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Grace booted out of Mazowe Dam FORMER first lady Grace Mugabe’s unbridled ambition to build a vast business empire in the scenic Mazowe area of Mashonaland Central province has suffered a major setback after the government repossessed the iconic Mazowe Dam she had grabbed in 2017, the Zimbabwe Independent can reveal. Staff Writer. Prior to …
Brothers who value land The Herald Leroy Dzenga Features WriterTwo brothers, Prosper and Prince Chikwara, 25 and 23 years respectively, saw an opening they could gainfully exploit.Coming from Matabeleland South province where vegetables are scarce for the better part of the year, they saw an opportunity. The Chikwara brothers did not sleep on their dream …
Need to conserve water remains The Herald This year the country received abundant rains which resulted in the filling up and spilling of a significant number of dams across the country. Due to the good rains that the country experienced, the country’s national dam level average is currently around 80%. This national dam level figure …
Milk imports decline The Herald Kudzanai Sharara in NyangaInvestments made in the dairy sector at both farm and processing level coupled with the implementation of SI64, have seen the amount spent on importation of milk and milk-based products reduce significantly in the last few years. According to Zimbabwe Dairy Industry Trust chairman Theodora Marimo, the …
Tobacco deliveries surpass 220 million kg The Herald Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterThis year’s flue-cured tobacco deliveries have surpassed 220 million kilogrammes, an increase of 32 percent from volumes sold by farmers during the same period last year. Stakeholders in the industry have pegged this year’s volume at 235 million kg, registering the second highest …
Heifer programme spreads to more provinces The Herald Abigail Mawonde Herald CorrespondentGOVERNMENT has extended its heifer distribution programme under Command Agriculture to six more provinces, in a move aimed at spreading economic empowerment to a majority of rural communities. This follows a successful launch of the programme in Matabeleland South by President Mnangagwa last month. …
Boost for livestock sector . . . Shiri officially launches stockfeeds plant Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterLands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri on Tuesday officially launched the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) stockfeed manufacturing plant in Norton, which is expected to complement Government’s efforts to boost livestock production through the Special Livestock, Fisheries and …
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Ruling on attaching State property quashed Source: Ruling on attaching State property quashed | The Herald July 5, 2018 DCJ Gwaunza Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court ReporterTHE Constitutional Court has quashed a High Court judgment allowing companies and individuals to attach State property over debts. Deputy Chief Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza, sitting with eight other judges of the Apex Court, …
Zimbabwe’s coffee sector collapses – The Financial Gazette Zimbabwe’s coffee sector has collapsed GOVERNMENT is working on a plan to rebuild the coffee sector after output plummeted from almost 15 000 metric tonnes (mt) in 1989 to less than 200 mt in the past few years.According to a paper titled Strategic Review of the Coffee …
White farmers pin hopes on compensation talks President Mnangagwa Union says majority holding out for “full compensation” …Desperate minority accepted old govt offers …Breakthrough will boost inv estors confidence Martin KadzereZimbabwe’s former commercial white farmers are hoping that a new dialogue with the government over compensation for lost properties will succeed and help send a …