Tax benefits of formal businesses

Tax benefits of formal businesses Financial Gazette 21/11/2018 Marvellous Tapera  THERE is so much talk about Zimba­bwe being a multi-billion dollar econ­omy through its small to medium scale enterprises (SMEs). However, not much is being done to tap tax revenue from these enterprises, which are often viewed as informalised.  In a International Monetary Fund (IMF) …

Govt speaks on fuel situation

Govt speaks on fuel situation     The Herald 22/11/2018 Felex Share Senior Reporter Government has attributed the fuel stock-outs witnessed in the last two days at some service stations in Harare to delays in foreign currency allocations. Energy and Power Development Minister Dr Joram Gumbo yesterday maintained that the country had enough fuel stocks. …

Mash Central set to benefit from Command Livestock

Mash Central set to benefit from Command Livestock     The Herald 22/11/2018 Lawrence Chitumba Mash Central Correspondent MASHONALAND Central Province is set to benefit from the $5 million Command Livestock Programme earmarked for six provinces which is being bankrolled by Homelink through Diaspora remittances. The other provinces are Mashonaland East and West, Masvingo, Manicaland …

Govt moves to curb inputs abuse

Govt moves to curb inputs abuse     Vice President Kembo Mohadi hands over maize seed and fertilisers to beneficiaries at the launch of the 2018 Presidential Inputs Support Scheme in Lutumba, Beitbridge, in September The Herald 22/11/2018 Martin Kadzere and Kuda Mhundwa Government has come up with regulations to curb side marketing of agricultural …

No to burning waste

No to burning waste     The Chronicle 22/11/2018 Burning of waste has become a common method to dispose of garbage due to various reasons, chief among them, being the local authorities’ failure to regularly collect refuse. Besides polluting the air, the burning of waste raises a lot of health and environmental concerns. Pollutants from …

El Nino takes early toll on Mat South livestock

El Nino takes early toll on Mat South livestock     The Chronicle 22/11/2018 Andile Tshuma, Chronicle Reporter SOME farmers in Matabeleland South’s Matobo and Gwanda districts have started losing their livestock as the effects of the predicted erratic rains this season start to take effect. Villagers are allegedly walking long distances in search of …

Mash East targets 200 000ha maize

Mash East targets 200 000ha maize     The Herald 21/11/2018 Victor Maphosa Mashonaland East Correspondent Farmers in Mashonaland East Province are ready for the 2018-19 farming season with the province targeting more than 200 000 hectares on maize production, Provincial Agricultural Technician and Extension Services officer Mr Leonard Munamati has said. In a recent …