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Zinwa decentralises operations Herald 10/3/2020 Blessings Chidakwa Municipal Correspondent The Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) has decentralised from the catchment based system it has been using to opening up 21 service centres across the country that have billing and workshop facilities. The move is meant to improve service delivery and bring enhanced convenience to …
Tobacco farmers, RBZ in talks over payment system Herald 10/3/2020 Farirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter Tobacco farmers and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) are still in negotiations to come up with a new system of payment ahead of this year’s marketing season. This was said by Finance and Economic Development Deputy Minister Clemence Chiduwa …
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Stringent regulations for US$ fuel Herald 10/3/2020 Panashe Chikonyora The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has warned fuel companies that have been granted approval to sell fuel in US dollars that their licences risk being cancelled if they divert from the set regulations. This is to ensure that the DFI scheme is not abused …
Wild animals, livestock in danger in Hwange Standard March 8, 2020 in Local, News BY JEFFREY MOYO Just last year, 37-year-old Thembalani Dlodlo lost five cows to lions that invaded his kraal in his home area in Hwange district of Matabeleland North province. Hwange is home to the popular Hwange National Park in this southern African nation housing …
Forests vanish fast as citizens seek energy crisis solution Standard March 8, 2020 in Local, News environment:By KENNEDY NYAVAYA Abitter-sweet feeling engulfs residents of the high-density suburb of Epworth on the outskirts of Harare when it rains. Incessant showers have poured over the past few weeks in the country and the capital city dwellers, left to depend on …
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Dam levels still below average: Zinwa Daily News By Helen Kadirire 3-4 minutes DAM levels have increased but they remain low despite the recent rains, Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) corporate communications manager Marjorie Munyonga has said. Munyonga said as at March 2, the national dam level average had risen to 55, 4 percent marking …
Soil as the source of land fights Herald 7/3/2020 Elliot Ziwira At the Bookstore It may be a historical fact that the anti-colonial struggles of the 1890s and 1970s were precipitated by the land issue, but the viewpoint that it was about the soil holds sway. In its broader sense, land covers a wide …
Surge in transformer thefts alarming Herald 9/3/2020 One of the thousands of vandalised electricity transformers in the country Cletus Mushanawani Senior Writer Six suspected thieves of Zesa transformers, accessories and cables were arrested recently, with the first now in the early days of his mandatory 10-year jail term, but vandalism and theft of electricity …
Decoding tobacco-driven deforestation Herald 09 MAR, 2020 – 00:03 0 COMMENTS 1 IMAGES Tobacco farming remains one of the major causes of forest loss in Zimbabwe accounting for up to a fifth of the national deforestation total of 300 000ha annually Jeffrey Gogo Climate Story The Forestry Commission of Zimbabwe (FCZ) has always been at …
Govt to tighten fuel regulatory framework Herald 9/3/2020 Minister Chasi Golden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter Government can now tighten the regulatory framework for the fuel industry to curtail holding of fuel for speculative reasons after the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) announced last week that it will be publishing amount of money availed for …