Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Goat sellers exempted from 21-day lockdown Chronicle 7/4/2020 Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter GOAT traders in Bulawayo have been exempted from going on lockdown after being deemed an essential service while vegetable vendors may soon return, albeit under health officials’ supervision. The country is under a 21-day lockdown to mitigate the spread of Covid-19. This entails that …
Police disperse macimbi harvesters Chronicle 7/4/2020 Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Gwanda Correspondent POLICE in Gwanda District have dispersed macimbi (mopane worm) harvesters who had flocked to the area despite the prevailing 21-day lockdown. Scores of people from different areas had flocked to the district and set up camps at various locations over the past two weeks in …
ED orders opening of money transfer agencies Chronicle 7/4/2020 President Mnangagwa and his deputies Dr Constantino Chiwenga and Kembo Mohadi receive a donation of face masks from Timber Care representatives to assist in curbing Covid-19 at State House in Harare yesterday (Picture by John Manzongo) Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has directed Reserve Bank …
Mealie-meal blackmarket thrives Chronicle 7/4/2020 Chronicle Reporters THE black market for subsidised roller meal is thriving during the 21-day lockdown due to shortages that have seen many people spending long hours in queues and not maintaining social distances meant to curb the spread of Covid-19. Some residents told Chronicle yesterday that they have to …
Millers donate 40 000 tonnes grain to Government Chronicle 7/4/2020 Mr Tafadzwa Musarara Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter THE Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has donated 40 000 tonnes of grain to Government that the milling industry has imported using free funds. GMAZ president Mr Tafadzwa Musarara revealed this in a speech at State …
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Zimparks locks down Lake Kariba Sunday Mail Sunday Mail Reporter The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) has banned fishing in Lake Kariba. The move is in line with the Covid-19-inspired national lockdown announced by President Mnangagwa on March 27. The lockdown, which has been praised by the President himself for having gone …
GMB stocks for lockdown Herald 6/4/2020 Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau April allocations of drought relief grain are being moved into the depots by the Grain Marketing Board, which is working with the Department of Social Services to ensure that communities receive their food in time. GMB chief executive Mr Rockie Mutenha said most depots …
Maintaining your flower pot garden is essential Herald 6/4/2020 Choose the right pots for the plant. Tafadzwa Zimoyo Home and Garden Writer Since most people are at home as a precautionary measure against the spread of Covid-19, they are urged to stay at home and wash their hands regularly with running soapy water and …
Exporters should focus on production: ZimTrade Herald 6/4/2020 Michael Tome Business Reporter ZimTrade has called on horticulture exporters to increase the quality and quantity of their produce to capitalise on the higher demand that will come after Covid-19 is overcome in Europe. Already Netherlands — which is the biggest destination for Zimbabwean horticultural exports — has …
Covid-19 wrong foots Lowveld winter maize project Herald 6/4/2020 George Maponga in MASVINGO Plans by the Masvingo political leadership to expand the winter maize project in the Lowveld this year have been derailed by the Covid-19 outbreak, amid growing concerns that the objective to broaden the crop varieties portfolio and ramp up output might …
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