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Dam levels drop marginally January 30, 2018 MASH WEST & MASH CENTRAL Sydney Kawadza Chinhoyi BureauThe mid-summer dry spell sweeping across Zimbabwe since the beginning of the year has led to a marginal 0,58 percent decline in the country’s average dam levels to 67 percent since January 15. According to the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) spokesperson …
Govt bans peri-urban land sales January 30, 2018 Business Livingstone Marufu, Property ReporterSOME farmers who were allocated land on the outskirts of Harare and other towns are illegally converting the land into residential stands and selling them. It has emerged that these unscrupulous land dealers are selling residential stands measuring up to 2 000 square metres for …
Govt to train farmers on irrigation January 30, 2018 Local News Mellisa Mutasa Herald ReporterGovernment will soon be training farmers who benefited under the Pedstock Centre Pivot Irrigation loan facility on the operation, maintenance and management of their irrigation equipment. The training, which is being conducted by the Department of Irrigation Development, will be carried out in all …
January disease kills 2 000 cattle January 30, 2018 Local News Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterAt least2 000 cattle have died of January disease, also known as Theileriosis — a tick-borne disease common between December and March — with Government is urging farmers to intensify dipping of their livestock as a prevention measure. Government has also intensified awareness …
16k families invade wildlife conservancies Andrew Kunambura • 29 January 2018 12:33AM • 0 comments HARARE – More than 16 000 families have unilaterally resettled themselves in the Save Conservancy, the capacious wildlife sanctuary which tracks either side of Save River, triggering a potentially deadly human-wildlife conflict. The stunning revelations were made by Environment, Water and …
A grim glimpse into the winter rainfall region’s future The good news is that rainfall conditions for most of the summer rainfall region are likely to improve from mid- to late summer. The bad news is that drought conditions are expected to continue in the winter rainfall region. This is according to Johan van …
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Crop munching pest raises hunger threat ROME — A crop munching worm that can fly up to 100km at night is spreading rapidly across Africa, threatening food production and the livelihoods of millions of farmers already struggling with conflicts and drought, experts said on Friday. Reuters The larvae form of fall armyworm prefers maize, but …
Unpaid wages — suing an employer – January 27, 2018 The sustained economic difficulties have made it difficult for some companies to guarantee the payment of salaries and wages to employees. There are employees who have gone for months or even years without receiving their wages but they still continue to turn up to work day …
ZPC shuts down 2 power stations – January 29, 2018 THE Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) has shut down two power stations — Bulawayo and Munyati — due to electricity oversupply in the country, an official has said. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI The power stations, with a combined installed capacity of 190 megawatts (MW), had not been …
Govt allocates $80 million for dams repair, construction – January 29, 2018 ENVIRONMENT, Water and Climate minster Oppah Muchinguri has revealed that her ministry was recently allocated $80 million by Treasury to construct and repair dams, as part of efforts to intensify water harvesting projects to mitigate challenges posed by climate change. By Nokuthaba Dlamini …
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