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Livestock farmers cry foul over taxes July 4, 2017 Local News Runyararo Muzavazi Herald ReporterFarmers in the livestock production sector have cried foul over various taxes they are expected to pay dubbed “beef sector compliance costs”. The farmers are expected to pay levies to abattoirs, Agricultural Marketing Association, Zimbabwe Republic Police, Zimbabwe Veterinary Services, among others, which …
Gonarezhou poised to be major tourist destination July 4, 2017 Local News Jerry Gotora From Tawanda Mangoma in CHIREDZIThe newly-formed Gonarezhou Conservation Trust has said it will strive to ensure the transformation of Gonarezhou National Park to be the best in Southern Africa, while top priority is on the reintroduction of the Big Five in the …
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EDITORIAL COMMENT: Punish those who harvest where they didn’t sow July 4, 2017 Opinion & Analysis The maize marketing season has just started, the same for that of cotton, two important crops that received large sums of money in Government funding this season. Tens of millions were spent on the Command Agriculture targeted at maize while …
Chinese firm to harvest timber in Lupane July 4, 2017 Business Dumisani Nsingo, Senior Business ReporterKUSILE Rural District Council (KRDC) in Matabeleland North has courted a Chinese firm, Fazhao Investment to harvest and process timber in the area. KRDC chief executive officer, Mr Christopher Chuma, said the local authority was in the process of awarding Fazhao …
Minister sued over farm takeover – The Standard A Marondera farmer has dragged Lands and Land Resettlement minister, Douglas Mombeshora to court seeking to bar the government from taking over his remaining piece of land. BY CHARLES LAITON Douglas Mombeshora In his application filed last week, Phillip Vernon Worswick said he had …
Grief as war vets are evicted July 3, 2017 in Local, News War veteran Livingstone Nyamadzawo wailed like a grieved person as he watched a messenger of court dump his bumper maize harvest on the roadside. BY NUNURAI JENA A messenger of court truck loads Livingstone Nyamadzawo’s maize after he was evicted from Stanely Farm in Chegutu. the …
Farmers demand prioritised command livestock July 3, 2017 in Business The looming command livestock programme has to prioritise regions that intensively keep livestock to avoid unnecessary abuse of government funds, Zimbabwe Farmers’ Union (ZFU) vice-president, Phillip Mauta has said. By Tinotenda Munyukwi The $300 million special programme on livestock production recently got approval from Cabinet and is …
3 000 cattle stolen in 2017 first quarter – NewsDay Zimbabwe You are here: Home› News› 3 000 cattle stolen in 2017 first quarter STATISTICS from the Zimbabwe Republic Police anti-stocktheft department show that more than 3 000 cattle were stolen across the country in the first four months of …
Green bond offers Zim path to green growth July 3, 2017 Business Clean energy projects have tended to dominate the green bond market Jeffrey Gogo ClimateZimbabwe has stepped into the fast growing market of investors seeking to do the environment good, announcing plans for its first green bond issuance of $200 million. Now that’s according to …
Moisture scam at GMB exposed July 3, 2017 Headlines, Top Stories GMB Silos Walter Nyamukondiwa Chinhoyi BureauGrain Marketing Board (GMB) employees could be involved in a scandal in which they reject grain on the grounds of high moisture content to force farmers to sell at low prices to their accomplices, who operate outside the depots. Some farmers claim …