Eradication of invasive plant species can benefit communities

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Eradication of invasive plant species can benefit communities The Chronicle 30/11/2021 Mahlabezulu Zulu FOR a long time, invasive plant species have caused a splitting headache to communities due to their negative effects on the environment. As a result, their control has drawn much attention from different stakeholders, like the Government, environmentalists, local leadership and different …

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Forestry Commission scales up tree planting activities

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Forestry Commission scales up tree planting activities The Chronicle 30/11/2021 Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Chronicle Reporter THE Forestry Commission has scaled up tree planting activities in a bid to meet this year’s target to plant 25 million trees nationally. Last year the parastatal set a target of 20 million trees and managed to plant 16 million. Zimbabwe …

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Tree of the year 2021: Piliostigma thonningii (ihabahaba) — The multi-purpose tree

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Tree of the year 2021: Piliostigma thonningii (ihabahaba) — The multi-purpose tree The Chronicle 30/11/2021 Fortunes Matutu, Chronicle Correspondent ZIMBABWE sets aside the first Saturday of every December as National Tree Planting Day (NTPD). This day, to be marked this week on Saturday, is celebrated to enlighten the nation on the importance of forests and …

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Lake Gwayi-Shangani to start holding water

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Lake Gwayi-Shangani to start holding water The Chronicle 30/11/2021 Lake Gwayi-Shangani, formerly Gwayi-Shangani Dam under construction was allocated $3,6 billion from the 2022 National Budget last Thursday towards its completion Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter LAKE Gwayi-Shangani will start receiving significant inflows in the 2021/22 rain season while Bulawayo and surrounding communities could start drawing water …

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Farmers urged to embrace smart agric

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Farmers urged to embrace smart agric The Herald 29/11/2021 Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa Farai Dauramanzi Herald Reporter The Zimbabwe Farmers Union (ZFU) has urged farmers to embrace the Smart Agriculture concept that was recently adopted by Government, saying that the use of new technologies will enhance operational efficiencies, reduce costs, improve …

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High school creates green belt

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High school creates green belt The Chronicle 29/11/2021 Tsholotsho High School head, Mr Sicelo Dube, and learners with harvested onions being dried. Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter TSHOLOTSHO High School has cut its expenditure by 80 percent due to successful agricultural ventures that the institution has embarked on as it implements Pfumvudza/Intwasa climate-proof farming programme. The …

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High Court jurisdiction in labour matters

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High Court jurisdiction in labour matters The Sunday Mail 28/11/2021 Legal Matters with Arthur Marara  This used to be one of the contentious areas in terms of the law, the question of the jurisdiction of the High Court in labour and employment matters in the first instance. There were several conflicting judgments on this point …

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