Multi currency system removed. . .Goods, services to be more affordable

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UPDATED: VIDEO: Multi currency system removed. . .Goods, services to be more affordable   25/6/2019 The Chronicle Golden Sibanda, Harare Bureau Government has removed the multi-currency regime and restricted domestic transactions to local currency, renamed Zimbabwe dollar, in an effort to enhance affordability of goods and services by the majority of Zimbabweans. Finance and Economic Development Minister …

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Zimbabwe Says Selling Rhino Horns, Ivory Key for Conservation

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Zimbabwe Says Selling Rhino Horns, Ivory Key for Conservation    25/6/2019 Bloomberg Zimbabwe must be allowed to sell ivory and rhino horn stockpiles valued at $600 million to fund environmental conservation efforts in the southern African nation, according to President Emmerson Mnangagwa. “The stocks are from natural attrition of those animals,” he said on Monday …

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Government outlaws multi-currency system, reintroduces Zim dollar

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Government outlaws multi-currency system, reintroduces Zim dollar   24/6/2019 The Herald Business Reporter GOVERNMENT has outlawed the use of multiple currencies through new regulations that compel all forms of transacting to be done in local currency, now formally known as Zimbabwe dollar. Through Statutory Instrument (SI) 142 of 2019, known as Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe …

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It’s not the willing seller, but the corrupt buyer sabotaging land reform

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It’s not the willing seller, but the corrupt buyer sabotaging land reform     2019-06-24 09:29 The ANC finds itself in the position where much of what it wanted to cover up by blaming the willing seller principle, and calling for expropriation without compensation, has already been exposed, writes Theo de Jager. Land reform in South …

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Critically endangered vultures poisoned en masse in Botswana

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Critically endangered vultures poisoned en masse in Botswana – NewsDay Zimbabwe   24/6/2019 BY BBC   More than 500 critically endangered vultures have died of poisoning in Botswana, according to local officials. A total of 537 vultures and two tawny eagles were found dead in the country’s north-east, though it’s unclear when. The government suspects poachers …

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Six poachers jailed 9 years for possessing ivory

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Six poachers jailed 9 years for possessing ivory – NewsDay Zimbabwe   24/6/2019 SIX poachers charged with illegal possession of ivory worth US$9 250 have been slapped with a nine-year jail term each by a Matabeleland North Provincial magistrate. BY SILAS NKALA Austin Sibanda (54) of Dete; Morris Munkombwe (39) of Hwange; Shingai Sithole (33) …

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Insects as food, feed: CUT discusses the potential

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Insects as food, feed: CUT discusses the potential   24/6/2019 The Herald Jeffrey Gogo Climate Story Insects are a dietary staple in many cultures, not least in Zimbabwe, where a plethora of insects from flying termites (ishwa) to mopane worms (madora) are consumed. They are almost pure protein, good for food and feed. Now the …

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Youths to benefit from revised land policy

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Youths to benefit from revised land policy   24/6/2019 Deputy Minister Haritatos The Herald Fungai Lupande Mash Central Bureau The national land policy is going to prioritise allocation of land to the youths, who were left out in the land reform programme, says Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement Deputy Minister Vangelis Haritatos. Officially …

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Farmers urged to grow fruit

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Farmers urged to grow fruit   24/6/2019 The Herald Emmah Chinyamutangira Manicaland Correspondent ZIMTRADE is coordinating horticulture farmers in Manicaland to grow fruits that are in high demand on the international market, in a bid to increase exports. Speaking during the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) Manicaland business awards last week, Zimtrade export development …

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