Pay rentals or move out, farmers told

Pay rentals or move out, farmers told The Herald 7 September 2017   Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter Government has urged farmers, who benefited from the land reform programme to pay rentals or make way for other Zimbabweans willing to be productive. This was said by Lands and Rural Resettlement Minister Dr Douglas Mombeshora, while responding …

ZimParks partners should help fight poachers

EDITORIAL COMMENT: ZimParks partners should help fight poachers Chronicle 7 September 2017   There has been an apparent resurgence of poaching of elephants through cyanide poisoning over the past few months. This reminds us of the carnage that visited Hwange National Park three years ago when as many as 300 elephants were decimated through cyanide …

Employees have to submit to the employers’ control

Employees have to submit to the employers’ control Chronicle 7 September 2017   Davies Ndumiso Sibanda WORKERS have found themselves on the wrong side of the law when they challenged the employer over implied contractual issues due to ignorance of the law. In the matter, KANDOMA VS BLACK COSMETICS PRIVATE LIMITED —JUDGEMENT NO SC 115/2004, …

Zim moves to tap into honey export market

Zim moves to tap into honey export market Chronicle 7 September 2017   Business Reporter ZIMBABWE has started commercialising honey production to tap into the vast export opportunities. In 2016, the global natural honey industry was worth $2 billion with the European Union being the largest importer spending about $970 million on 322 374 tonnes. …

Warthog poacher gang arrested

Warthog poacher gang arrested The Chronicle 7 September 2017   Whinsley Masara, Chronicle Reporter SIX men were arrested for allegedly trapping and killing warthogs on a farm in Matobo district, Matabeleland South province. Employees at Tonbridge Farm spotted the suspects during a routine patrol just before sunset on Sunday. The suspects who are all from Bulawayo, …

Some white farmers still hope to return to Zimbabwe

Some white farmers still hope to return to Zimbabwe  1 September 6, 2017 10:29 AM Source: Some white farmers still hope to return to Zimbabwe | Daily Mail Online HARARE/JOHANNESBURG Sept 5 (Reuters) – Some of the thousands of white Zimbabwean farmers evicted from their land in the early 2000s by President Robert Mugabe’s supporters continue to …

Govt okays hatching egg imports as bird flu hits local supplies

HARARE, September 5 (The Source) – Zimbabwe chicken breeders will this month begin importing hatching eggs from Europe as the country moves to avert shortage of poultry products sparked by the avian influenza outbreak, an industry official has said. Zimbabwe was hit by two outbreaks of the highly pathogenic bird flu in May and July …

ZPC seeks to set up three 100MW solar power plants

ZPC seeks to set up three 100MW solar power plants September 4, 2017By Own Correspondent The power plants, each with 100MW capacity, will be located in Gwanda, Matobo and Munyati. THE Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) has applied to set up three solar power plants in the country, in a move aimed at improving electricity supply. The …