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Brace for severe cold, frost: MSD Herald 24/6/2020 Herald Reporter Zimbabweans should brace for severe cold temperatures since the country has now reached the peak of its winter period, Meteorological Services Department (MSD) deputy director (Public Weather Forecasting) Principal Meteorologist Mrs Linia Mashawi-Gopo has said. She said June and July were the peak period …
Chipinge farmers forced to sell livestock for a song Herald 24/6/2020 Communal farmers need technical support to save their livestock Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Manicaland Bureau Farmers in Chipinge have resorted to selling their livestock to middle men at very low prices to avoid losing animals to starvation as grazing land has started depleting owing to …
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Constant power supply for industries priority: Minister Hrald 24/6/2020 Minister Chasi Victor Maphosa Herald Correspondent Zimbabwe must have an uninterrupted power supply for economic development, Energy and Power Development Minister Fortune Chasi said on Monday while visiting a new solar power station. Centragrid Private Limited solar power station in Nyabira is already feeding 2.5 …
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Editorial Comment: Monitoring solar energy projects important Herald 24/6/2020 Minister Chasi Solar power is a practical solution for Zimbabwe, not only because we have high levels of sunshine, but also because we can, in effect, store solar power using Lake Kariba. So as more and more solar stations are added to the grid they …
President to launch tractor facility 24/6/2020 President Mnangagwa Herald Reporters President Mnangagwa is tomorrow expected to launch the John Deere agricultural equipment supply facility that is part of Government’s mechanisation development programme, said Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa, presenting the 21st Cabinet Decision Matrix yesterday. Government entered into a US$50 million deal …
Cottco board to focus on improving productivity Chronicle 24/6/2020 Harare Bureau Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) chairman Dr Abraham Babs Nyoni says his board will focus more on further improving cotton productivity to sustain higher yields. He said good cotton quality would also be the priority of his board. After peaking at 352 000 …
Tourism re-opening to save small players from permanent collapse Chronicle 24/6/2020 Victoria Falls Safari Lodge one of the prime destinations at the scenic Victoria Falls Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter ALTHOUGH the Covid-19 pandemic has almost grounded various industries leading to streamlining of workforce due to loss of business, the tourism sector players remain …
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Domestic workers’ salaries gazetted Chronicle 24/6/2020 Ms Maybe Sibanda Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, Chronicle Reporter GOVERNMENT has gazetted a new salary scale for domestic workers who include housekeepers, cooks and gardeners with basic pay ranging from $900 to $1 040. Domestic workers have since lobbied for salaries in forex. According to the newly gazetted Labour Employment …
US govt applauded for accepting elephant hunting trophy imports Chronicle 24/6/2020 Chronicle Correspondent Johannesburg-based international award-winning environmental journalist, Emmanuel Koro has applauded on his twitter page, the recent decision made by the US Court of Appeals for the Washington DC’s Circuit, to allow elephant hunting trophy imports into the USA. The decision was made …
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BILL WATCH 38/2020 [19th June 2020] Covid-19 Regulations and Order : Further Amendments and Relaxation of Lock-down In the past ten days four statutory instruments [SIs] were published in the Gazette amending the regulations and orders relating to the Covid-19 national lock-down. The four, all of which are available on the Veritas website, are: The …