SA firms want agric partnerships

SA firms want agric partnerships September 12, 2015 Local News Elita Chikwati Agriculture ReporterSouth African companies have expressed interest in investing in Zimbabwe’s agriculture sector, Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Dr Joseph Made has said. He said the companies were willing to invest in crop production through contracts and partnerships. “I am satisfied with the level …

Anti-investor laws to go…President says commission to review business legislation

Anti-investor laws to go…President says commission to review business legislation August 11, 2015 Headlines, Top Stories President Mugabe makes his keynote address at the National Heroes’ Acre yesterday (top). President Mugabe and First Lady Cde Grace Mugabe arrive for the Heroes Day commemorations in Harare yesterday Lloyd Gumbo Harare Bureau—THE government will establish a body to spearhead the …

Tongaat to increase indigenous suppliers

Tongaat to increase indigenous suppliers May 27, 2015 Business Tongaat’s Zimbabwe operations contributed the most to the group’s operating profits at $35 million up from $33 million the prior year Business ReporterSugar cane producer Tongaat Hullet is aiming for a 16,2 percent increase in active indigenous private farmers supplying it with sugar cane in Zimbabwe by …

NKAYI GREENFIELDS PROJECTS . . . Weaning communities of donor dependence

  March 24, 2015 Opinion & Analysis “The desire is toexplore new ways that can make communities realise that donors need to focus more on addressing root causes of poverty as opposed to addressing mainly symptoms through handouts and social services” Stanford Mpofu Tapfuma MachakaireSTANFORD Mpofu, a retired school teacher from Nkayi, is well known in …

Arda seeks partnerships, business ventures

Arda seeks partnerships, business ventures July 25, 2014 Local News Agriculture Reporter The Agricultural and Rural Development Authority is seeking more business opportunities and partnerships to boost investment and agricultural production on its estates. In a statement, the authority said it was looking for 51-49 percent joint venture arrangements on its 21 estates in the country which hold 98 …

Indigenisation demands stall Nuanetsi ethanol project

Indigenisation demands stall Nuanetsi ethanol project Posted on July 21, 2014 by ZimSitRep_M — 1 Comment ↓ via Indigenisation demands stall Nuanetsi ethanol project 21 July 2014 by Herbert Moyo CONTROVERSIAL businessman Billy Rautenbach’s plans for a second ethanol project at the Development Trust of Zimbabwe (DTZ)-owned Nuanetsi Ranch in Masvingo Province may suffer a stillbirth due to his failure to cede …

Repeal Indigenisation Act: Robertson

Repeal Indigenisation Act: Robertson Posted on July 14, 2014 by ZimSitRep_W — 10 Comments ↓ via Repeal Indigenisation Act: Robertson – DailyNews Live 14 July 2014 by Guthrie Munyuki HARARE – As Zimbabwe hurtles towards more economic problems, leading economist and journalist John Robertson believes President Robert Mugabe’s administration is running out of time to fix the economy. And with the country’s debt now …

Respect property rights first

Respect property rights first Posted on June 16, 2014 by ZimSitRep_C — 3 Comments ↓ via Editor | The Zimbabwean | Zimbabwe News. 16 June 2014   The Zanu (PF) government is talking loudly about how it plans to make the indigenisation policy more attractive to investors by making shareholding demands sector specific rather than adopting a one-size-fits-all approach. It is clear that …

All firms should cede shares: Nhema

All firms should cede shares: Nhema | The Herald Posted on March 13, 2014 by ZimSitRep_J — 5 Comments ↓ via All firms should cede shares: Nhema | The Herald March 13, 2014 THE Minister of Youth Development, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment, Cde Francis Nhema, says all companies, particularly those in mining, are obliged to contribute to the community share ownership scheme. Addressing …