Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Chinx’s farm groans under the burden of neglect 0 August 9, 2017 11:56 AM Source: Chinx’s farm groans under the burden of neglect – NewsDay Zimbabwe August 9, 2017 “KUTORA minda kukanganisa, aiwa hakusi kukanganisa…” (It’s not wrong to reclaim the land) sang the late musician Dickson “Comrade Chinx” Chingaira in one of his songs.The musician was …
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Making a difference through agriculture August 9, 2017 in Business While a lot of resources continue to go into African agriculture, those supporting the sector are still to figure out at what point they will be sure to have made a difference through agriculture. To what extent can increasing yield per hectare or kilogrammes of meat per …
Time to revive communal areas wetland rice farming Obert Chifamba Agri-Insight The Sunday Mail of August 6, 2017, carried a story about a massive rice project that’s set to be rolled out by a local firm, Life Brand Agricultural Services in Masvingo Province. This project will be done on 10 000ha of land within the precincts …
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Zimbabwe cooking oil over-priced for export Dr Made Business ReporterDESPITE the growing supply of cooking oil on the domestic market, producers are finding it difficult to tap into export markets due to un-competitiveness of the commodity. Oil Expressers Association of Zimbabwe, a lobby group representing seven members said import restrictions imposed by the Government …
Landmark ruling says 3-month notice dismissals unlawful Daniel Nemukuyu, Harare BureauTHOUSANDS of workers who were fired on three months’ notice without their consent after the 2015 Zuva Petroleum judgment, are now entitled to reinstatement or payment of damages after the Labour Court ruled that they were unlawfully dismissed. In a landmark judgment, the head of …
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Cross-border poacher faces extradition August 8, 2017 in News NOTORIOUS Zimbabwean cross-border poaching kingpin, Dumisani Moyo, yesterday appeared at the Harare Magistrates’ Court and was remanded in custody to August 10 pending his extradition to Botswana for trial over a rhino poaching offence. BY DESMOND CHINGARANDE Moyo, who is on International Police (Interpol) red notice, was arrested …
Sino-Hydro, Zesa deal settled August 8, 2017 Business Sino-Hydro won the contract to expand Hwange Thermal Power Station Martin Kadzere Senior Business ReporterSINO-Hydro has concluded a power purchase agreement with the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company for the supply of power from Hwange 7 and 8 units, a critical step towards reaching the financial closure of …
Govt, Sakunda work on $68m irrigation project August 8, 2017 Business, Top Stories Deputy Minister Marapira Livingstone Marufu Business ReporterGOVERNMENT and Sakunda will collectively invest $68 million towards installation of centre pivots to strengthen irrigation infrastructure in support of agricultural programmes for import-substitution, a senior Government official has said. The investment into developing irrigation infrastructure comes at a …
200 dams for Command Fisheries August 8, 2017 Business Kiyapili Sibanda, Business ReporterThe Government has identified 200 dams across provinces to be part of the Command Fisheries Programme aimed at enhancing food and nutrition requirements of the country. The Ministry of Environment, Water and Climate, through the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZPWMA) and the Zimbabwe …