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Public dismisses reconciliation Bill May 11, 2017 Local News Ms Misihairabwi-Mushonga Pamela Shumba, Senior ReporterTHE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) Bill was poorly received by members of the public as it failed to address some of the most relevant issues, the Parliamentary Committee on Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs has said. Government gazetted the National Peace …
Cabinet approves command livestock model May 11, 2017 Local News Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau ChiefCABINET has approved the Command Livestock production model, which is expected to be rolled out across the country soon, Acting President Emmerson Mnangagwa said yesterday. In his presentation entitled “Command Agriculture in Zimbabwe: Myths, Lessons and Future” during a public lecture at the …
When old knowledge prevents adoption of new socio-economic practices May 10, 2017 in Business One of the dominant facets of colonisation is visible in the structure of African formal food industries. Many African countries are stuck with infrastructure designed for supporting manufacturing of a few agricultural commodities, mainly for the export market. CHARLES DHEWA Such commodities include …
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EDITORIAL COMMENT: Punish Command Agric saboteurs May 10, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis NOT everyone would have been happy about the success of Government’s Command Agriculture programme. But even those who initiated the programme had no idea of the amount of rainfall, so couldn’t have predicted how much it would yield at the end of the …
Easing financing through value chains May 10, 2017 Business Farmers grade tomatoes after the harvest. This is the first step in the tomato puree production value chain Dr Sanderson AbelA value chain consists of a series of activities that add value to a final product, beginning with the production, continuing with the processing or elaborating of …
Milk output up 5% May 10, 2017 Business ZIMBABWE’S raw milk production increased by five percent to 5,66 million litres in March, compared to 5,37 million litres achieved in the same period last year, latest figures show. According to figures from the Ministry of Agriculture’s dairy services department, milk intake by processors grew six percent to …
Firm gets $1m solar project funding May 10, 2017 Business INDEPENDENT power producer, Oxygen Energy Private Limited has secured an external grant of nearly $1 million for development of a 20 megawatt solar project on rooftops of buildings owned by Old Mutual. The grant was provided by the African Development Bank (AfDB) under its Sustainable Energy …
2 crocodiles, hippos die May 10, 2017 Local News Whinsley Masara, Chronicle ReporterTWO crocodiles and more hippos have died in the Mlibizi area of Binga with authorities’ saying further tests must be carried out to establish the cause of the continued deaths. This is the first time that crocodiles have died in the Mlibizi River where hippos …
‘We told Chidyausiku to defy land seizure rulings’ By ZimSitRep_M | May 9, 2017 4 Comments Source: ‘We told Chidyausiku to defy land seizure rulings’ – DailyNews Live Farayi Machamire 9 May 2017 HARARE – President Robert Mugabe has confessed to giving the late retiredChief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku unconstitutional Executive orders tookay the seizure of white-owned farms. Commenting on …
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Zesa blames prolonged blackouts on vandalism May 9, 2017 in News POWER utility Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission Distribution Company (ZETDC) has blamed its failure to restore supplies in some areas for as much as three months on vandalism and theft of transformer oil. By NQOBANI NDLOVU The company has said it is losing millions annually through theft and …