18th CITES Conference votes to end export of wild-caught elephants into captivity

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18th CITES Conference votes to end export of wild-caught elephants into captivity  1 August 22, 2019 11:50 AM Source: 18th CITES Conference votes to end export of wild-caught elephants into captivity – BizCommunity The 18th meeting of the CITES Conference of the Parties has voted to end practice of removing live African elephants from the wild for …

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Economic Isolation is Hindering Zimbabwe’s Transformation

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Economic Isolation is Hindering Zimbabwe’s Transformation Lifting sanctions and increasing international investment will speed land and security sector reform—and enhance the protection of human rights. BY SIBUSISO B. MOYO  | AUGUST 21, 2019, 7:45 AM Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa shakes hands after addressing a meeting attended by white Zimbabwean farmers and businessmen on July 21, 2018 in …

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‘Use artificial insemination to rebuild herds’

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‘Use artificial insemination to rebuild herds’    Herald 22/8/2019 Elita Chikwati, Harare Bureau Smallholder farmers have been urged to consider artificial insemination as a way of rebuilding their herds which have been reduced by tick-borne diseases. Artificial insemination is the process of collecting semen from a male animal with desired traits and manually depositing them into …

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Tax requirements on appointment of a Public Officer

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Tax requirements on appointment of a Public Officer  Herald 22/8/2019   Zimbabwe Revenue Authority – Every company which carries on trade or has an office or other established place of business in Zimbabwe shall at all times be represented by an individual residing therein as the Public Officer [Section 61 of the Income Tax Act …

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Govt to guarantee 99-year leases

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Govt to guarantee 99-year leases  0 August 22, 2019 8:38 AM Source: Govt to guarantee 99-year leases | The Herald 22 AUG, 2019 Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube exchanges files with African Development Bank (AfDB) country representative Damoni Kitabire (centre) and UNOPS head of programmes Ms Thushanti Marita Selvarajah (right) after a signing ceremony for the …

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Farmers urged to grow more pineapples

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Farmers urged to grow more pineapples   Herald 21/8/2019  Chimanimani and parts of Chipinge are ideal for the production of pineapples. Chipo Katsidzira Manicaland Correspondent FARMERS in Manicaland Province have been challenged to increase pineapple production following the opening of a canning plant in Mutare. A Mutare-based food processing and canning company, Associated Foods in …

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Mazowe Prison Farm gets irrigation boost

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Mazowe Prison Farm gets irrigation boost   Herald 21/8/2019  Commissioner-General Zimondi Lynn Munjanja Herald Reporter Agriculture production at Mazowe Prison Farm received a boost yesterday when Aotea Global Company donated a water pump that uses neither electric power nor fuel. The rare pump, which is part of the company’s new technology for African solutions, can …

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Intensify land preps, farmers urged

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Intensify land preps, farmers urged  Herald 20/8/2019 Lynn Munjanja Herald Reporter Farmers have been urged to intensify land preparations ahead of the 2019/2020 summer cropping season. The call was made by Seed Co agronomy and extensions services manager Dr John Basera during the first day of the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show yesterday. Dr Basera urged farmers …

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