107MW solar plant for Hwange

107MW solar plant for Hwange   12/7/2019 The Chronicle Pride Mahlangu, Business Reporter INDEPENDENT power producer, Power Ventures (Private) Limited, has applied for a licence to establish a 107 megawatts solar energy plant in Hwange District, Matabeleland North province. The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) confirmed the application in a public notice yesterday. It said …

Bulawayo gets 880tonnes wheat…More deliveries expected from South Africa

Bulawayo gets 880tonnes wheat…More deliveries expected from South Africa   12/7/2019 The Chronicle Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter THE Bulawayo Grain Marketing Board (GMB) depot has received 880 tonnes of wheat from South Africa with more deliveries expected in the next few days to support the local milling industry. Of late, Zimbabwe has been faced …

Fresh Chingwizi headache for govt

Fresh Chingwizi headache for govt    12/7/2019 Source: Fresh Chingwizi headache for govt | Newsday (News) BY TATENDA CHITAGU Survivors of the Tugwi-Mukosi floods in 2014 are demanding that government pays their much delayed compensation in United States dollars or at the interbank rate after government took five years to settle. Government discarded the multi-currency regime …

Govt speeds up Chirundu-Beitbridge road rehab

Govt speeds up Chirundu-Beitbridge road rehab – NewsDay Zimbabwe   11/7/2019 BY JAIROS SAUNYAMA Government has engaged four more contractors to speed up road rehabilitation works of the Harare-Beitbridge Highway. Since the ground-breaking ceremony held in Beatrice a few months ago, progress has been slow with Zimbabweans taking to social media platforms to register their …

Application of Act

Application of Act   11/7/2019 The Herald One of the inadequacies that was often cited in connection with the repealed Procurement Act (Cap 22:14) was its limited application with regards to certain procurement process. In order to redress such weaknesses, the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets (Cap 22:23) (PPDPA) Act’s section three (3) …

Agric output growth to keep food prices low, but . . .

Agric output growth to keep food prices low, but . . .   11/7/2019 The Herald Correspondent Global demand for agricultural products is projected to grow by 15 percent over the coming decade, while agricultural productivity growth is expected to increase slightly faster, causing inflation-adjusted prices of the major agricultural commodities to remain at or …

Agritex officers training tobacco farmers

Agritex officers training tobacco farmers   11/7/2019 The Herald Lawrence Chitumba Mashonaland Central Correspondent THE Department of Agritex has embarked on a campaign to educate tobacco farmers in Mashonaland Central Province on the dangers of not destroying tobacco stalks. This follows revelations that only 40 percent of the farmers countrywide have destroyed their stalks. This …