleged accomplices, later dumped the vehicle and repacked the bales of tobacco which they sold at Chidziva Tobacco Auction Floors.Godfrey Chirimanyemba (53), a taxi driver, and Nevison Chit

Zimbabwean duo Willard Katsande and Knowledge Musona were unscathed following their involvement in a car accident.Katsande, who captains Zimbabwe, was in the vehicle along with Musona, Kalisto Pasuwa (head coach) and Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) president, Cuthbert Dube.Dube was behind the wheel after he lost control of the car.According to KickOff, the vehicle overturned while they were o

A new biography on music icon Thomas Mapfumo (70) has claimed that his real name is Michael Munhumumwe.The author Banning Eyre claims that Mapfumo only started using his current name at the age of nine, Daily News reported Wednesday.The chimurenga music legend was born to Janet Chinhamo and Tapfumaneyi Mupariwa on July 2 1945 but was raised by his maternal grandparents Hamundidi and Kufera Munhu

ACTIVIST Itai Dzamara was grabbed from a barbershop at gunpoint and thrown into a waiting vehicle three months ago after staging sit-ins demanding the resignation of President Robert Mugabe. He hasn't been seen since. Officials say they have searched for clues into the kidnapping, but so far have been unsuccessful in locating Dzamara.His wife Sheffra said the abduction has devastated the family, n

MDC-T senior member Job Sikhala has lashed out at his critique who attacked him over being in the for front of organising and advertising the journalist and democracy activist Itai Dzamara who was abducted on March 9.The critique Reason Wafawarova had said the stance taken by Sikhala over Dzamara's prayer meeting is the one that led to the meeting being cancelled.The church pastor who was organis

MLF is baffled to hear Zimbabwe's President, the SADC and the AU Chair person Robert Mugabe, promised the ongoing AU Summit that he is going to give them 300 of his many "stolen" cattle for its Fund. Commenting over the promise, MLF's David Magagula said they wishes to warn the AU against receiving the promised 200 cattle which he said were stolen from Chief Kaiser Ndiweni, famously known as Chief

A 22 year old Chitungwiza man shocked a court when he pleaded with the magistrate not to jail him after being convicted of sleeping with a 15 year old girl.Revai Gumbojena said he had huge future plans with his girlfriend.According to H-Metro, Gumbojena had gone to the extent of cohabiting with the minor."I have future plans with my girlfriend. I love her and I am willing to marry her if I am perm