Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Urban hydroponics farmers beat water challenges The Chronicle 22/11/2021 Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief IN the backyard of a house in one of the oldest suburbs in Gweru, Ascot, a 44-year-old mother of two is using hydroponics to grow vegetables. Ms Shelter Saidi, a vendor in the suburb always had a passion for farming but …
Uproar over Tsholotsho elephant sales The Chronicle 22/11/2021 Nqobile Tshili/Sikhumbuzo Moyo, Chronicle Reporters TSHOLOTSHO Rural District Council (RDC) has been accused of selling elephants for a song to concession holders under the Government quota system. Communities living near national parks are allocated a number of elephants among other wildlife that they sell to develop their …
NEW: What African countries got out of COP26 The Sunday Mail 20/11/2021 Mouhamadou Bamba Sylla The 26th United Nations climate change conference, COP26, recently came to an end, having aimed to get countries united in the fight against climate change. Climate change issues are likely to hit African countries the hardest though the continent is …
All hands on deck against rhino poaching The Sunday Mail 21/11/2021 Sunday Mail Reporters IN the past three years, gun battles between rhino poachers and the Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Authority (ZimParks) rangers have killed about 20 people. Wildlife economists say a country like Zimbabwe, which has a large rhino population, needs to continue …
Export underpins horticultural growth The Sunday Mail 21/11/2021 Word From The Market with AMA The coming in of the Second Republic raised confidence among horticulture exporters as demonstrated by 86 percent growth in earnings recorded in 2018. However, the following two years would see these earnings decline significantly mainly due to challenges caused by Covid-19. …
Prescription of acts of misconduct The Sunday Mail 21/11/2021 Legal Matters with Arthur Marara The last instalment dealt with the question of prescription of disputes. The call was for timeous prosecution of cases. There is also an interesting dimension for employers, acts of misconduct can also prescribe which means that you will not be able …
Sweet story of a woman who dared to dream The Sunday Mail 21/11/2021 Enacy Mapakame From the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe, comes a sweet story of determination, passion and perseverance, a story that puts the Maungwe people of Rusape on the global map, reaching as far as Hong Kong. This is the story of Ms …
Organise, protect important documents The Sunday Mail 21/11/2021 A few weeks ago, I focused on my recommendation that as parents, we should consider sharing our financial lives with our adult children: “Discuss your finances and your estate with your kids.” A continuation of this discussion leads to the importance of organising our personal files — …
Revisiting chilli exports The Sunday Mail 21/11/2021 Trade Focus Allan Majuru CONVERSATIONS on the export potential of Zimbabwe’s horticulture sector have often focused on international markets such as Europe, Asia, and the Middle-East. However, the Intra-African Trade Fair — which ends today in Durban, South Africa — revealed a high potential for Zimbabwe’s produce in …
Master the art of selling The Sunday Mail 21/11/2021 Entrepreneurship Matters Dr Kudzanai Vere Most successful entrepreneurs worldwide are maintaining their pole positions due to innovation, value addition and their ability to sell that which they would have innovated or value added. Similarly, businesses world over are in existence because they are managing to successfully …