Shock as govt hikes duty threefold

Shock as govt hikes duty threefold    3/3/2019 Source: Shock as govt hikes duty threefold | Newsday (News) By Rex Mphisa/Obey Manayiti CUSTOMS and excise duties shot up threefold to the bond note value yesterday following government’s gazetting of Statutory Instrument 32 of 2019, ushering in the new currency, RTGS dollar (ZWL). The central bank last …

Batoka construction work to begin this year

Batoka construction work to begin this year    3/3/2019 Source: Batoka construction work to begin this year | Sunday Mail (Top Stories) Lincoln Towindo Construction of the Batoka Gorge Hydroelectric Power Station is set to begin by year-end after the selection of the winning contractor in six months’ time. An extraordinary Council of Ministers (COM) of …

Zim almost ready to compensate white farmers

Zim almost ready to compensate white farmers   3/3/2019 Source: Zim almost ready to compensate white farmers | Sunday Mail (Business) Business Reporter Zimbabwe has made significant progress in its efforts to compensate white former farmers with valuations having been carried out for nine of the 10 provinces. Government is of the view that dealing with …

Poor rains choke tobacco production

Poor rains choke tobacco production    3/3/2019 Source: Poor rains choke tobacco production | Sunday Mail (Business) Martin Kadzere Zimbabwe expects production of its largest single foreign currency earner tobacco to fall this season as erratic rains in the eastern parts of the country affected output. The country produced a record  253 million kilogrammes of the …

Mat’land evictions stoke fears of tribal clashes

Mat’land evictions stoke fears of tribal clashes  3/3/2019 Source: Mat’land evictions stoke fears of tribal clashes | The Standard (Local News) By NQOBANI NDLOVU Threats by the government to evict communal farmers in Filabusi, Matabeleland South, to allegedly pave way for those from outside the province are stoking fears of tribal clashes in the area, …