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Zim loses €16m EU aid By Newsday – January 4, 2020 By Garikai Mafirakureva THE European Union (EU) has reportedly withdrawn its €16 million offer for development of infrastructure for protection of wildlife in the vast Save Valley Conservancy over Zimbabwe government’s reluctance to end land invasions and respect property rights. The EU extended the offer three …
Denis Norman dies By Newsday – January 6, 2020 Zimbabwe’s first minister of Agriculture Dennis Norman died in Oxfordshire in December last year, reports from England have said. Norman also famed for being part of the initiation of the Beira Corridor and subsequent established of the Féria oil pipeline passed on Friday December 20 after a …
Let’s climate proof agriculture: Ncube 2 December 31, 2019 2:01 AM Source: Let’s climate proof agriculture: Ncube | Newsday (News) FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube says Zimbabwe’s agriculture must be climate proofed so that it depends more on irrigation than weather patterns. BY VENERANDA LANGA Ncube said this recently in the Senate during debate on the Finance (No. …
WFP calls for increased support as eight million in Zimbabwe face hunger 1 December 31, 2019 8:33 AM Source: WFP calls for increased support as eight million in Zimbabwe face hunger | UN News WFP/Matteo Cosorich Millions of Zimbabweans have been pushed into hunger by prolonged drought and an economic crisis. The World Food Programme (WFP) is calling on countries …
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African armyworm ravages crops 0 December 31, 2019 9:12 AM Source: African armyworm ravages crops | The Herald 31 DEC, 2019 Elita Chikwati and Maxwell Tapatapa The prospect of low yields from the 2019-2020 summer cropping season due to prolonged dry spells has been increased by reports of an outbreak of the African armyworm in some parts of the …
Zimbabwe’s parched Bulawayo rations to save dwindling water 1 January 3, 2020 2:00 AM Source: Zimbabwe’s parched Bulawayo rations to save dwindling water – Reuters FILE PHOTO: Residents collect water at night from an electric-powered borehole, as the country faces 18-hour daily power cuts, in a suburb of Harare, Zimbabwe, July 30, 2019. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (Thomson …
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Disaster looms in fertiliser industry 2 January 3, 2020 9:31 AM Source: Disaster looms in fertiliser industry | Herald (Opinion) The Herald, January 3, 2015 Local fertiliser companies face collapse owing to duty-free imports from mostly South Africa and Zambia that have flooded the market. One of the country’s major producers, Zimbabwe Fertiliser Company has closed its …
Masvingo dams dry up 1 January 3, 2020 9:37 AM Source: Masvingo dams dry up | Newsday (News) MOST major dams in Masvingo province are on the verge of drying up as a result of the continued dry spell, with Lake Mutirikwi and Tugwi-Mukosi Dam at below 40% of their carrying capacities. By Garikai Mafirakureva According to …
Govt sets criteria for roller meal subsidy 2 January 3, 2020 9:47 AM Source: Govt sets criteria for roller meal subsidy | The Herald January 3, 2020 Dr Nzenza Herald Reporter Government has laid out requirements for millers to benefit from the subsidised roller meal programme to ensure transparency, fairness and equitable access. This follows a meeting between the …
Govt pledges improved power supplies for agriculture 0 January 4, 2020 7:11 PM Source: Govt pledges improved power supplies for agriculture | Herald (Top Stories) Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri (centre) and Energy and Power Development Minister Fortune Chasi tour Glenara Estates owned by Mr Sean Horsvey (right) in Mazowe yesterday. — Picture: …
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