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‘Govt not reversing land reform’ Chronicle 3/9/2020 Dr Anxious Masuka Prosper Ndlovu, Business Editor GOVERNMENT has no intention to reverse the Land Reform Programme and has dismissed with contempt misinterpretation of the recent policy pronouncements regarding compensation of former farm owners. Following the issuance of the joint statement on Monday on the conclusion of …
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Mavuradonha Dam to spawn Muzarabani green belt Herald 2/9/2020 Fungai Lupande Mash Central Bureau THE Government is prioritising the construction of Mavuradonha Dam in Muzarabani, which is expected to anchor irrigation projects and solve perennial flooding by retaining and capturing water, Finance and Economic Development Professor Mthuli Ncube has said. Muzarabani dam, whose construction is …
Something fishy going on at Muzhwi Dam Herald 2/9/2020 Mr Tinashe Farawo From George Maponga in Masvingo THE Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) has collected samples to establish what is causing the death of fish and other aquatic species at Muzhwi Dam. Hundreds of fish have in the past few weeks, been …
More cyclones forecast to lash SADC 2/9/2020 The Herald Sifelani Tsiko Agric & Environment Editor Thirteen tropical cyclones formed in the south-west Indian Ocean during the last rainy season and had some effect on southern Africa weather although only three made a landfall. The cyclones were among the topics discussed at the 24th Southern African …
Tea producers urged to diversify, add value Herald 2/9/2020 Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Manicaland Bureau Small-scale tea producers have been urged to diversify and add value to their crop to enhance their earnings, which remain low despite rising prices on the global market. Farmers in Honde Valley were down to just one processor, Eastern Highlands Plantations, as …
Minister rules out land reform reversal Herald 2/9/2020 Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa Herald Reporter Zimbabwe’s Land Reform remains irreversible with Government efforts now focused on improving agricultural productivity, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa said last night in a post-Cabinet media briefing. Her remarks followed a joint Press …
Zimbabwe tobacco sales down 23.5% after poor rains – Agricultural Commodities 0 September 1, 2020 9:09 AM Source: Zimbabwe tobacco sales down 23.5% after poor rains – Agricultural Commodities – Reuters HARARE (Reuters) – Sales of Zimbabwe’s tobacco, the second largest foreign currency earner, fell 23.52% to 178.7 million kilograms this year, official data showed on Monday, after …
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Zimbabwe Says Foreign White Farmers Can Apply to Get Back Seized Land 0 September 1, 2020 9:50 AM Source: Zimbabwe Says Foreign White Farmers Can Apply to Get Back Seized Land – The New York Times HARARE — Foreign white farmers settled in Zimbabwe whose land was seized under Robert Mugabe can apply to get it back and …
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ANALYSIS | Zimbabwe is offering land back to BIPPAs and black farmers. Betrayal or the law? Here are the facts By newZWire – September 1, 2020 Betrayal or rule of law: Farmer Rob Smart and a staffer at Lesbury Estates, Headlands, February 1, 2018, after Smart returned to his land (pic: Jekesai Njikizana/AFP) The …