Injury damages: Some scoping viewpoints

Injury damages: Some scoping viewpoints July 12, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Sharon Hofisi Legal LettersTo anyone who understands the thought and spirit of the Constitution, on which constitutional rights such as personal liberty, dignity and security are based, nothing is more significant than the way in which these rights are framed and have come to …

Cottco records significant increase in deliveries

Cottco records significant increase in deliveries July 12, 2017 Business Cottco workers stack seed cotton bales at a ginnery Business ReporterTHE Cotton Company of Zimbabwe witnessed a massive jump in cotton deliveries last week following interventions by the Agriculture and Marketing Authority to curb rampant side marketing, raising hopes that Government would recoup its investment. Government …

Govt stops ZimParks funding

Govt stops ZimParks funding July 12, 2017 Local News Cde Muchinguri Talent Hwari Herald ReporterGovernment has stopped funding the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority and expects it to operate as a commercial entity. Addressing legislators at the Zimbabwe parliamentarian conservation caucus workshop in Harare on Friday last week, Environment, Water and Climate Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri said …

Farmers cry foul over cattle clearance process

Farmers cry foul over cattle clearance process July 12, 2017 Business Sharon Chiware, Midlands ReporterLIVESTOCK farmers are complaining over the cattle clearance process saying it is cumbersome and fuels corruption. Zimbabwe Farmer’s Union (ZFU) provincial head for Midlands Mr Alpha Manjera said that livestock producers were now reluctant to sell their cattle due to the hassles they …

Govt hires private lawyer to defend State Liabilities Act

Govt hires private lawyer to defend State Liabilities Act July 11, 2017 in News The State has hired a private lawyer, Advocate Thabani Mpofu, in a bid to defend the State Liabilities Act, which is being challenged by Mutare businessman, Tendai Blessing Mangwiro, in a contempt of court case involving Home Affairs minister Ignatius Chombo. BY CHARLES …

Goat farming: Can communal areas navigate terrain?

Goat farming: Can communal areas navigate terrain? July 11, 2017 Business Obert Chifamba Agri-InsightI was intrigued by a story aired recently on ZBC television on a commercial goat farming project in Mhondoro Ngezi. It made me realise that commercial goat farming has never been fully explored in the same manner beef and sometimes pork farming have …

ZETDC builds 400kV line

ZETDC builds 400kV line July 11, 2017 Business Kiyapili Sibanda, Business ReporterTHE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) is set to construct a 400 kilovolt (KV) power transmission line from Triangle to Beitbridge. In a statement the company said the line which would be an estimated 250 kilometres with 60 metres wayleave would run parallel to …

Zim projects 400m litres milk output

Zim projects 400m litres milk output July 11, 2017 Business Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business ReporterZIMBABWE is targetting to increase annual milk output by 515 percent to 400 million litres in 2020, an official has said. Last year, the country’s milk output was at 65 million litres. Speaking at the just ended 7th Buy Local Summit and Investment …

Zimbabwe to resume hunting trophy exports

Zimbabwe to resume hunting trophy exports  0 July 10, 2017 9:13 AM   Harare – The US has lifted its ban on hunting trophies from Zimbabwe, which may lead to a recovery in professional hunting. Revenue from hunting provides most of the funds used to protect Zimbabwe’s wildlife.Many hunters, especially those from the US, abandoned …

Getting agriculture moving: finance and credit

Getting agriculture moving: finance and credit  1 July 10, 2017 9:22 AM Source: Getting agriculture moving: finance and credit | zimbabweland July 10, 2017 Getting the agricultural sector financed is a key challenge in Zimbabwe, and links concretely to land administration challenges discussed in previous blogs in this series. Making both places and people bankable is a priority, …