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Forex payments for cotton farmers 9/4/2019 The Herald Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter Cotton growers will this season be paid half of their money in foreign currency and the remaining half in RTGS dollars as Government promotes the production of export crops. Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Dr John Mangudya and Lands, Agriculture, Water, …
Govt starts re-registering white former commercial farmers Source: Govt starts re-registering white former commercial farmers – NewsDay Zimbabwe April 8, 2019 BY NQOBANI NDLOVU GOVERNMENT has reportedly begun an exercise to register white former commercial farmers interested in advance payments as compensation while waiting for full packages for losses they incurred during the 2000 chaotic land …
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Zera to licence 12 independent power producers 9/4/2019 Source: Zera to licence 12 independent power producers | Newsday (Business) BY MTHANDAZO NYONI THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) expects to licence about 12 more independent power producers (IPPs) this year, a development which, if implemented, could see the country’s power deficit gap slashed significantly. Zera …
Province on high alert for tick-borne diseases 8/4/2019 The Herald Locadia Mavhudzi Midlands Correspondent Midlands province is on high alert to respond to Theileriosis, a tick-borne disease commonly referred to as January disease, which has wreaked havoc in other provinces, killing over 50 000 cattle countrywide since last year. Midlands provincial Veterinary Services official …
Deforestation a threat to economy: VP 8/4/2019 The Herald Victoria Falls Bureau VICE President Kembo Mohadi said police should arrest anyone found illegally cutting down trees. Addressing tourism players in Victoria Falls last Friday, VP Mohadi said deforestation is a threat to the economy as the country is losing thousands of hectares of forests …
GMAZ reduces wheat target by 60 000t 8/4/2019 Zimbabwe requires at least 450 000 tonnes of wheat per year to meet the national bread requirements The Herald Michael Tome Business Reporter GRAIN Millers Association of Zimbabwe has reviewed the National Wheat Contract Farming Committee (NWCFC) target downwards by 60 000 tonnes to at least …
Govt readies farm payouts 8/4/2019 The Herald Kudzai Chikiwa Bulawayo Bureau GOVERNMENT has started identifying and registering white former commercial farm owners who lost land during the country’s agrarian reform to pave way for compensation after RTGS$53 million was set aside for the exercise, Cabinet ministers have said. The compensation will be for improvements …
President extends Commission of Inquiry term 6/4/2019 President Emmerson Mnangagwa The Chronicle Elita Chikwati, Harare Bureau President Mnangagwa has extended the term of the Commission of Inquiry into the sale of State Land in and around urban areas by nine months. He appointed the commission after illegal settlements had mushroomed in most urban areas, most …
Government starts registering white former farmers for compensation 8/4/2019 The Chronicle Kudzai Chikiwa, Chronicle Reporter GOVERNMENT has started identifying and registering former farm owners who lost land during the country’s agrarian reform to pave way for compensation after RTGS$53 million was set aside for the exercise, cabinet ministers have said. The compensation will be for …
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Oil expressers buckle under US$100million debt 8/4/2019 The Chronicle Harare Bureau COOKING oil producers are buckling under US$100 million external payments debts, as foreign currency shortages in the country continue taking a toll on their operations. The manufacturers have since written to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) enquiring on the bank’s plans to …