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Pensioners getting peanuts: IPEC – The Financial Gazette Zimbabwe’s pension industry consists of four pension schemes, namely the National Social Security Authority (NSSA), Civil Service Pension, Private Occupational Pension and Individual Pension. THE Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) says the average pensioner in Zimbabwe receives a pension well below the poverty line.Speaking at a …
Sugar exports to go up 21 percent The rise in sugar exports is attributed to an increase in sugar production. ZIMBABWE’S sugar production is expected to rebound from the past drought, with forecasts estimating that exports will increase by 21 percent to 145 000 tonnes in the 2018/2019 marketing year from 120 000 tonnes …
Pension fund contribution arrears hit $600 million The pensions funds in Zimbabwe had total assets amounting to $4,03 billion as at December 31, 2017. CONTRIBUTION arrears to pension funds have reached $600 million, the Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) disclosed on Tuesday.IPEC head of pensions Josphat Kakwere said the arrears had reached $600 million …
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UZ seeks contract farming deals for dairy producers At present there is lack of empirical data on post-production losses of milk along the value chain. By Farai Mabeza SMALL scale dairy producers need to be supported by contract farming to ensure adequate inputs and availability of consistent markets, the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) and …
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Court stops Chipanga eviction from farm Tendai Kamhungira • 21 June 2018 2:48PM • 1 comment HARARE – The High Court has barred Manicaland Provincial Affairs minister Monica Mutsvangwa from evicting former Zanu PF youth leader Kudzanai Chipanga from his Headlands farm. This comes after Chipanga through his lawyer Lovemore Madhuku filed an urgent chamber application …
Tobacco output surpasses 200m kg newsday Tobacco sales breezed past 200 million kg on Tuesday, earning $583 million owing to the introduction of export incentives and improved agronomic practices last year, an official has said. BY FREEMAN MAKOPA During the comparable period last year, 157 million kg went under the hammer raking in $457 million. …
3 armed robbers get 4 death sentences each newsday THREE armed robbers who targeted white commercial farmers in Mashonaland Central province, killing four of them, were on Wednesday sentenced to four death sentences each by High Court judge Justice Tawanda Chitapi. BY CHARLES LAITON Kiribon Jirimadenga, Richard John and Doesmatter Vhore were sent to the …
Hurungwe folk enlist bees to fight deforestation The Herald By a CorrespondentForests in Hurungwe and other parts of Zimbabwe are under attack from illegal logging gangs and charcoal extraction. But the battle against deforestation has a helpful ally: the bee. Though it could soon be facing a fight of its own, some Hurungwe folks …
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Understanding crop water requirements important for farmers The Herald Quite a number of farmers have found themselves saddled with huge irrigation water bills which some are now failing to pay owing to their inability to appreciate and understand the water requirements for their crops. These farmers ended up committing themselves to water in excess …
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World Bank finalises funding for Zim The Herald Martin Kadzere Senior Business ReporterThe World Bank is concluding funding requirements for Zimbabwe as part of processes to start lending to the southern African country, Finance and Economic Planning Minister Patrick Chinamasa has said. Zimbabwe is in arrears of $1,2 billion to the World Bank and …