Bredenkamp dies

Bredenkamp dies  Herald 19/6/2020   Mr Bredenkamp Herald Reporter Tycoon and former Prince Edward School student Mr John Arnold Bredenkamp has died. He was 79. According to unconfirmed reports, Mr Bredenkamp died of kidney failure in Harare yesterday morning. Efforts to get a comment from the Bredenkamp family were unsuccessful. Prince Edward School head Dr …

Irrigation development priority: VP Chiwenga

Irrigation development priority: VP Chiwenga Herald 19/6/2020   Vice President Constantino Chiwenga assesses sesame grain at the Chipesi homestead during his tour of Kanyemba yesterday. — Picture: ZBC/Fairstars Mukungurutse Herald Reporter Vice President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday said Government will continue prioritising irrigation development as one of the key drivers of economic development. The Vice President, …

Incredible potable water potential around Bulawayo

Incredible potable water potential around Bulawayo  Chronicle 19/6/2020   A section of Khami Dam whose water can be used for domestic purposes by the people of Bulawayo Jonathan Maphenduka SO the City of Bulawayo is re-commissioning Khami Dam sewer treatment works as another source of potable for the city. Why not go further and include …

US$88m for Chiredzi 90MW solar plant

US$88m for Chiredzi 90MW solar plant Chonicle 19/6/2020   A LOCAL consortium, Triangle Solar System (TSS), plans to invest US$88,1 million building a 90MW solar power plant in Chiredzi. The planned project was recently approved by the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) and electrical installation will be located about 12 kilometres west of the TSS …

Private sector ready to pay forex salaries – Government hailed over remuneration

Private sector ready to pay forex salaries – Government hailed over remuneration 19/6/2020 The Chronicle Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter INDUSTRY and employers have lauded the Government’s decision to remunerate its workers in foreign currency, saying they were also open to paying theirs in US$ with some players in the private sector already paying salaries in …

Macadamia output to grow 44pc

Macadamia output to grow 44pc  Herald 18/6/2020   Due to high nutrients, macadamia nuts are widely used in producing desserts, cookies, chocolates, cakes, and other confectionery products Business Reporter Zimbabwe’s macadamia production is expected to register a 44 percent growth this year compared to the same period in 2019 following a significant increase in the area …

Forestry Commission ropes in police to curb tree-cutting

Forestry Commission ropes in police to curb tree-cutting  Herald 18/6/2020   Manicaland Bureau THE Forestry Commission has partnered police in Manicaland to curb illegal tree cutting, which has resulted in massive deforestation in areas such as Vumba and Christmas Pass. Despite the much improved supply of electricity during the Covid-19 lockdown period by the Zimbabwe …

Smuggled chicks intercepted, destroyed

Smuggled chicks intercepted, destroyed  Herald 18/6/2020   A consignment of 19 600 day-old chicks which was smuggled into the country from South Africa is destroyed in Beitbridge under supervision from veterinarians Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau POLICE here have intercepted two men smuggling a consignment of 19 600 day-old chicks across the Limpopo River from South …