Achieving Justice For Victims And Ending Impunity Across The Continent By Femi Falana

Achieving Justice For Victims And Ending Impunity Across The Continent By Femi Falana A keynote delivered by Femi Falana (SAN) at the meeting convened by the African Network on International Criminal Justice held at Dakar, Senegal from July 30-31, 2019 Sahara Reporters by Femi Falana (SAN)   Jul 31, 2019 WhatsApp   Femi Falana is …

Title deeds will spare you a lot of grief.

Title deeds will spare you a lot of grief. Financial Gazette 31/7/2019   VERY few people seem to appreciate the need to obtain title deeds for their properties once agreements of sale have been concluded. Acquisition of registered title to land or immovable property is a corollary of every agreement, but ignorance, and a critical …

Masvingo, Rushinga to benefit from US$10m climate fund

Masvingo, Rushinga to benefit from US$10m climate fund By Newsday – July 31, 2019 BY KENNETH NYANGANI /SHINGIRAI VAMBE Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement minister Perrance Shiri has announced the approval of a US$10 million Green Climate Fund (GCF), which is set to benefit 50 000 people in Masvingo and Rushinga districts through projects dealing …

$8k fine for deforesters

$8k fine for deforesters    Herald 1/8/2019 Sallomy Matare Herald Reporter Mhondoro-Ngezi Rural District Council has resolved to recommend the withdrawal of offer letters to farmers who allow charcoal making and deforestation on their farms. According to Mhondoro-Ngezi full council minutes in possession of The Herald, the council will recommend the move to the Ministry …

Zetdc seeks tariff hike

Zetdc seeks tariff hike   Herald 1/8/2019  Africa Moyo Deputy News Editor The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), a subsidiary of ZESA Holdings, has applied for a tariff increase to cushion it from rising costs of raw materials such as coal, diesel and water. In a statement, ZETDC said it had filed its …

Tobacco growers, Agritex officers graduate

Tobacco growers, Agritex officers graduate   Herald 1/8/2019  Lynn Munjanja Herald Reporter About 180 tobacco growers and 60 Agritex officers graduated yesterday at Kutsaga Research Station in Harare after undergoing a one-year training course. The graduates were presented with certificates during the ceremony, which was attended by Government officials. Speaking at the ceremony, Minister of …

7 000+ smallholder farmers empowered in dairy programme

7 000+ smallholder farmers empowered in dairy programme  Chronicle 1/8/2019   Nqobile Tshili, Business Reporter MORE than 7 000 smallholder farmers have been capacitated to venture into low cost commercial dairy farming using their ordinary cattle breeds and are now supplying milk to markets in their districts. The capacity building programme is being supported by Feed …

Mid-term monetary policy: What they said

Mid-term monetary policy: What they said By Newsday – July 31, 2019 BY FIDELITY MHLANGA/MISHMA CHAKANYUKA FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube is today expected to deliver the mid-year fiscal policy at a time the country is battling economic headwinds, characterised by spiking inflation, lack of liquidity, disposable incomes and a crippling shortage of electricity which has seen households …

Increased seismic activities in Kariba

Increased seismic activities in Kariba    Herald 31/7/2019 (file pic) Walter Nyamukondiwa Kariba Bureau RECEDING water levels in Lake Kariba have resulted in increased earthquake activity in its environs, with the latest being a 3,5 magnitude moderate quake that hit Kariba and surrounding areas last Friday. This comes as the Meteorological Services Department’s Seismology Centre …