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Chiredzi chiefs appeal for food assistance The Herald Tawanda Mangoma in ChiredziChiefs here have appealed to Government to start providing food assistance to communities across the district, most of whom are faced with shortages following poor harvests in the just-ended farming season due to drought. Chiredzi is one of the driest districts in Masvingo …
NGO starts rehabilitating Beitbridge irrigation projects The Herald Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge BureauA non-governmental organisation, Cesvi, has started rehabilitating nine irrigation schemes in Beitbridge as part of a three-year Zimbabwe Resilience Programme, which is funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). UNDP has availed $5,3 million for the initiative, which will also cover non …
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Siltation threatens irrigation scheme The Herald Luthando Mapepa Manicaland CorrespondentOVER 300 smallholder farmers at Chibuwe Irrigation Scheme in Chipinge are in danger of losing their winter wheat crop due to siltation in Save River caused by riverbank cultivation. Illegal farming along banks of the river has resulted in farmers failing to access water through …
Govt, Zimplats resolve land row Golden Sibanda, Harare BureauZIMBABWE’s biggest platinum mining firm, Zimplats Holdings Limited, has agreed to release to Government 27 948 hectares of its unexploited platinum rich land in the Ngezi area, Mhondoro, resolving an acrimonious mining land wrangle stretching back to 2013. The company immediately stressed the fact that the amicable …
The workers’ committee remains an enemy Davies Ndumiso Sibanda, Labour MattersWHILE many employers have embraced workers’ committees in the workplace, there are still many employers who wrongly see the workers’ committee as a home for problem employees who have to be closely monitored. The main reason why some employers see the workers’ committee as an …
Fight climate change through tree planting — Ecobank Business ReporterECOBANK Zimbabwe says planting trees is an effective approach to tackling the effects of climate change. In its message to mark the World Environment Day on Tuesday, the bank re-affirmed its commitment to contributing to efforts to save the planet from environmental degradation and pollution …
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$400 million worth of tobacco sold Business ReporterNEARLY $400 million worth of tobacco has so far been sold at the auction floors since the beginning of the marketing season in March, official figures show. The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) indicated that as of May 23, 137,4 million kilogrammes of the golden leaf …
Sable to raise $200 million for coal bed methane project Munyaradzi Musiiwa, Midlands CorrespondentSABLE Chemical Industries, the country’s sole producer of Ammonium Nitrate, is set to embark on a project to set up a $200 million fertiliser manufacturing plant which uses Coal Bed Methane (CBM). Speaking during the tour of the company by President Emmerson …
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Govt backs Muda Dam project The Herald Yeukai Karengezeka Herald CorrespondentGovernment has thrown its weight behind the construction of Muda Dam that is set to end Chitungwiza town’s perennial water woes. The dam, which is estimated to cost $285 million, will solve perennial water problems in the town. In an interview, Chitungwiza Town Clerk …
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