Falling renewable power costs may prop up climate action

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Falling renewable power costs may prop up climate action   10/6/2019 The Herald Jeffrey Gogo Climate Story Zimbabwe’s ongoing power outages have once again brought into focus the need for accelerated investment into alternative renewable energy by both public and private actors. Energy and Power Development Minister Fortune Chasi last week tilted at this particular windmill, …

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Minister commissions 5th anti-graft court

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Minister commissions 5th anti-graft court   8/6/2019 The Chronicle Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief JUSTICE, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi yesterday commissioned the fifth specialised anti-corruption court in the Midlands province saying his Ministry is fully embracing President Mnangagwa’s clarion call for a corruption free Zimbabwe. Addressing members of the legal fraternity, service chiefs …

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Horticulture targets 10% export contribution

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Horticulture targets 10% export contribution   10/6/2019 The Chronicle Natasha Chamba, Business Reporter  ZIMBABWE’S horticulture sector is set to contribute 10 percent of the country’s total export earnings in the near future riding on anticipated rise in demand from new markets across the globe, Zimtrade has said. In 2018 horticultural exports recorded more than US$112 million …

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Government efforts to normalise power supplies laudable

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EDITORIAL COMMENT: Government efforts to normalise power supplies laudable   10/6/2019 The Chronicle THE Minister of Energy and Power Development, Cde Fortune Chasi, who was appointed to the portfolio recently, has hit the ground running and is taking no prisoners in his quest to bring normalcy to departments under his purview.  A proven performer in …

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Strategic Planning and Management of our Electrical Energy Sector

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Strategic Planning and Management of our Electrical Energy Sector     8/6/2019 Just after the Second World War, political leaders in what was Southern Rhodesia started to think about how they would meet the needs of the country for electrical energy. After that, the debate raged between Northern and Southern Rhodesia as to the merits of …

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Zim develops high breed potato seed

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Zim develops high breed potato seed    9/6/2019 Source: Zim develops high breed potato seed | Sunday Mail (Local News) Carren Mushonga A team of local researchers, in partnership with Korean scientists, have developed a hybrid potato seed, capable of withstanding diseases affecting the current varieties being grown in the country. The seed is projected to …

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