Gonarezhou National Park vs Kruger National Park: The ultimate comparison

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Gonarezhou National Park vs Kruger National Park: The ultimate comparison NewsDay 12/3/2020 Africa has long been a popular destination with tourists the world over. This alluring continent has endless appeal, filled with diverse cultures, wildlife and landscapes, and there is often no better way to gain a close experience of Africa’s natural treasures than on …

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Residents threaten to protest over roller meal shortage

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Residents threaten to protest over roller meal shortage NewsDay 12/3/2020 BY SIBONGINKOSI MAPHOSA BULAWAYO residents have threatened to take to the streets if maize meal shortages persist. Residents queuing for the staple product expressed concern over the shortages, claiming that the obtaining situation was precarious and if not addressed, they would be left with no …

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Byo man jailed 45 years for copper cables theft

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Byo man jailed 45 years for copper cables theft “Dangling electricity cables almost touching the ground along Khami Road in Bulawayo NewsDay 12/3/2020 BY NIZBERT MOYO A BULAWAYO man was this week jailed for 45 years for stealing electricity copper cables. Prosper Tshuma (26) of Iminyela, Bulawayo, was arrested after police received a tip-off from …

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Agriculture land audit complete

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Agriculture land audit complete Herald 12/3/2020   Minister Shiri Freeman Razemba Senior Reporter AN initial report of the second phase of the national agricultural land audit, expected to rationalise farm ownership and sizes countrywide, is now complete and will soon be made public, a Cabinet minister said. In July last year, the Government started rolling …

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Helping women unlock agric potential

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Helping women unlock agric potential Herald 12/3/2020   Sifelani Tsiko Agric, Environment & Innovations Editor Thembi Mlilo, a smallholder farmer at Sibangani Village in the Umzingwane District of Matabeleland South, can now look forward to harvesting and threshing her sorghum crop with ease, in less time and attain cleaner grain more than ever before following …

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Plethora of problems affect irrigation schemes’ output

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Plethora of problems affect irrigation schemes’ output    Chronicle 12/3/2020 Insukamini Irrigation Scheme members hold a trophy they won recently at the 2019 National Irrigation Scheme competition. The irrigation scheme was almost collapsing when CCMT intervenened — (pictures Patrick Chitumba) Feature Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief Around 2015, a once-vibrant irrigation scheme in Lower Gweru was facing …

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Gvt bans slaughter of cattle from disease-affected areas

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Gvt bans slaughter of cattle from disease-affected areas By Sindiso Mhlope Daily News 12/3/2020 CABINET yesterday banned the slaughter and sale of cattle from regions affected by disease outbreaks. This comes amid reports that some unscrupulous individuals were selling diseased cattle to butcheries, who were in turn retailing it to unsuspecting consumers. Agriculture minister Perrance …

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Zim to give back farms taken under land reform programme

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Zim to give back farms taken under land reform programme  20:20 10/03/2020  Crecey Kuyedzwa News24 Zimbabwe has announced plans to give back land controversially taken over under its controversial fast track land reform programme, which started in 2000. The programme, which was criticised for being both chaotic and violent, resulted in numerous deaths in the course …

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Command Agric mystery deepens

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Command Agric mystery deepens By Mugove Tafirenyika Daily News Last updated Mar 10, 2020 THE mystery over the US$840 million allegedly paid to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) for Command Agriculture deepened yesterday with the company distancing itself from the programme. Appearing before the Tendai Biti-chaired Public Accounts Parliamentary …

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