Wednesday, June 29th, 2016
Aquaponics is a combination of aquaculture – raising and farming fish – and hydroponics – growing plants in water. When combined into a single system, the fish waste provides rich nutrients for the plants and the plants provide a natural filter for the water that the fish live in. The third element consists of earthworms
Wednesday, June 29th, 2016
City of Harare launched the Customer Care Centre (CCC) in April 2015 as part of its customer relationship management strategy. The CCC was set up to improve interaction between council and residents through phone calls, email, social...
Wednesday, June 8th, 2016
Harare’s dreams of achieving world class status by 2025 have been boosted by corporate companies that have partnered with City of Harare to spruce up public spaces at specific road intersections. The following private organizations are some...
Monday, June 6th, 2016
Valentine Marowa owns a three tonne truck he hires out to farmers ferrying their different produce to market areas in Harare. This year he has been busy with tobacco farmers from his Sengwe rural home in Hurungwe....
Tuesday, May 24th, 2016
Faced with chronic unemployment, many Harare residents are using their backyards to begin small-scale farming. Though many manage to produce a decent yield that feeds their families, taking their products to market and generating income remains a...
Wednesday, May 18th, 2016
I do not make a lot of money. No, that sounds wrong – let me rephrase it. I hardly make any money at all! As a staunch member of Zimbabwe’s Great Unemployed, the so-called entrepreneurs, the “informal...
Thursday, May 5th, 2016
Beekeeping can be an interesting hobby that also supplements your income. It does not require much capital to start and generates healthy and nutritious honey and other by-products. Harare News spoke to Mike Schmolke who has 50...
Friday, April 22nd, 2016
The connection of council offices to a wide area network (WAN) is allowing for easier interaction between residents and council. 62 out of 89 offices have been switched on so far. Council offices are being connected to...
Tuesday, April 19th, 2016
The World Bank hosted the country’s first ever Water and Sanitation Hackathon at the Harare Institute of Technology (HIT). The hackathon which took place at the end of February, brought together over 25 programmers from all over...
Wednesday, April 13th, 2016
A new, locally produced TV series focused on growing food in urban areas is aiming to change how food is sourced and produced in Southern Africa. Urban Farming will be made freely available to state broadcasters in...
