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Levies, levies . . . whither the cash? 1 August 1, 2017 8:25 AM Source: Levies, levies . . . whither the cash? | The Herald August 1, 2017 Obert Chifamba Agri-InsightIN 2015, Government introduced the Afforestation Levy meant to replenish woodlots and forests to cope with the swelling number of tobacco farmers, the majority of whom rely on …
The responsibility of citizens August 1, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Citizens should not be passive passengers in matters that affect them Nick Mangwana View From the DiasporaSOME say that being a citizen is a right. You are born with it and our Constitution says that nobody can and should take that away from you. That is …
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Leasing land to ex-farmers defies logic August 1, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Government embarked on land reform specifically to benefit landless Zimbabweans who had been displaced from the land by the colonial regime. Much of the vast, fertile tracts of land were in the hands of a few white commercial farmers with the …
‘Cotton output to be lower than expected’ August 1, 2017 Business It has also emerged that some cotton farmers diverted large portions of inputs such as fertilisers to production of food crops such as maize given that the country was coming out of a drought season Business ReporterZIMBABWE’S cotton output will be lower than expected this …
Govt to extend SI 129/2016 August 1, 2017 Business Deputy Minister Mabuwa Kiyapili Sibanda Bulawayo BureauGOVERNMENT says plans are underway to extend Statutory Instrument 129 of 2016, which provides a temporary window for exportation of raw hides. SI 129/2016 expired in March this year. The regulation granted export tax relief on unbeneficiated hides exported by an applicant …
Sadc to meet over Avian Influenza August 1, 2017 Local News Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterThe Southern African Development Community secretariat, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), has organised a meeting following recent outbreaks of the highly pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N8 virus in Zimbabwe and South Africa. The regional technical meeting, which will …
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Prevent veld fires this dry season August 1, 2017 Opinion & Analysis The fire season for this year started yesterday and will run until the end of October. Every year, the three months from August to October see much environmental destruction and human injury and deaths due to veld fires. This time of the …
EMA warns against veld fires as fire season starts August 1, 2017 Local News Walter Mswazie, Masvingo CorrespondentThe Environmental Management Agency (Ema) has said the fire season started yesterday and warned people against starting veld fires to avoid the destruction of the environment. Masvingo Ema provincial manager Mr Robson Mavondo said the fire season will run from …
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Cops nab informer for poaching August 1, 2017 Local News Victoria Falls ReporterAN anti-poaching team comprising police and rangers from the Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority has been accused of wrongfully implicating an informant after failing to arrest a known poacher. A deputy headmaster stationed at Makaza Primary in Tsholotsho, Thokozani Mafikela (43), who …
ZimParks declares zero tolerance to poaching August 1, 2017 Local News Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls ReporterTHE Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) has said it will maintain zero tolerance to wildlife poaching to protect the country’s heritage despite resources constraints. Speaking at the World Ranger Day commemorations in Victoria Falls yesterday, ZimParks director for conservation Mr …