Are ex-Zim farmers behind Zambia’s maize boom?

Letters to the Editor: Are ex-Zim farmers behind Zambia’s maize boom?  Chronicle 5/11/2019   File picture: Zambian farmers work in a maize field As Zimbabwe continues to struggle to produce sufficient quantities of the staple maize grain, two decades after the government started redistributing commercial farms from whites to black farmers, a frequent claim comes …

Fuel prices go down

Fuel prices go down    Chronicle 5/11/2019 THE price of petrol and diesel has gone down by nine cents and four cents respectively effective Monday, November 4, 2019, according to the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera). The marginal decline follows a 12 percent increase in fuel prices last week in what has become a weekly …

Prince Harry’s conservation charity African Parks takes on neglected Zimbabwean national park

Prince Harry’s conservation charity African Parks takes on neglected Zimbabwean national park  0 November 4, 2019 11:47 AM The Duke of Sussex’s African Parks has taken over the management of one of Zimbabwe’s most neglected national parks that has fallen victim to rampant poaching Source: Prince Harry’s conservation charity African Parks takes on neglected Zimbabwean national park …

Off-farm work and diversified livelihoods in Zimbabwe’s communal areas

Off-farm work and diversified livelihoods in Zimbabwe’s communal areas  0 November 5, 2019 2:00 AM Source: Off-farm work and diversified livelihoods in Zimbabwe’s communal areas | zimbabweland With low agricultural output, off-farm work is an essential complement to agricultural production in Zimbabwe’s communal areas. Working away has always been part and parcel of communal area livelihoods; indeed these …

ZESA announces phase-two load shedding

ZESA announces phase-two load shedding by newzimbabwe  5 hrs ago | 1119 Views AS power shortages continue, government has announced power producer Zesa has lost over 200MW after generators at Hwange inexplicably collapsed early Sunday. Energy Minister Fortune Chasi used his twitter account to tell consumers that the power utility would increase load-shedding after a few weeks …

Cattle rustlers wreak havoc

Cattle rustlers wreak havoc November 3, 2019 in Local, News By Brenna Matendere Ranganai Sivangani from Chirumanzu in the Midlands Province is now convinced that police are working with cattle rustling syndicates wreaking havoc in the area. On October 10, one of Sivangani’s cattle was stolen from his kraal and slaughtered just a kilometre from Charandura police station. …

Pork value chain faces viability challenges

Pork value chain faces viability challenges By Newsday – November 4, 2019 BY MTHANDAZO NYONI ZIMBABWE’S pork value chain is facing multiple challenges including poor nutrition and husbandry skills, lack of good quality breeds among others, that needed to be addressed as a matter of urgency. In its latest update, Livestock and Meat Advisory Council (Lmac) said …

Embrace solar power: Zonful

Embrace solar power: Zonful By Newsday – November 2, 2019 A LOCAL energy company has urged Zimbabwe to turn to solar as hydro-power was becoming more expensive and vulnerable to the vagaries of nature.   BY PRECIOUS CHIDA  Speaking on the sidelines of the launch of its new branch in Guruve yesterday, Zonful Energy chief executive officer …