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Gokwe in dire need of food aid January 29, 2018 MIDLANDS & NORTH-WEST Freedom Mupanedemo Midlands BureauThe majority of people in Gokwe are in dire need of food aid with the continued dry spell in the Midlands Province pointing to a second successive year of drought, the District Administrator, Mr Edwin Mashindi has said. In an interview, Mr …
Zaka farmers write-off maize crop January 29, 2018 MASVINGO & SOUTH-WEST Sydney Mubaiwa in ZakaMost farmers here have started counting their losses after declaring their maize crop a complete write-off owing to severe moisture stress caused by the prolonged dry spell. This comes as most parts of the district have gone for over a month without receiving …
Govt warns errant farmers January 29, 2018 MASVINGO & SOUTH-WEST Tawanda Mangoma in ChiredziGovernment has warned new sugar-cane farmers in the Lowveld to stop illegally expanding their plots, saying efforts were underway to repossess such land for allocation to other land-hungry Zimbabweans. The warning comes after a land audit carried by the then Ministry of Lands, Agriculture …
Don’t resettle people harphazardly, chiefs told January 29, 2018 MASVINGO & SOUTH-WEST Runesu Gwidi Herald CorrespondentTraditional leaders in Bikita have been warned against haphazardly resettling people, and fuelling deforestation in the district. The development comes as some chiefs and village heads in Bikita have been blamed for aiding the rampant logging by people who were resettled without authority …
Audit exposes Zimparks rot January 29, 2018 Crime & Courts, HARARE METROPOLITAN Darlington Musarurwa Deputy News EditorZimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) board members are in a spot of bother after a Government audit revealed that they could have used funds from the parastatal unprocedurally to pamper themselves. The audit, which was conducted by officials from the …
Re-Membering Zim’s land reform programme January 29, 2018 Features, Opinion & Analysis Gracious Madondo Literature TodayZimbabwe’s historic land reform programme needs more literature written by those who directly participated in it. A casual glance on the Internet and in bookstores reveals a very sad development of scanty narratives on the issue in the form of biographies, …
Even as rain plays up, hunger looks distant for Zim January 29, 2018 Business Jeffrey Gogo ClimateThe Meteorological Services Department (MSD) is playing scientific tricks on clouds to induce them to give up the rain they hold. The process is called cloud seeding. On January 25, MSD head of forecasting Tich Zinyemba told The Herald Business how …
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Agriculture must lead Africa’s industrialisation agenda January 29, 2018 Business President of the African Development Bank, (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has made a compelling case for accelerating Africa’s industrialisation in order to create jobs, reduce poverty and promote inclusive economic growth. Citing data from the Bank’s 2018 African Economic Outlook launched in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, last week, Mr …
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Allied Timbers eyes $30m loan deal January 29, 2018 Business Allied Timbers is the country’s largest timber company Business ReporterAllied Timbers Zimbabwe is close to sealing a vendor finance transaction with Belarus that will see the country’s largest timber company receiving equipment worth $30 million. The deal, likely to be closed during the first quarter of this …
Anxiety over Land Commission Bill January 27, 2018 Local News Zvamaida Murwira Senior ReporterAnxiety among traditional leaders has heightened over the Land Commission Bill after President Mnangagwa assured them that he would look into their concerns after Parliament shot down a clause, which sought to have them sit in the Commission. Speaker of the National Assembly, Advocate Jacob …