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Command livestock model awaits Cabinet approval April 27, 2017 Business Vice President Mnangagwa at ZITF Pamela Shumba, Senior ReporterTHE Command Livestock model will be tabled before Cabinet in a few weeks time and if approved will then be rolled out across the country, Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa said yesterday. Responding to questions during the International Business Conference …
Fish die enmasse in Mlibizi river April 27, 2017 Local News Dr Nyasha Masuka Whinsley Masara, Chronicle ReporterTHE Ministry of Health and Child Care has said the anthrax outbreak affecting people in Binga is now under control, but there are reports of fish dying. Anthrax-infected hippos started dying from March 27 and some people ate meat from …
GMB ready to pay for 1,3m tonnes of grain April 27, 2017 Local News, Top Stories Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa Nduduzo Tshuma, Political EditorTHE Government has secured funds to pay for up to 1, 3 million tonnes of grain deliveries expected from farmers following the success of the Presidential Inputs Support and Command Agriculture schemes, Vice President Emmerson …
Key elements of market-informed agribusiness models April 26, 2017 in Business Like all businesses, agribusinesses should be built around a product/service and a niche market. Ideally, more products and services spawn more business models with some models eventually becoming separate business units. When that happens, it becomes easy to assess the viability of each business model. Contrary …
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The Chawira Judgment: Some reflections! April 26, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Sharon Hofisi Legal MattersHow much nobler we felt in our undergraduate days when we portrayed the nub of legal realism in the motif, “Law is stable, yet it cannot standstill!” We baulked at the “hang before you appeal” approach to judicial reasoning. And that brings …
Cornered poacher guns down ranger April 26, 2017 Local News Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge BureauPolice here have arrested a 41-year-old suspected poacher after he shot and killed a game ranger at Nottingham Estate, 40km south west of Beitbridge town. Bino Ndou is accused of shooting the ranger once on the right side of the chest on Sunday morning. …
Bumper harvest to boost transport industry April 26, 2017 Local News Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterThe increase in maize production during the 2016-17 season is expected to generate transport business worth over $16 million, the Grain Marketing Board has revealed. Zimbabwe is expecting 2,7 million tonnes of cereals of which around 2,1 million tonnes is expected to come …
Bread prices to remain unchanged April 26, 2017 Business Conrad Mwanawashe, Harare BureauA breakthrough has been reached between millers and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe which effectively quashed a looming increase in the price of bread and other flour products. The RBZ will, in the next few weeks, clear outstanding $43,25 million foreign wheat invoices for millers. …
Zesa to inject $200m into smart metering April 26, 2017 Business Golden Sibanda, Harare BureauPOWER utility Zesa Holdings will invest nearly $200 million towards the installation of smart meters for medium and heavy consumers of electricity. This comes after Zesa said it had completed installation of 590 518 prepaid meters, Phase one of the prepaid meter project, …
‘Africa must invest in modern farming methods’ April 26, 2017 Business Minister Mpofu Leonard Ncube in Victoria FallsAFRICAN governments should invest more in developing sound agricultural systems to ensure food security and poverty alleviation that is being worsened by lack of funding and climate change, a Cabinet Minister has said. Delivering a keynote speech at the …