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Zacc probes Lands Commission By Newsday – July 22, 2019 THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc), headed by Justice Loice Matanda-Moyo, has instituted investigations into the operations of the Lands Commission in Marondera. BY CHARLES LAITON The probe comes after reports that the latter has become a cartel through which some government officials are seizing land from vulnerable …
Lack of funding cripples irrigation Herald 22/7/2019 Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement’s Department of Irrigation has called for adequate funding if it is going to meet targets. The department said it was facing financial challenges, which crippled operations. This came out on Friday last week …
Zimbabwe’s climate change department a beacon of hope Herald 22/7/2019 The Climate Change Management Department involves all relevant stakeholders for projects and programmes implementation The US$10 million grant secured by the Climate Change Management Department from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) two weeks ago may be the biggest funding obtained by the young Government …
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Fao, Agric Ministry hosts bio-fortification forum Herald 22/7/2019 The forum will focus on improving production and consumption of bio-fortified crop varieties in Zimbabwe Michael Tome Business Reporter FOOD and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in collaboration with Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate will next month host a bio fortification awareness forum that is aimed at …
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Govt seeks to privatise parks Herald 22/7/2019 Prof Ncube Blessings Chidakwa and Sallomy Matare GOVERNMENT is planning to privatise the commercial side of the national parks and is currently seeking investors as it aims to make maximum profit of the entity. The move comes at a time ZimParks is reportedly saddled with a debt …
Land scandal rocks new city Herald 22/7/2019 Mr Hlohla Sydney Kawadza Mashonaland West Bureau Chief Senior officials at the Ministry of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing head office have been nailed for interfering with the allocation of land in favour of their cronies in the lucrative Mt Hampden area, where Government is …
Livestock deaths spike Chronicle 20/7/2019 Pamela Shumba, Senior Reporter THE country has recorded an increase in livestock deaths with the cattle mortality rate standing at 18 percent which is higher than the acceptable rate of between three and five percent According to the Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (ZimVac) report, cattle and goat deaths have …
Maternity leave could be longer Chronicle 20/7/2019 Bongiwe Nkomazana on gender THE one thing that is a blessing but can disrupt your whole life plan is having a baby. I do not care how much of super women we might think we are but a newborn will slow you down. In fact a baby …
Uptake of hermetic grain bags can reduce post-harvest losses Chronicle 22/7/2019 Sifelani Tsiko FOOD waste and spoilage is one of the most overlooked issue among smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe. Most smallholder farmers still lack basic knowledge about the issues of post-harvest losses and how to tackle them. Support to enhance their post-harvest management capacity …
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Community service for $1 800 goats thief Chronicle 22/7/2019 Sharon Buwerimwe, Court Reporter A MAN from Bulawayo who stole goats worth $1 800 was lucky to escape jail when he was sentenced to community service. Nkosiyapha Ndlovu (33) from Kensington suburb stole 10 goats from Mr Khesiwe Nsikane (73) from Queenspark East suburb. Ndlovu was …