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Employees can be disciplined for breach of Covid-19 rules Chronicle 8/4/2021 Davies Ndumiso Sibanda, Labour Matters WHILE many employees have breached Covid-19 rules and employers have not done anything, such employees run the risk of being disciplined for breach of express and implied Covid-19 rules. The Employment Code of Conduct can be used against …
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Nssa widens security coverage Chronicle 8/4/2021 Harare Bureau STATE-RUN pension fund, the National Social Security Authority (Nssa), is widening its social security coverage by providing health facilities to its members. The largest pension fund in the country with investments worth over US$1 billion, has also announced plans to procure Covid-19 vaccines to cover pensioners …
Taxation of non-executive directors’ fees Chronicle 8/4/2021 What is a non-executive director? – A non-executive director is a member of a company’s board of directors who is not part of the executive team. A non-executive director typically does not engage in the day-to-day management of the organisation but is involved in policymaking and planning …
Agriculture growth, commodity price recovery cushions sub-Saharan Africa: World Bank Chronicle 8/4/2021 Business Reporter STRONG agricultural growth and a faster-than expected recovery in commodity prices has helped African economies to withstand economic shocks induced by the deadly Covid-19 pandemic, the World Bank has said. Although Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic growth is estimated to have contracted …
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Tourism goods VAT scrapped Chronicle 8/4/2021 Mr Paul Matamisa Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter GOVERNMENT has removed Value Added Tax (VAT) payable on selected goods and services in the tourism sector in an effort to promote domestic tourism and catapult the industry back to its hey days. The reprieve will be in place for …
Worry over increased poaching of painted dogs 0 April 4, 2021 2:00 AM Source: Worry over increased poaching of painted dogs – DailyNews PAINTED dogs, also known as wild dogs, face extinction as a result of increased illegal hunting by poachers, a conservation centre has revealed. The Painted Dogs Conservation Centre in Dete, which is located at the …
Interest in agriculture underlines gains of Independence 0 April 4, 2021 1:04 PM Source: Interest in agriculture underlines gains of Independence | Sunday Mail (Top Stories) Leroy Dzenga CHIMURENGA, in all its installations was a war for land. The history behind the liberation war and the fight for independence was rooted in the deprivation of a resource, …
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Rainfall levels decrease as season nears end 0 April 5, 2021 11:33 AM Source: Rainfall levels decrease as season nears end | The Herald Sifelani Tsiko Agric, Environment & Innovations Editor Rainfall amounts have decreased significantly over the past month with slight chances of measurable showers to be received in some parts of the country in the coming …
Reprieve for defaulting Command Agric farmers 0 April 5, 2021 11:40 AM Source: Reprieve for defaulting Command Agric farmers | Herald (Top Stories) Command Agriculture is a Government scheme in which farmers are provided with inputs to boost yields. Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter Farmers under Command Agriculture who failed to repay their loans at the end of …
Wheat inputs ready for collection 0 April 5, 2021 12:07 PM Source: Wheat inputs ready for collection | Herald (Top Stories) Deputy Minister Haritatos Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter Most Grain Marketing Board depots now have wheat inputs in stock as preparations for the 2021 winter cropping season have reached an advanced stage. Government is targeting to put …