‘Time to invest in traditional medicines’

‘Time to invest in traditional medicines’  Herald 31/3/2021   Traditional medicine market. Fungi Kwaramba Political Editor SCIENTISTS must broaden collaboration in research and development of traditional medicines as part of global efforts to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic which has taken lives and disrupted livelihoods globally, President Mnangagwa said. In his virtual address at the Forum …

10 years no electricity…Victoria Falls residents decimate Chamabondo National Park

10 years no electricity…Victoria Falls residents decimate Chamabondo National Park     Cyclists carry budles of firewood Lingani Nyika, Chronicle Reporter SOME suburbs in Victoria Falls have been without electricity for a decade and residents have been cutting down trees for firewood causing massive deforestation in the nearby Chamabondo National Park. The Victoria Falls City council …

Covid-19 rules for Easter holiday

Covid-19 rules for Easter holiday    Chronicle 31/3/2021 Public gatherings, including church services and weddings are required to strictly be limited to not more than 50 people. Bars and nightclubs will remain closed during the Easter holiday. Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday announced additional measures covering the Easter Holiday, with visitors to the …

Mazowe in massive afforestation

Mazowe in massive afforestation  0  March 30, 2021 2:11 PM Source: Mazowe in massive afforestation | Herald (Top Stories) Part of the seedling nursery by the Forestry Commission Daniel Chigunwe Mashonaland Central Correspondent More than 700 tobacco farmers in Mazowe District have benefited from the afforestation programme that is being spearheaded by the Forestry Commission, as efforts to …

Kariba floodgates won’t be opened this year

Kariba floodgates won’t be opened this year  0  March 30, 2021 8:48 PM Source: Kariba floodgates won’t be opened this year | The Herald Zambezi River Authority director for Water Resources and Environmental Management Engineer Christopher Chisense. Walter Nyamukondiwa Kariba Bureau Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has ruled out opening the Kariba Dam floodgates this year amid indications that …

Zim female student in unique agric research

Zim female student in unique agric research Herald 30/3/2021   Sandra Madamombe Herald Reporter The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)’s Marange experiments to integrate contours, membranes and utilise run-off in agriculture are being commended for their notable yields. At a recently held field day, the project’s researcher, Swedish …

Crop harvesting a delicate process, give it full commitment

Crop harvesting a delicate process, give it full commitment Herald 30/3/2021   Obert Chifamba Agri-Insight IT is that time of the year again when every farmer has to make peace with the literal interpretation of the adage ‘you reap what you sow’. Indeed, farmers are reaping what they sow at the start of the 2020/21 …

FAO warns African states over avian influenza

FAO warns African states over avian influenza Chronicle 30/3/2021   Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter THE Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned African countries of a highly pathogenic avian influenza following a spike in reports of detections of the bird flu in wild birds across Europe. The multi-lateral agricultural organisation said the disease has …

Tax break for solar investors

Tax break for solar investors   Chronicle 30/3/2021  Minister Soda Zhemu Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter INVESTORS who will participate in the generation of solar power in the country are set to enjoy a five-year tax holiday with those importing gadgets used for generating solar exempted from paying customs duty. Zimbabwe doesn’t have enough electricity to …