Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Tick grease scheme, answer to preserving livestock Chronicle 9/3/2021 Elita Chikwati THE tick grease programme launched last year under the Presidential Inputs Scheme to benefit one million households seems to be going on well, with many farmers collecting their share. But this noble programme can easily be derailed by a few other farmers who …
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BILL WATCH 14/2021 [7th March 2021] Public Health Lock-down Order : Relaxation of Lock-down In the past fortnight four SIs have been published amending the Lock-down Order. The first two made minor changes to it but the third and fourth lifted the tight lock-down that has been in force since the 3rd January. A consolidated …
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Riverbed mining takes toll on Mazowe Dam as inflows remain subdued March 7, 2021 in Local, News Standard Uncontrolled riverbank mining in Mashonaland Central province could be taking a toll on the strategic Mazowe Dam, with the reservoir recording the least inflows in a season when other major water bodies have reached record levels in recent years, investigations …
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‘Wildlife, mining laws need overhaul’ 4-5 minutes By NQOBANI NDLOVU/PRAISEMORE SITHOLE THE Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (Zela) has called for a review of the Parks and Wildlife Act as well as the Mines and Minerals Act to put a stop to mining operations in protected areas such as Hwange, among others. Communities in Hwange are …
Zacc probes Grace Mugabe’s land deals Chronicle 8/3/2021 Grace Mugabe Harare Bureau FORMER First Lady Grace Mugabe and a group of her associates are coming under investigation from anti-corruption authorities following complaints that they grabbed residential stands worth US$10 million without paying from an upmarket development on State land in Borrowdale. Arosume Property Development …
Tobacco farmers to retain forex earnings Chronicle 8/3/2021 Dr Anxious Masuka Business Reporter GOVERNMENT has increased to 60 percent US-dollar retention of proceeds by tobacco farmers as part of efforts to address perennial concerns by growers over deliveries. Last year farmers were paid 50 percent of their proceeds in forex with the other 50 …
Rural poultry projects to empower households 0 March 7, 2021 2:03 AM Source: Rural poultry projects to empower households | The Herald Minister Masuka Cletus Mushanawani Mutare Bureau GOVERNMENT will soon introduce the Presidential Rural Poultry Scheme where each household will receive road-runner chickens as part of efforts to empower Zimbabweans. This was said by Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, …
$10bn for dam projects 0 March 7, 2021 5:33 AM Source: $10bn for dam projects | Sunday Mail Wallace Ruzvidzo Sunday Mail Correspondent The GOVERNMENT has poured in over $10 billion into the development of 10 major dam projects across the country this year — three of which will be commissioned before year-end — in a programme aimed at boosting …
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