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Govt avails $6m livestock facility 25/4/2019 The Herald Africa Moyo Senior Business Reporter GOVERNMENT has availed $6 million to the agriculture development bank, Agribank, to be used for the revival of the country’s wobbly livestock industry. Dubbed The Livestock Facility, the funds are expected to be accessed by qualifying livestock farmers across the country. …
Farmers urged to cull livestock 25/4/2019 The Chronicle Andile Tshuma, Chronicle Reporter MATABELELAND South farmers have been urged to cull their livestock to reduce losses as the province braces for another drought due to the El Nino effect. The department of crop and livestock in the province said farmers should cash in on their livestock …
Cyclone Kenneth: Zim not in danger 25/4/2019 Meteorological Services Department The Chronicle Ellen Chasokela, Harare Bureau The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has dismissed messages circulating on social media that Cyclone Kenneth will hit Zimbabwe. In a statement, MSD refuted claims that Cyclone Kenneth will hit the eastern borders of Zimbabwe like what Cyclone Idai did. …
Zim expects 200 million kg of tobacco 25/4/2019 Herald Zimbabwe’s tobacco output is expected to decline to 200 million kilogrammes this year owing to unfavourable weather conditions under which the crop was grown, the industry regulator has said. Last year, the country produced an all-time high of 252 million kilogrammes of tobacco, earning at …
Zimbabwe Wildlife Orphanage Rescues, Educates Against Poaching BULAWAYO, ZIMBABWE — 25/4/2019 The Chipangali Wildlife Orphanage is home to 25 animal species, some endangered, some rescued from poachers Source: Zimbabwe Wildlife Orphanage Rescues, Educates Against Poaching – VOA About half an hour drive southeast of Bulawayo is a special orphanage caring for abandoned and injured animals. The Chipangali …
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EDITORIAL COMMENT : Plant trees to save future of tobacco 25/4/2019 Herald “Wake up and smell the tobacco!” That is what you say to someone sitting on US$21,5 million meant for responsible and sustainable farming of the golden leaf. As we reported yesterday, the money collected under the Tobacco Levy since 2015 has not …
Fuel prices up again 24/4/2019 Source: Fuel prices up again | Daily News DESPITE government castigating business for over-pricing, there is likely to be no respite for the embattled consumer anytime soon as the price of fuel continues to go up, almost on a weekly basis. A survey by the Daily News yesterday showed that …
A look at China’s big plans for Limpopo and why locals should be concerned 21/4/2019 South African China and South Africa have entered into a large-scale industrial agreement which will take root in Limpopo over the next five years. Much has been written about South Africa’s power pandemic, which currently sits uneasily at the …
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Labour relations tone, the CEO’s job 24/4/2019 Davies Ndumiso Sibanda, Labour Matters MANY organisations are known for bad labour relations management and are characterised by frequent conflict with employees reflecting badly on the chief executive’s leadership style. After the infamous Marikana incident in South Africa, many organisations today hire only chief executives with a good …
Land was & is the issue 24/4/2019 The Chronicle Britain through the British South African Company-sponsored Pioneer Column colonised Zimbabwe on 12 September 1890. It took two liberation wars to defeat the settlers more than a century after they (whites) had settled in this country. Hundreds of thousands of blacks perished in the two wars. …