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Food aid for UMP folk 2-3 minutes The Herald Victor Maphosa Mashonaland East Correspondent— Government has promised to provide food to the villagers in Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe District who failed to get meaningful yields in the last season due to poor rains. Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri (pictured above) told …
Gwanda cattle rustler arrested after nine years 2 minutes Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Gwanda Correspondent A MAN from Gwanda has been arrested for stealing 16 cattle, nine years after he allegedly committed the offence. Sisa Sibanda (43) of Atherstone Resettlement area in West Nicholson allegedly committed the offence in May 2009 and was arrested on …
US dollar black market rate soars 1 June 28, 2018 4:52 PM Source: US dollar black market rate soars | Daily News HARARE – A crazed pre-election demand for the United States dollar has pushed the black market premium to an all-time high as shortages of foreign exchange fuels a roaring currency black market now driving …
Give us land, agric graduates lobby Govt 0 June 29, 2018 2:04 AM Source: Give us land, agric graduates lobby Govt | The Herald June 28, 2018 Manicaland BureauGRADUATES from agricultural colleges have come together to form a coalition that seeks to tap into their technical expertise and help develop Zimbabwe’s agriculture sector. Aptly named the Coalition of …
Govt should speed up dam construction to avert illegal settlements By Newsday – June 28, 2018 GOVERNMENT delays in the construction and completion of large dams has left a lot to be desired and in some cases this has allowed people to settle on planned dam sites. BY TONDERAYI MATONHO Observers have …
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Lower cereal harvest forecast for SADC, but . . . The dry spell caused moisture stress and wilting of early-planted crops in many areas in Botswana, south-western Madagascar, southern Malawi, southern and some central parts of Mozambique, Zambia and Admire Ndhlovu Correspondent Southern Africa is expecting a lower cereal harvest for the 2017-18 …
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Community knowledge greater than individual expertise Critical skills have left rural areas for cities which had the capacity to gather and synthesise local evidence into reliable knowledge Charles Dhewa Correspondent While it is true that community knowledge is broader and deeper, most African farming communities hesitate to make decisions without consulting an extension …
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Tax amnesty 2018 in respect of motor vehicles June 28, 2018 Business, Uncategorized IN an effort to encourage our valued clients to regularise their tax obligations, the Government has, through the Finance Act No. 1 of 2018 published on 15 March 2018, made provisions for granting of a tax amnesty to persons on application. Persons include companies, …
Hippo profit rises 42 percent The Herald Enacy MapakameProfits for the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed entity Hippo Valley Estates for the year to March 31, 2018 jumped 42 percent to $11 million compared with $7,7 million reported in the prior year despite depressed sugar production. Operating profit increased 27 percent to $17 million compared to …
Pay back loans, Command Agric beneficiaries told The Herald Fortunate Gora CorrespondentGovernment is concerned with farmers using proxies to deliver maize to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) to evade repaying loans for inputs from the Command Agriculture Programme. In an interview yesterday, Mashonaland West provincial agricultural extension officer Mrs Edinah Shambare said farmers should …
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