EXCLUSIVE: ‘Armed men now occupy my farm’ – evicted white Zim farmer

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EXCLUSIVE: ‘Armed men now occupy my farm’ – evicted white Zim farmer 2017-06-30 08:00     Picture: Frank Chikowore, News24 Multimedia   ·   User Galleries   ·   News in PicturesSend us your pictures  ·  Send us your stories     Special Report NEWS WATCH: ‘I’ll remove Mugabe from power single-handedly,’ says former minister Zimbabwe’s former industry minister Nkosana Moyo …

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Government abuses fuel levy to fund command agriculture

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Government abuses fuel levy to fund command agriculture By Staff Reporter   Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa GOVERNMENT has admitted it diverted cash from the NocZim debt redemption fund to pay off loans contracted under its command agriculture programme. The NocZim debt levy, introduced in 2003 to clear the now disbanded parastatal’s debt …

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Fertiliser industry requires $120m for raw materials

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Fertiliser industry requires $120m for raw materials June 30, 2017 Business Michael Tome Business ReporterZimbabwe’s fertiliser industry requires over $120 million in foreign currency for the importation of raw materials used in the manufacture of compound and top dressing fertilisers for the forthcoming summer cropping season. Estimated fertiliser effective demand for 2017 /18 season is 160 000 …

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Petya-Ransomware a threat to Zimbabwe

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Petya-Ransomware a threat to Zimbabwe June 29, 2017 Local News Online EditorZIMBABWEANS should be wary of the latest global cyber-attack dubbed Petya-Ransomware that left some major companies offline in Europe and Asia on Tuesday. Zimbabwe Information Communication Technologies (ZICT) chairman Jacob Mutisi warned local computer users to be cautious when dealing with e-mails as a measure …

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Fish farmers must be armed with skills to go commercial

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EDITORIAL COMMENT: Fish farmers must be armed with skills to go commercial June 30, 2017 Opinion & Analysis Zimbabwe has the biggest freshwater fish farm in Africa, is endowed with the highest number of dams in southern Africa and has some of the best climatic conditions for fish farming, but has a small aquaculture industry.   …

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