ZESA Chairperson: Finance Secretary Guvamatanga “Culprit” In Stalling Solar Power Plants 

ZESA Chairperson: Finance Secretary Guvamatanga “Culprit” In Stalling Solar Power Plants  0  October 19, 2021 1:41 PM Source: ZESA Chairperson: Finance Secretary Guvamatanga “Culprit” In Stalling Solar Power Plants – Pindula News Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) executive chairperson Sydney Gata has accused Finance Ministry secretary George Guvamatanga of refusing to guarantee Independent Power Producers’ (IPPs) deals and …

Zimbabwe is offering land back to BIPPAs and black farmers. Betrayal or the law? Here are the facts

Zimbabwe is offering land back to BIPPAs and black farmers. Betrayal or the law? Here are the facts Jekesai Njikizana/AFP The Zimbabwe Mail | 1 September 2020 Zimbabwe is offering land back to BIPPAs and black farmers. Betrayal or the law? Here are the facts The Zimbabwe government has announced that it will offer land …

Poaching a threat to Africa’s wildlife

Poaching a threat to Africa’s wildlife – NewsDay Zimbabwe By Newsday 19/10/2021 BY OBERT SIAMILANDU Poaching has been the greatest threat to wildlife and might cause its extinction in different African countries including Zimbabwe, a wildlife expert has said. Safari Operators Association of Zimbabwe president Emmanuel Fundira yesterday said, while game meat production can contribute …

Rains drench Harare’s CBD

Rains drench Harare’s CBD The Herald 19/10/2021 CAUGHT FLAT-FOOTED . . . People scurry for cover as rains hit Harare’s central business district (CBD) yesterday afternoon Senior Agriculture Reporter The country experienced thunderstorms and light rains in some areas yesterday and most people in the Central Business District of Harare were caught unawares. The Meteorological …

Continue producing cotton, farmers urged

Continue producing cotton, farmers urged   The Herald 19/10/2021 Elita Chikwati  Senior Reporter  Remaining cotton payments will be released soon as the Finance and Economic Development Ministry released $500 million last week with more to follow. The Government said it was making it a priority to pay the outstanding dues and ensure a smooth transition from …

Amarula value addition plant on verge of completion

Amarula value addition plant on verge of completion An amarula processing and value-addition plant that is taking shape at Rutenga Dry Port in Mwenezi. The Herald 19/10/2021 George Maponga in Masvingo The Second Republic is forging ahead with its thrust to industrialise rural areas in line with its Vision 2030 with a $50 million Amarula …

‘Loadshedding to go in three months’

‘Loadshedding to go in three months’ The Chronicle 19/10/2021 Leonard Ncube in Victoria Falls LOADSHEDDING being experienced in the country will be a thing of the past in three months’ time as the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) is employing a number of measures to ensure there is enough power supply in the country. President …

Biodiversity and climate change: why tree planting schemes may not be the answer

Biodiversity and climate change: why tree planting schemes may not be the answer  0  October 18, 2021 4:55 PM Source: Biodiversity and climate change: why tree planting schemes may not be the answer | zimbabweland The first phase of the delayed Biodiversity Convention of the Parties (COP15) ended last week. There has been much talk of linking the …

‘The success of hemp for textiles will be linked to the flax industry’

‘The success of hemp for textiles will be linked to the flax industry’ Dirk Van Puyvelde of ValTech engineering group. POSTED BY: HEMPTODAY® OCTOBER 18, 2021 INTERVIEW: Dirk Van Puyvelde is co-owner and technical and innovation manager at the Belgian companies Cretes (CREative TEchnical Solutions), a maker of straw and fiber processing machines, and Union NV SA, which makes …

Rebounding Time Bank offers to fund white farmers’ debts

Rebounding Time Bank offers to fund white farmers’ debts – The Zimbabwe Independent By The Zimbabwe Independent 15/10/2021 BY TENDAI MAKARIPE ZIMBABWE’s first indigenous commercial bank, Time Bank, has announced a facility to help fund the US$3,5 billion compensation of former commercial white farmers who lost their farms at the height of the fast-track land …