Red flag over Mazowe River pollution

Red flag over Mazowe River pollution Herald 26/3/2020   Fungai Lupande Mashonaland Central Bureau ILLEGAL gold panning and use of mercury by artisanal miners is causing pollution and land degradation along Mazowe River in Shamva. Mazowe River is the source of water for Shamva residents. The Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) has since raised the …

Politburo wants illegal settlements regularised

Politburo wants illegal settlements regularised   Herald 26/3/2020  Dr Mpofu Joseph Madzimure Senior Reporter THE Zanu PF Politburo wants Government to regularise illegal settlements around major cities and compensate the original owners of the land that was occupied illegally. The Politburo, which is the party’s highest decision-making body, arrived at the decision after hours of serious …

Are you using the proper hand sanitiser?

Are you using the proper hand sanitiser?  Chronicle 26/3/2020   Analysis, Noel Munzabwa  ARE you using the proper and effective hand sanitiser? This is the big question given the Covid-19 pandemic that has infected hundreds of thousands, claimed thousands of lives.  The uninformed choice of a hand sanitiser — a product flying off the shelves in …

Drought and despair in Zimbabwe 

Drought and despair in Zimbabwe  0  March 26, 2020 2:05 AM Climate change and the climate crisis are causing families in Zimbabwe to despair and suffer because of drought conditions. Source: Drought and despair in Zimbabwe – Save the Children Australia Sixty-four-year old Ruth knows life isn’t easy. But it wasn’t always so challenging. In her village in …

Govt introduces mandatory liming

Govt introduces mandatory liming  Herald 25/3/2020   Dr John Basera Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter Contract farmers with acidic soils will be compelled to apply lime in the next summer cropping season to derive maximum benefits from the expensive fertilisers they apply. The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement is set to roll out a …

Benefits of containerisation in African agriculture

Benefits of containerisation in African agriculture    Chronicle 25/3/2020 Charles Dhewa Correspondent Post-harvest handling and storage of agriculture produce remain the biggest challenges for the majority of African smallholder farmers. Unfortunately, most solutions being pushed are designed to get surplus commodities moving quickly from farming areas to the market. Solutions that enable farmers to hold …

Bulawayo man in court for ‘stealing’ and slaughtering US$900 Eland

Bulawayo man in court for ‘stealing’ and slaughtering US$900 Eland Chronicle 25/3/2020   Brenda Zinyuke, Court Reporter A BULAWAYO man has appeared in court for allegedly stealing and slaughtering an eland worth US$900. Isheunopa Sibanda (27) of Pumula South Suburb allegedly connived with Trymore Ndlovu who is still at large and slaughtered the eland in …

Zim introduces new transfer pricing return for taxpayers

Zim introduces new transfer pricing return for taxpayers   Chronicle 25/3/2020  Business Reporter ZIMBABWE has introduced an advance version of the transfer pricing return that taxpayers are directed to file with their annual self-assessment corporate income tax return for the year ended 31 December 2019. Transfer pricing is one of the most topical issues in …

Mat’land to generate 1k MW solar power

Mat’land to generate 1k MW solar power  Chronicle 25/3/2020   Mr Obert Sibanda Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter MATABELELAND region has the potential to generate close to 1 000MW of electricity from the proposed solar photovoltaic projects by Independent Power Producers (IPPs). Since 2010 the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has approved power generation licences …

Regulations to Curb Spread of COVID-19

BILL WATCH 10/2020 [24th March 2020] Regulations to Curb Spread of COVID-19 A Government Gazette Extraordinary published late yesterday afternoon, 23rd March, contained two statutory instruments to give legal backing to the measures announced recently by the President and the Minister of Minister of Health and Child Care.  Both statutory instruments [SIs] came into force …