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Invasive shrub threatens wildlife conservancies – NewsDay Zimbabwe 20/6/2019 BY GARIKAI MAFIRAKUREVA MASVINGO province is losing 409 hectares of pasture each year to lantana camara, and the invasive tropical plant is also threatening conservancies around Chiredzi, a Malilangwe Trust official has revealed. Urgent measures need to be put in place to eradicate the shrub, …
2 gunned down as rangers, poachers exchange fire – NewsDay Zimbabwe 20/6/2019 TWO suspected poachers were gunned down and others injured and arrested during a contact with police, Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) game rangers and wardens from the Bubye Valley Conservancy last week. BY REX MPHISA Unconfirmed reports also said two …
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Zanu-PF youths submit land application forms 20/6/2019 The Herald Fungai Lupande Mash Central Bureau The Zanu-PF Youth League in Mashonaland Central has submitted application forms for land on behalf of youths in the province ahead of redistribution of underutilised land and that are in the hands of multiple farm owners. Zanu-PF Youth League secretary …
Agritex official in $11 000 fraud storm 20/6/2019 The Herald Heather Charema in Chegutu A Chegutu Agritex extension worker Tendayi Rupiya has appeared in court on charges of forgery and fraud involving agricultural chemicals valued at $11 360 which were meant for distribution under the Command Agriculture Programme. Rupiya (33), of house number 4 …
Farmers urged to grow vegetables 20/6/2019 The Herald Emmah Chinyamutangira Manicaland Correspondent FARMERS in Manicaland have been urged to venture into vegetable production to improve local supplies and increase their source of income. Seed Co Zimbabwe has been hosting field days across the province with the aim of assisting the farmers with ideas on …
Man jailed 10 years for stealing Zesa cables 20/6/2019 The Herald Geraldine Zaranyika Herald Reporter A Harare man was on Tuesday sentenced to 10 years in prison for stealing 25 metres of ZESA armoured cables worth $2 500.Oswald Zindoga (38), who was found in possession of the armoured cables, was convicted on his own …
SADC rail masterplan on the cards 20/6/2019 The Herald Kudakwashe Mhundwa The Southern African Railways Association (Sara) will this year come up with a Regional Railway Infrastructure Development Masterplan to address a number of challenges that continue to pose a threat to SADC’s rail network system. It has been estimated that SADC’s railway infrastructure …
RBZ avails US$7m to avert bread shortage 20/6/2019 The Chronicle Andile Tshuma, Chronicle Reporter THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has availed US$7 million for wheat imports as Government works to avert wheat and bread shortages in the country at time when the Bakers Association of Zimbabwe has said bread prices remain unchanged. In a …
2 100ha under wheat in Midlands 20/6/2019 The Chronicle Courtney Matende, Midlands Reporter MORE than 2 100 hectares of wheat have so far been planted in the Midlands province under Command Agriculture and private sector initiatives. Crop and livestock production provincial officer, Mrs Medlinah Magwenzi, said as at the end of last week 1 700 …
Mega boost for cattle industry 20/6/2019 The Chronicle Martin Kadzere, Harare Bureau Zimbabwe has potential to earn more than US$140 million annually from exporting cattle semen following the recent launch of a production facility in Chinhoyi. Built by the Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT), the state-of-the-art facility has an integrated system that produces and stores …