Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
GMB grain deliveries top 790 000 tonnes The Chronicle 27/8/2021 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter MORE than 790 000 tonnes of maize have been delivered to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) so far with more deliveries expected. Since the beginning of the marketing season on April 1, over 1 400 collection points have been established …
US$15 million cattle ranching project a game changer The Chronicle 27/8/2021 Harare Bureau Private players should complement Government’s efforts towards achieving Vision 2030 by creating synergies with local communities and ensuring that no one is left behind in the process, President Mnangagwa has said. This comes after Zimplats — a subsidiary of Australian listed Implats, …
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ED warns farm invaders The Chronicle 27/8/2021 President Mnangagwa (centre) poses for a photograph with Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga (second from left), Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement Minister Anxious Masuka (left), Zimplats Chief Executve Officer Alexander Mhembere (second from right), and Minister of State for Mashonaland West Provincial Affairs and Devolution Mary Mliswa Chikoka …
BILL WATCH 62/2021 [26th August 2021] Public Health Lock-down Order : Extension of Lock-down The thirty-third amendment to the Lock-down Order was published yesterday, the 25th August, in SI 220 of 2021, and can be accessed on the Veritas website [link]. Its effect is simply to extend the Level IV lock-down until the 7th September. …
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Role of tribute agreements in mining The Herald 26/8/2021 Introduction This article seeks to give readers insights into mining tribute agreements as these are quite common in the mining sector and are regulated by the Mines and Minerals Act (Chapter 21:05) (the Act). Key definitions According to section 283 of the Act, a tribute …
Repellent procured to protect wheat The Herald 26/8/2021 Zvamaida Murwira-Senior Reporter THE Government has procured bird repellent to ensure efficient control of quelea birds that have been found to be in all provinces as the Second Republic take steps to protect the winter wheat, whose condition has been encouraging. Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services …
Quelea birds invade more farms in five provinces A colony of quelea birds invades a wheat field at Precabe Farm in Kwekwe. The Herald 26/8/2021 Sifelani Tsiko-Agric, Environment & Innovations Editor Quelea birds are posing a serious threat to the winter wheat crop which is nearing maturity in the country’s five provinces, warns the …
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‘Ample tobacco seed for 5 years’ The Herald 26/8/2021 Elita Chikwati–Senior Agriculture Reporter The Tobacco Research Board has enough tobacco seed for the next five seasons and can supply some varieties for up to 10 years, a development that is key to Government’s programme of raising production to 300 million kg annually by 2025. …
Mining destroys CSC ranches A young boy salvages chrome from a dump site at a ranch owned by the Cold Storage Company in Darwendale. The Herald 26/8/2021 Martin Kadzere-Senior Business Reporter Some mining activities have left a trail of destruction at the Cold Storage Company (CSC)’s ranch and feed lot in Darwendale where the …
Problematic executive dismissals The Chronicle 26/8/2021 Davies Ndumiso Sibanda, Labour Matters ONE of the most problematic things is dismissing senior managers in organisations as in most cases employers do not follow the law and end up with complex legal cases that are better settled out of court at a huge cost to the business. The …