Tax Incentives for farmers

Tax Incentives for farmers Financial Gazette 15/11/2018  Tax matters – Marvellous Tapera  THE agriculture sector largely influences the economic, social and political lives of the majority of people in Zimbabwe. It is also the source of sustenance for most rural Zimba­bweans.  At commercial level, the sector produces ex­port crops such as tobacco, cotton and horticulture …

Dam Levels as at 12-November-2018

Dam Levels as at 12-November-2018 DAM NAME FULL SUPPLY CAPACITY CURRENT CAPACITY % FULL DAILY TREND   (millions of cubic metres) (millions of cubic metres)     Kariba 64800.00 41341.3 63.8 Tugwi Mukosi 1802.6 1225 68.0 Mutirikwi 1378.08 726.385 52.7 Manyame 480.23 415.834 86.6 Osborne 401.64 290.729 72.4 Mazvikadei 343.815 314.135 91.4 Manyuchi 309.06 255.557 …

Forex deal boon for cane growers

Forex deal boon for cane growers     The Herald 16/11/2018 George Maponga Masvingo Bureau Indigenous commercial sugar cane farmers in the Lowveld have been thrown a lifeline after they sealed a deal with Zimbabwe’s sole sugar producer, Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe, to receive payment for cane exports in foreign currency. The majority of slightly over …

Employers in dilemma over pay rise

Employers in dilemma over pay rise     The Herald 16/11/2018 Business Reporter AS pressure begins mounting on companies to raise salaries and wages following erosion of buying power due a recent spike in prices, employers have warned they cannot absorb any further increase in production costs without passing them on to the consumers. The …

Zera licenses Mutoko independent power producer

Zera licenses Mutoko independent power producer    15/11/2018 Source: Zera licenses Mutoko independent power producer | Daily News HARARE – The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has granted an energy generation licence to a private company. Riverside Power Station has been licensed under the Electricity Act to construct, own and operate a solar power plant at Musvaire …