Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Company rips off tobacco farmers 16/5/2019 The Herald Investigations and Special Reports Editor A LOCAL tobacco company is reportedly ripping off farmers by compelling them to pay $20 for a name tag, which serves as a gate pass to access the sales floor. Agritrade Leaf Tobacco (ALT) makes it mandatory for farmers to acquire …
Sugarcane growers await forex payments 16/5/2019 The Herald Tawanda Mangoma in Chiredzi Sugarcane farmers here are looking forward to receiving their initial payments in foreign currency this month as part of Government’s thrust on export incentivisation. Most farmers are in high spirits after indications that Tongaat Huletts Zimbabwe had exported all the sugar produced …
Zimbabweans Air Anger Amid Economic Meltdown CHINHOYI, ZIMBABWE — 16/5/2019 Source: Zimbabweans Air Anger Amid Economic Meltdown – VOA Pro-government statements are the norm in Chinhoyi, the hometown of former president Robert Mugabe. But that was not the case at a public meeting Saturday, as Zimbabweans grappling with poverty amid the flailing economy are using every chance …
Zimbabwe farmers venture into vegetables to outsmart poor … 16/5/2019 By Busani Bafana BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, May 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Farmer Talita Matutu twists open an under-sized maize cob in a field she stopped tending after no rain came for months and most of her crop wilted. “If the rains were normal, I …
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Governement pays US$64m to white former farmers 16/5/2019 The Chronicle Eita Chikwati, Harare Bureau GOVERNMENT has to date paid US$64,4 million to 93 former commercial farmers for the improvements they made on reallocated farms, a senior official has said. Presenting a Ministerial Statement on the State of Economy in Parliament last night, Finance and Economic …
Manicaland folk urged to take part in reforestation 15/5/2019 The Herald Kudakwashe Chidziya Manicaland Correspondent MANICALAND residents have been urged to partner Government on a massive reforestation drive that will seek to increase the rate at which new trees are planted as a way of conserving the environment which has been seriously affected by …
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Cotton marketing season starts next week 15/5/2019 Farmers will be paid US$5 and 150 RTGS dollars for a delivery of between 150kgs and 199kgs while the remainder will be deposited into their mobile or bank accounts The Herald Martin Kadzere Business Reporter The 2018 cotton marketing season is expected to begin next week with …
UK beef giant takes over CSC 15/5/2019 Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa (centre) addresses a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday while flanked by Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube (right) and Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi. — (Picture by John Manzongo) The Herald Africa Moyo …
New Pensions Bill on the cards 15/5/2019 The Chronicle Natasha Chamba/Michael Magoronga, Business Reporters FINANCE and Economic Development Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube, is expected to address a high level pensions indaba in Victoria Falls tomorrow where he will share insights on critical issues relating to retirement savings and economic development. The gathering comes at a …
Zesa to increase power imports 14/5/2019 The Herald Golden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter State power utility Zesa Holdings is working on processes to increase power imports as part of concerted efforts to ameliorate the shortage of electricity due to reduced generation at Kariba South. Zesa is also reportedly weighing the possibility of using the …