Association in drive to establish woodlots

Association in drive to establish woodlots   Tears Likupe Business ReporterThe Sustainable Afforestation Association (SAA) has entered into a joint venture programme with farmers in tobacco growing areas to establish eucalyptus energy woodlots as an alternative fuel for curing the crop. The association’s operations director Andrew Mills said after recognising the urgent need for supplementary …

Dairiboard strategises to up milk output

Dairiboard strategises to up milk output   Dr Leonard Tsumba Business ReporterDAIRIBOARD Holdings says it is pursuing a number of initiatives to increase output and consolidate profitability riding on positive gains achieved in 2017. In full year financial results for the period ended December 31, 2017, Dairibord Holdings chairman Dr Leonard Tsumba said increased competition …

‘Maize production below average’

‘Maize production below average’  0 March 15, 2018 1:51 PM Source: ‘Maize production below average’ – DailyNews Live STAFF REPORTER      15 March 2018 HARARE – National maize production for 2017-18 will most likely bebelow-average, the US Famine Early Warning Systems Network (Fewsnet) hassaid, but government has said the country has enough grain reserves tolast until …

Families flee Arda Transau

EASTERN NEWS | Families flee Arda Transau  0 March 15, 2018 2:22 PM Source: EASTERN NEWS | Families flee Arda Transau – DailyNews Live Bernard Chiketo      15 March 2018 MUTARE – ARDA Transau – a State-owned farm-turned-residential area forpeople displaced by mining activities in the rich Chiadzwa diamond fields,where the country’s political elite and securocrats …

What ‘Zim is open for business’ means for smallholder farmer

What ‘Zim is open for business’ means for smallholder farmer   0 March 15, 2018 2:36 PM Source: What ‘Zim is open for business’ means for smallholder farmer – DailyNews Live Jessika Nillson and Toendepi Shonhe      15 March 2018 HARARE – Former president Robert Mugabe is history and now finds voiceonly in the private media, sulking …

Zimbabwe land tenure debate needs closure

OPEN FORUM: Zimbabwe land tenure debate needs closure By Own Correspondent President Emmerson Mnangagwa By Peter Gambara WHILE attending an investment conference in South Africa, President Emmerson Mnangagwa was asked about the situation of a Rusape white farmer, Robert Smart, who had been evicted from his farm some months earlier. In January this year, the President …

“No compensation for farmers”

“No compensation for farmers” | The Financial Gazette By Staff Reporter   Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri THE Zimbabwean government says it has no capacity to compensate farmers who lose their crops to natural disasters and veld fires. Agriculture minister Perrance Shiri said farmers should take appropriate insurance cover to mitigate risks …

Submission of income tax returns (ITF12c, ITF1, CGT1)

Submission of income tax returns (ITF12c, ITF1, CGT1)   All persons who receive income or gains, or to whom income or gains accrue from a source within or deemed to be within Zimbabwe, are required to submit Income Tax Returns or Capital Gains Tax Returns. Planning and preparation is very important in meeting the deadline …