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Court orders US$150 minimum wage Independent 26/10/2018 THE Supreme Court has ordered employers in the timber sector to pay the minimum wage of US$150 to workers. Staff Writer. In its application, the Timber Sector Employers’ Association had initially wanted the court to reduce the minimum wage from US$150 to US$105. This was to challenge …
Govt’s command policies spark off market turmoil Independent 26/10/2018 GOVERNMENT’S commandist strategy to contain currency volatility and the rising tide of price increases ravaging Zimbabwe are likely to worsen an economic crisis that has persisted for decades while dampening market confidence. By Tinashe Kairiza President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration is cracking down on the currency …
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Zim to harvest 123 000 tonnes of wheat – The Financial Gazette Tabitha Mutenga Features Editor 24/10/2018 Zimbabwe has the potential to plant 80 000 hectares of wheat with a yield per hectare output of 6 to 8 tonnes. ZIMBABWE is expecting to harvest 123 000 tonnes of wheat from the 2018 production down from …
Wheat farmers want forex payment Farmers Voices • 25 October 2018 10:50AM • 0 comments HARARE – Zimbabwe’s wheat output will plummet unless farmers are paid part of their produce in foreign currency to enable them to keep pace with the prevailing economic environment, an official of the Zimbabwe Wheat Board (ZWB) has said. The …
Plant early, tobacco farmers urged Letwin Nyambayo • 25 October 2018 10:58AM • 0 comments HARARE – Tobacco farmers are being encouraged to plant the crop early to avoid the likely danger of El Nino-induced low rainfall expected in the country. This is following indications by the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) that during the 2018 …
Govt seeks to double cotton output The Herald 26/10/2018 Munyaradzi Musiiwa Midlands Correspondent GOVERNMENT is seeking to double cotton production in the forthcoming summer cropping season amid growing demand for Zimbabwean cotton on the international market. Agriculture Marketing Authority (AMA) acting chief executive officer, Mrs Nancy Zitsanza said there is huge demand for …
Farms and mines for war veterans The Herald 26/10/2018 Walter Mswazie Masvingo Correspondent WAR veterans will soon be authors of their own destiny as Government has allocated them a farm in each province and reserved mining claims for them to venture into sustainable economic development projects, an official has said. Deputy Minister of …
Management plan for Tugwi-Mukosi on cards The Herald 26/10/2018 Masvingo Correspondent Government has started working on a management plan for the optimal utilisation of the giant Tugwi-Mukosi Dam, to maximise economic benefits for the communities and the country through fisheries and related projects, an official has said. Zimparks spokesperson Mr Tinashe Farawo said …
Seed Co promotion delivers weighty results SEEDco Regional Managing director Denias Zaranyika is flanked by Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement Deputy Minister Douglas Karoro (right) and deputy minister Vangelis Haritatos at a Yield Contest in Harare yesterday.- Picture by Tariro Kamangira The Herald 26/10/2018 Tawanda Musarurwa Senior Reporter Listed seed processor, …
Black market rates nosedive 1:1,5 Foreign currency dealers go about their business along Fort Street despite a blitz at the Tredgold magistrates’ courts in Bulawayo recently The Chronicle 26/10/2018 Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief PARALLEL market rates further plummeted to as low as US$1:RTGS/Bond1,5 this week from a peak of 1:6 in the …