Expansion set for Binga irrigation scheme

Expansion set for Binga irrigation scheme     The Chronicle 20/9/2018 Mashudu Netsianda in Binga BULAWAYO Kraal Irrigation Scheme in Binga District will be expanded to cover 15 000 hectares of land for cropping as the Government steps up efforts to create employment by transforming the area into an economic hub. At present the hectarage under …

Capital gains tax and savings option on sale of your home

Capital gains tax and savings option on sale of your home   – The Financial Gazette Own Correspondent 16/9/2018   The capital gains tax, depends on who you are selling to and when. PEOPLE often sell their homes to upgrade, obtain cash to pay off debts or start a business, upon divorce in order to …

A rare rhino horn harvesting experience

A rare rhino horn harvesting experience     The Chronicle 19/9/2018 Emmanuel Koro Most people might not know that rhino horn can be harvested and regrows at about 20 centimeters annually. The removal of rhino horn is generally associated with poaching that involves first killing the rhino and then chopping off its horn, leaving an …

Five new tollgates open today

Five new tollgates open today     The Chronicle 19/9/2018 Esinathy Sibanda, Chronicle Reporter GOVERNMENT has established five new tollgates on major highways with effect from today as part of efforts to generate more revenue for roads infrastructure development. In an e-mailed response to questions from The Chronicle, Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) Public Relations Officer, …

Zimbabwe’s agriculture authority issues $75 million grain bills to buy maize

Zimbabwe’s agriculture authority issues $75 million grain bills to buy maize      Source: Zimbabwe’s agriculture authority issues $75 million grain bills to buy maize | Reuters 19/9/2018 HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s Agriculture Marketing Authority (AMA) has issued $75 million in grain bills to purchase maize from farmers, the authority’s financial advisor CBZ Bank said on Monday. AMA, …

Zim to introduce new pension reforms

Zim to introduce new pension reforms     Source: Zim to introduce new pension reforms | Daily News 19/5/2018 HARARE – Zimbabwe is set to introduce a raft of measures aimed at improving the country’s pension industry in line with international standards in the next few month, the sector’s regulator has said. This comes as the country’s pension …

$10m for cannabis production facility

$10m for cannabis production facility     The Herald Mashonaland Central Bureau At  least $10 million has been acquired for the establishment of Zimbabwe’s first ever medicinal cannabis production facility in Mazowe, Mashonaland Central. Operating under the firm, NIRCAN ZW Ltd, a subsidiary of the NIRCOM A.S.I.G, the consortium has already applied to Government for …

Cashel Valley to resume bean production

Cashel Valley to resume bean production     The Herald Manicaland Correspondent OVER 300 families are set to benefit from the resuscitation of the Cashel Valley Irrigation Scheme in Chimanimani District following calls to revive agro-processing in the bean-producing area. The revival of the scheme that covers Cashel Valley resettlement area, which includes Guhune, Biriiri …

Cotton farmers urged to de-stock

Cotton farmers urged to de-stock     The Herald Tawanda Mangoma in Chiredzi The Plant Quarantine Services has warned cotton farmers here to complete the de-stocking of cotton stems or risk being penalised starting nextweek. Plant health inspector in the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement Mr Julius Dhliwayo told farmers here …