Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Court releases Style on free bail 2 weeks ago admin BY PATRICK CHITONGO CHIREDZI-Chiredzi magistrate Geraldina Mutsoto today(Wednesday) ordered the release of renowned Lowveld commercial farmer Robert Style after spending three nights in custody. Style was arrested on Sunday and spent two nights in Chiredzi police station cells.He had to spend another night at Buffalo range …
Foreign investors may challenge expropriation of their land, MPs hear 22:06 27/11/2019 Lameez Omarjee Foreign investors may challenge expropriation of their land, if the investment was made under a bilateral investment treaty with South Africa, members of Parliament heard. The ad hoc committee on legislation amending Section 25 of the Constitution was on Wednesday briefed by …
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The science of producing good silage By Pieter Dempsey November 27, 2019 10:14 am Leading Boran stud breeder Hurwitz Farming in Mpumalanga operates a number of enterprises, the latest of which is a silage contracting business. Pieter Dempsey interviewed Jarren Hurwitz to find out more about the new technology in silage that is making their …
Standard Bank invests in affordable agritech solutions SPONSORED BY STANDARD BANK November 7, 2019 12:10 pm The digitisation of agriculture is transforming farming, and these solutions are fast becoming integral in farming practices. As the uptake of agritech solutions continues to increase, Standard Bank has committed to preparing its farming clients for a digital future. …
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Zimbabwe facing ‘man-made’ starvation, UN expert warns 2019-11-28 21:30 Play Mute Current Time 0:00 / Duration 1:07 Loaded: 59.44% Quality Levels Fullscreen Families survive on one meal in drought-hit Zimbabwe In eastern Zimbabwe’s parched Buhera district, Omega Kufakunesu’s family has been forced to scale down daily meals to just a portion of vegetables and sadza, a thick maize-meal …
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Minister Shiri Speech at CFU Congress 2019
Should we be talking in terms of rural finance? Herald 28/11/2019 Charles Dhewa Correspondent Among dozens of terminologies that have found their way into Africa over the past few decades is rural finance. The term suggests that there is probably also something called urban finance. How can we, on one hand, characterise some financial …
Zim, UAE ink 2 000MW solar deal Herald 28/11/2019 President Mnangagwa Tendai Mugabe in KADOMA Zimbabwe and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed a 2 000 megawatts solar power deal, which will go a long way in solving Zimbabwe’s power deficit once implemented in 18 months. The first phase is production of 1 …
NPA to set up wildlife crime directorate Chronicle 28/11/2019 Mr Kumbirai Hodzi Nomvelo Siziba, Chronicle Reporter THE country’s National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is in the process of setting up a wildlife crime directorate to help fight wildlife related offences. Prosecutor General Mr Kumbirai Hodzi said the country needs to upgrade its system to be …
Application to conduct procurement Chronicle 28/11/2019 According to Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act [Chapter 22:23]. Procurement Entity means, a Ministry, department or other division of the Government, or a corporate body established by or in terms of any Act for special purposes laid down in that Act. The definition also encompasses …