Seven irrigation schemes to benefit Umzingwane folks set

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Seven irrigation schemes to benefit Umzingwane folks set July 18, 2017 Top Stories Elita Chikwati recently in UmzingwaneAt least 1 000 households in Umzingwane are set to benefit from the establishment of seven irrigation schemes along the Mtshabezi Water pipeline. The pipeline ferries water from Mtshabezi Dam to Bulawayo and passes through Umzingwane communities. Briefing the …

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A new land administration system for Zimbabwe

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A new land administration system for Zimbabwe  3 July 17, 2017 9:58 AM   Source: A new land administration system for Zimbabwe | zimbabweland July 17, 2017 The Zimbabwe Land Commission, established as a result of the new national Constitution, has a major task ahead of it. It is vital that an independent Commission looks at the range of …

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Graft destroys agric potential

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Graft destroys agric potential  3 July 17, 2017 2:45 PM Source: Graft destroys agric potential | Daily News Eddie Zvinonzwa  •  17 July 2017 HARARE – Agriculture has always been the mainstay of Zimbabwe’s economy, with crops like tobacco, cotton and maize proving to be major foreign currency earners as well as citizens’ livelihoods. However, over the …

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‘White gold’ turns into curse as farmers pay dearly for presidential inputs

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‘White gold’ turns into curse as farmers pay dearly for presidential inputs – The Standard   THE derelict and dangerous road leading to Gokwe via Sanyati marked by small patches of tar that have endured years of neglect under President Robert Mugabe’s government sums up the tragic story of the once proud cotton growing district. …

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Poachers jailed 9 years for possession of 3 605kg ivory

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Poachers jailed 9 years for possession of 3 605kg ivory July 15, 2017 in News TWO men from Dete in Matabeleland North province were yesterday jailed nine years each, for killing five elephants using cyanide-poisoned oranges. By Nokuthaba Dlamini The pair, David Ndlovu (42) and Nkathazo Penga (33), appeared before Hwange provincial magistrate, Sharon Rosemani charged with …

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Power boost for Zimbabwe

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Power boost for Zimbabwe July 15, 2017 in News CONSTRUCTION of the multi-million 1 000km-long 400-kilovolt powerline from Mozambique through Zimbabwe to South Africa, a major integral part of the Southern African Power Pool (Sapp), is expected to start anytime soon. BY Own Correspondent In Zimbabwe, the line will link Mutare and Beitbridge via Chiredzi and Mwenezi, …

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Govt orders millers to get maize from GMB

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Govt orders millers to get maize from GMB July 17, 2017 in News GOVERNMENT has ordered millers to get their maize from the Grain Marketing Board and to pay directly to Treasury, as a way to combat corruption in the buying of maize. by VENERANDA LANGA Joseph Made Agriculture minister Joseph Made (pictured) disclosed the new arrangement …

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Africa’s forests & savannahs under threat

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Africa’s forests & savannahs under threat July 17, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Tropical forests in the Congo, for example, have exceptionally high numbers of animal and plant species Julie Aleman CorrespondentTropical Africa has two distinct features – rain forests which are dominated by trees and savannah’s which are dominated by grasses. Both depend on rainfall quantity …

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Zesa anchors winter wheat success

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EDITORIAL COMMENT: Zesa anchors winter wheat success July 17, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis THE Command Agriculture Programme, which started last season with maize production, has now shifted to winter wheat, with hundreds of farmers having planted the crop. Farmers who voluntarily took up winter wheat production were provided with all the inputs as was the …

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