PROCEDURES FOR REDUCING RISK OF CORONA VIRUS – CFU
PROCEDURES FOR REDUCING RISK OF CORONA VIRUS
350 farmers to get back lost land
350 farmers to get back lost land NewsDay 24/3/2020 BY Lorraine Muromo/Precious Chida PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government says it will give back land to 350 indigenous farmers who lost their farms during the land reform programme, as well as all land under Bilateral Investment Protection and Promotion Agreements (Bippa). Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement …
Zim, SA to improve transfrontier park accessibility
Zim, SA to improve transfrontier park accessibility Herald 24/3/2020 Mr Tinashe Farawo George Maponga in Masvingo Zimbabwe and South Africa are working closely to improve accessibility between Gonarezhou and Kruger National Parks to allow easy movement of tourists within the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park (GLTP). Zimbabwe’s Gonarezhou, South Africa’s Kruger and Limpopo National Park …
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Feasibility study delays Save Valley project
Feasibility study delays Save Valley project Herald 24/3/2020 Minister Ndlovu George Maponga in Masvingo The US$15 million project financed by the EU to rehabilitate the perimeter fence around Save Valley Conservancy in the south east Lowveld has been temporarily shelved over delays in completing a feasibility study for the venture. The project seeks to …
Explain the import of cattle taxes to farmers
Explain the import of cattle taxes to farmers Herald 24/3/2020 Farmers drive their cattle to the dip tank in this file photo Cattle taxes have been at the centre of many debates in recent times among farmers and other stakeholders, especially on the issue of amounts expected to be paid per beast per year. …
Farm mechanisation key to output increase
Farm mechanisation key to output increase Herald 24/3/2020 Nesia Mhaka Herald Correspondent Government has embarked on the production of a Multi-Crop Threshing (MCT) machine, which is aimed at promoting farm mechanisation and reducing hunger in farming communities. The Government is being assisted by its development partners. The MCT project, titled Feed the Future, is …
Courts defer trials, weddings for 2 months
Courts defer trials, weddings for 2 months Cde Matemadanda Herald Reporters Led by the courts, Zimbabwean authorities and political parties were yesterday moving rapidly to prevent all unnecessary gatherings to minimise the spread of Covid-19. Trials and all non-urgent matters are being deferred for at least two months in the courts, while Harare City …
Thirsting for a future . . .
Thirsting for a future . . . Herald 24/3/2020 Aidan Cronin, Correspondent Water is the essence of life. We need safe water to fuel our bodies for daily life, grow our crops and clean our bodies and hands. Our industries rely on water to produce everything from food to clothing, our mobile phones, toys and …
Tourism sector appeals for Govt bailout fund
Tourism sector appeals for Govt bailout fund Chronicle 24/3/2020 Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter SCORES of workers in the tourism industry face job losses following the outbreak of the coronavirus, which has forced industry operators to adopt forced leave or place some employees on half salary. The tourism industry in the country has recorded …
SeedCo honours innovative agriculture players
SeedCo honours innovative agriculture players Chronicle 24/3/2020 Harare Bureau ZIMBABWE’S seed manufacturing giant, SeedCo Limited recently held an awards ceremony for its innovation challenge in partnership with Boost Fellowship to promote innovation, which is key in boosting the agricultural sector. The first prize of US$1 000 was awarded to Ronald Murove from the Midlands …