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War veteran excels in strawberry farming The Herald 12/10/2018 Mash Central Correspondent A GURUVE war veteran and highly decorated retired Zimbabwe National Army major has excelled in strawberry farming in Mashonaland Central. Having started two years ago with only 35 plants, Cde Fellow Chivhenge, who is an A1 plot holder at Number 22, …
Wheat harvesting intensifies in Masvingo The Herald 12/10/2018 Masvingo Bureau Harvesting of wheat has intensified here, with the province expecting to produce nearly 1 500 tonnes. Farmers are racing against time to ensure they finish harvesting before the rainy season. The hectarage put under wheat in the province dropped by 50 percent this …
Honeymoon over for land barons The Herald 12/10/2018 Walter Mswazie Masvingo Bureau The honeymoon appears to be over for land barons here after the Commission of Inquiry into the sale of State land descended on Masvingo this week for public hearings that are expected to unravel illegal land deals. In a statement that …
200ha to be put under irrigation in Kanyemba The Herald 12/10/2018 Fungai Lupande Mashonaland Central Bureau The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement’s Irrigation Department in Mashonaland Central has started developing 200 hectares of communal land to put it under irrigation in Kanyemba area in Mbire District. Submitting his report in …
Coal use key to tobacco sector growth The Herald 12/10/2018 Africa Moyo Senior Business Reporter The use of coal as an alternative source of energy for curing is critical to the growing of tobacco in a sustainable and environmentally friendly manner, Government has said. Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) board chairperson Mrs Monica …
Outrage as fertiliser prices spike The Herald Mike Tome Herald Reporter The 2018 /19 agricultural season is looking bleak as prices of fertiliser have drastically shot up beyond the reach of many, farmer organisations warned yesterday. The farmers have not been spared from the current wave of price hikes and would suffer the brunt …
Zim to strengthen wildlife capacity Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Prisca Mupfumira meets British Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister for Africa Mrs Harriet Baldwin in London yesterday The Herald 12/10/2018 Abigail Mawonde Herald Correspondent ENVIRONMENT, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Prisca Mupfumira yesterday met British Foreign Commonwealth Office Minister for Africa Mrs Harriet …
Minister Shiri’s imposter in court for swindling farmers The Chronicle 12/10/2018 Tendai Rupapa, Harare Bureau AN unrepentant ex-convict who allegedly registered cellphone lines in the name of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri and used them to swindle unsuspecting farmers of over $10 000 through dubious land schemes, has …
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Black market rates tumble The Chronicle 12/10/2018 Andile Tshuma/Leonard Ncube, Chronicle Reporters PARALLEL market rates plummeted in Bulawayo yesterday after Government guaranteed the 1:1 convertibility value of Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) balances into the United States dollar as well as availability of the greenback for Nostro foreign currency accounts. US$100 which was …
Statutory protection for nostro accounts The Herald 11/10/2018 Tawanda Musarurwa Senior Reporter Government will soon announce a Statutory Instrument to further protect nostro accounts for individuals and the private sector, Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has said. Nostro account refers to an account that a bank holds in a foreign …