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Vet Dept moves in to curb foot-and-mouth The Herald Locadia Mavhudzi Midlands CorrespondentThe Veterinary Services Department has administered a booster vaccine dose to 23 000 cattle in Shurugwi District to curb foot-and-mouth disease in a move aimed at strengthening prevention. An official with the provincial veterinary services department Dr Munyaradzi Chigiji said the cattle …
Failure to invest in best practices proving costly for employers Davies Ndumiso Sibanda, Labour MattersMANY employers get into trouble with the law because they do not invest in time to get to know basics in people management and do not work to best practices in people management. Most of the basic mistakes are those that …
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Cornered poacher guns down ranger Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Court ReporterA SUSPECTED poacher who allegedly shot and killed a game ranger at Nottingham Estate in Beitbridge District after he was cornered while checking on his snares has appeared in court. Bino Ndou (42) of Ndambe village in the border town allegedly shot Edmore Ndou (28) once …
Mat’land South heritage sites get $1 million grant Matobo Hills Nyaradzo Bakari, Chronicle ReporterMATOBO Hills, a national monument in Matabeleland South, and seven other endangered cultural heritage sites included on the 2018 World Monuments Watch list have received a $1 million grant from American Express and World Monuments Fund (WMF). Last year, Matobo Hills was …
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Opportunities to enrich your agricultural decisions with data newsday With the importance of data and evidence in African agriculture gaining momentum, eMKambo has historical data that can enable diverse value chain actors to understand their agribusiness planning, budgeting and decision-making. By CHARLES DHEWA Over the past five years, eMKambo (www.emkambo.co.zw) has been collecting data from …
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Gardening project to alleviate hunger among villagers newsday GOKWE NORTH — The weather patterns here — particularly the blazing sun — can be unforgiving, but locals appear to have made peace with them through acclimatization. BY PHILLIP CHIDAVAENZI But the hunger that stalks the dry land like an avenging spirit is not easily appeased, unless …
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Poultry feeds production up 10% in Q1 newsday POULTRY feeds production increased by 10% in quantity to 74 241 metric tonnes (mt) in the first quarter of the year, raking in more than $46 million, an industry official has said. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI In an industry update, Zimbabwe Poultry Association (ZPA) chairperson, Solomon Zawe said …
Zim 2018 election: What manifestos say about land The Herald Ian Scoones CorrespondentTHE Zimbabwe election has been set for July 30, and some of the manifestos have been published. What do they say about land and agriculture? There are many parties standing and plenty of independents, but only two parties count: Zanu-PF, led by …
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Govt targets increased maize yield The Herald Livingstone Marufu Business ReporterGovernment is targeting to increase Zimbabwe’s maize yield to five tonnes per hectare from the current average output of 0,9 tonnes through various initiatives aimed at commercialising cereal production. The move comes at a time when Government is moving towards attaining Africa’s bread basket …
$39m Mbire sugarcane plantation gets the nod The Herald Cletus Mushanawani Mash Central BureauGOVERNMENT has granted Mbire Rural District Council authority to establish a $38,57 million sugarcane plantation in the district. A private investor, New Basic Investment, is behind the initiative which is expected to create 177 permanent and 300 contract jobs when fully …