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Zim targets $200m in flower exports Agriculture, Lands and Rural Resettlement Deputy Minister Davis Marapira The Herald Business Reporter Zimbabwe is looking forward to develop about 1 000 hectares of cut flower plantations – mostly roses – in the next five years as it seeks to boost foreign currency inflows. In 2002, Zimbabwe exported …
Zimra supporting voluntary tax compliance Source: Zimra supporting voluntary tax compliance | The Herald August 16, 2018 Zimra The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority was established in terms of the Revenue Authority Act [23.11]. In carrying out its mandate Zimra provides a number of support programs to assist taxpayers comply with tax laws. Taxpayers can take advantage of these …
Private sector braces for pay hike demands Ndakaziva Majaka, Deputy Markets Editor Private sector braces for pay hike demands THE private sector is priming for widespread salary increment demands following a recent 15 percent salary bump for civil servants, a local research firm has said.Despite general employer sentiment that Zimbabwean wages are too high, IH …
Cooking oil industry imports soya Tabitha Mutenga Features Editor United Refineries Limited, chief executive Busisa Moyo ZIMBABWE’s cooking oil industry has been forced to import 150 000 tonnes of soya beans to meet national demand after local producers failed to reach target.The crude soya oil import bill stood at around $119 million in 2016, enough …
ZimParks Rangers recover tusks, rifle, Zambian cellphones HWANGE National Park rangers recently recovered 13 elephant tusks, a rifle and cellphones after a shoot-out with six suspected Zambian poachers as poaching activities surge. BY NOKUTHABA DLAMINI Part of the tusks, rifle and live ammunitions recovered by ZimParks which were then surrendered to Hwange police on …
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Middle class markets represent agric future in developing countries The Herald Charles Dhewa Correspondent Street markets or roadside food markets have remained a permanent feature in most developing countries. The fact that these markets continue to flourish alongside emerging shopping malls shows they occupy a unique position in commercial activities. Informal markets were previously …
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Farmer turns chrome fields into greenbelt The Herald Patrick Chitumba Midlands Bureau LOCATED about 70km from Kwekwe and 50km from Mvuma is the 120-hectare Mahamara Farm. The farm is in the midst of chrome claims and one would not think or dream of witnessing successful farming activity. The green wheat crop at Mahamara Farm …
Milk production up 12pc The Herald Business Reporter National milk production has been consistently higher this year with output having increased by 12 percent in the first six months compared to the same period last year. From January through to June 2018, output has been higher in each month with February and May being …
Cotton deliveries reach 120k tonnes Women wait to sell their cotton bales at a collection point in this file photo Harare BureauNATIONAL cotton deliveries by farmers have reached 120 000 tonnes, exceeding this year’s target by 20 percent, the latest figures from the Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) have shown. Deliveries to Cottco, Zimbabwe’s …
Pork supplies increase by 2,7% THE number of slaughtered pigs has increased by 2,7% in the first-half of 2018 compared to the same period last year, an indication that the sector has started picking up following the drought experienced in the 2015/16 cropping season, an industry official has said. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI Pig Industry …