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EDITORIAL COMMENT: Let’s tap into positive qualities of cannabis The Government recently legalised the farming and value addition of cannabis for medicinal and scientific purposes, but the decision has split public opinion. Through Statutory Instrument 62 of 2018 (Dangerous Drugs — Production of Cannabis for Medicinal and Scientific Use Regulations) that was published in …
Call for labour laws review Prince Sunduzani, Business ReporterZIMBABWE’S labour legislation should be harmonised to reduce conflicts and complement Government’s efforts to create a conducive investment environment, a labour expert has said. NCS labour relations and training consultancy principal consultant, Ms Gladys Mpemba, believes there are a lot of grey areas within the labour legislation, …
Govt introduces digital cattle tracking system Mr Rob Duncan Mashudu Netsianda, Senior ReporterTHE Government has introduced a sophisticated digitalised cattle tracking system to curb stocktheft and quicken the process of cattle clearance in the country. The system, which is linked to the internet, uses an electronically monitored device linked to an animal ear tag. It …
Govt orders councils to stop land allocations Source: Govt orders councils to stop land allocations – Sunday News May 6, 2018 Vusumuzi Dube, Municipal ReporterTHE Ministry of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing has issued a temporary directive instructing all local authorities to stop all land allocation as they push to resolve land disputes that emanated …
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Dam Levels as at 23-April-2018 DAM NAME FULL SUPPLY CAPACITY CURRENT CAPACITY % FULL DAILY TREND (millions of cubic metres) (millions of cubic metres) Kariba 64800.00 42888.1 66.2 Tugwi Mukosi 1802.6 1396 77.4 Mutirikwi 1378.08 737.268 53.5 Manyame 480.23 465.924 97.0 Osborne 401.64 347.702 86.6 Mazvikadei 343.815 346.637 100.80 Manyuchi 309.06 311.381 …
A look at the proposed Agricultural Finance Corporation Rhodesian Farmer – March 27th 1970 Mr R S Truscott, Chairman of the RNFU’s Agricultural Finance, Taxation and Insurance Committee believes the Minister of Agriculture’s decision to accept the formation of an Agricultural Finance Corporation will be one of the highlight’s of agriculture’s future. In this article …
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Leveraging on tobacco for currency stability It is quite concerning that, given the abundance of natural resources commanded to her care by God, Zimbabwe continues to face currency instability. Persistence Gwanyanya,Economist With the recent opening of the tobacco selling season, one is naturally tempted to reflect on whether the country is maximising value from …
Safari operators record 5% upturn in revenues SAFARI Operators Association of Zimbabwe (Soaz) has registered a 5% growth in revenue in the first quarter of 2018 on the back of improved country perception and lifting of the ivory ban, businessdigest has learnt. By Kudzai Kuwaza This is a turnaround from the 20% loss in …