Dam Levels as at 10-March-2020

Dam Levels as at 10-March-2020 DAM NAME FULL SUPPLY CAPACITY CURRENT CAPACITY % FULL DAILY TREND (millions of cubic metres) (millions of cubic metres) Kariba 64800.00 7756.1 12.0 Tugwi Mukosi 1802.6 769.0 42.7 Mutirikwi 1378.08 558.6 40.5 Manyame 480.23 361.9 75.4 Osborne 401.64 205.5 51.2 Mazvikadei 343.815 267.3 77.8 Manyuchi 309.06 174.9 56.6 Manjirenji 274.17 …

Things fall apart as Zim$ crashes l Black market runs amok l Prices of goods skyrocket l Wages further eroded

Things fall apart as Zim$ crashes l Black market runs amok l Prices of goods skyrocket l Wages further eroded By Sindiso Mhlope Daily News 12/3/2020 THERE are fresh fears in the country — amid the continuing plunge of the Zimbabwe dollar on the black market and the ever rising prices of basic goods — …

New forex system: What Ncube’s latest move means to you

New forex system: What Ncube’s latest move means to you NewsDay 13/3/2020 On Wednesday, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube admitted what the authorities had studiously refused to acknowledge that the interbank forex market was not working. As the black market exchange rate premium reached 100%, Ncube scrambled to free up forex trading, allowing banks to take …

Zim triggers process to reverse land reform

Zim triggers process to reverse land reform NewsDay 13/3/2020 GOVERNMENT has started a process of repossessing land to compensate indigenous and white former commercial farmers affected by the 2000 land reform programme, described by many as chaotic. BY MOSES MATENGA The country announced the plans to give back land “grabbed” during the fast-tracked land reform …

Govt starts farm downsizing process

Govt starts farm downsizing process Herald 13/3/2020   Joseph Madzimure Senior Reporter A verification exercise to identify the number of farms earmarked for downsizing following the completion of the land audit has started in Mashonaland East. The land audit is aimed at identifying land utilisation patterns and optimal farming activities, which will influence appropriate policies …

Chimanimani expects bumper harvest

Chimanimani expects bumper harvest   Herald 13/3/2020  Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Manicaland Bureau Farmers in Chimanimani are expecting bumper yields following input support programmes to restore food security in the aftermath of the Cyclone Idai disaster. Many farmers in the district suffered losses when their crops, which had survived a bad agricultural season, were swept away by …