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Dam Levels as at 24-November-2017 DAM NAME FULL SUPPLY CAPACITY CURRENT CAPACITY % FULL (millions of cubic metres) (millions of cubic metres) Kariba 64800.00 25475.1 39.3 Tokwe Mukorsi 1802.6 1142 63.4 Mutirikwi 1378.08 530.317 38.5 Manyame 480.23 435.126 90.6 Osborne 401.64 313.083 77.9 Mazvikadei 343.815 …
Meat processing capacity utilisation shrinks to 30% – The Zimbabwe Independent Meat processing capacity utilisation shrinks to 30% CAPACITY utilisation in the meat processing sector has shrunk to 30% from 60% in July owing to mounting production costs and challenges to procure raw materials, the latest update released by the industry shows. By Tinashe …
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Crop pests hit Zimbabwe November 30, 2017By Own Correspondent Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister, Joseph Made By Farai Mabeza ZIMBABWE is facing rising cases of new crop pests, posing a serious threat to the agriculture sector, a senior government official has said.Ministry of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development permanent secretary, Ringson Chitsiko, told a workshop …
Government fights fall armyworm November 30, 2017By Own Correspondent The fall armyworm has become a complex pest to deal with. By Farai Mabeza GOVERNMENT has launched a new programme to combat the fall armyworm (FAW) (pictured) in the country.The FAW is a transboundary pest that is difficult to manage and was first reported in southern Africa …
Sugar production to fall 14 percent November 30, 2017By Shame Makoshori, Senior Business Reporter Sugar production is expected to drop to 390 000 during the 2017/18 agricultural season, from 453 000 tonnes during the 2016/2017 production season SUGAR production in Zimbabwe is projected to fall by 14 percent due to limited irrigation and narrowed replanting, …
NRZ refurbishes Nandi -Mkwasine railway line – December 1, 2017 THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ), in partnership with the government and the European Union, has refurbished the Nandi-Mkwasine railway line in Chiredzi at a cost of more than $10 million in an effort to turnaround the fortunes of the ailing parastatal. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI …
Farmers call for pro-agric Budget December 1, 2017 HARARE METROPOLITAN Mr Chabikwa Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterFarmers are expecting the 2018 National Budget to address challenges in the agricultural sector such as the shortage of machinery and equipment, high inputs costs and promotion of value addition for the sector to contribute meaningfully towards the revival of the …
UPDATED: New Cabinet appointed . . . Ministerial portfolios reduced to 22 . . . Only 6 deputy ministers appointed December 1, 2017 Headlines, Top Stories Felex Share Senior ReporterPRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday appointed a 22-member Cabinet in a move that saw some line ministries with functional duplications being merged. He also brought in some new faces into …
Zimbabwean farmers cautiously optimistic about president’s land pledge 1 November 30, 2017 10:21 AM White farmers in Zimbabwe are cautiously optimistic about the future after the new president pledged to compensate those who lost their land following controversial reforms in 2000. President Emmerson Mnangagwa made the promise during his inauguration speech but also made clear …
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‘Aliens’ win the right to register as voters – November 30, 2017 HIGH Court judge, Justice Nyaradzo Munangati-Manongwa yesterday ruled in favour of the so-called aliens and ordered the Registrar-General’s Office to allow them to register to vote during the ongoing biometric voter registration (BVR) exercise provided they produce their identification documents and proof of residence. …