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Pfumvudza, the Zim spring of rebirth September 23, 2015 Features, Opinion & Analysis, Nzenza Sekai GARDEN OF EDEN . . . The forest is an open orchard for the rural folk and especially the young to pick wild fruit of the dry season Sekai Nzenza on WednesdayThe lovers stood by the village road side. They were slightly …
Fertiliser prices slashed by 6pc September 23, 2015 Local News Elita Chikwati Agriculture ReporterThe fertiliser industry has so far slashed prices by 6,5 percent and further reductions are expected by end of this month, as farmers step up preparations for the 2015-16 summer cropping season. The industry has targeted to reduce the price by up to …
WOAH in Zim to assess FMD control September 23, 2015 Local News Elita Chikwati Agriculture ReporterThe World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) has dispatched a high-powered team to Zimbabwe to assess the standards and regulations in the management of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD). The delegation is headed by Dr Gideon Bruckner. WOAH team came at the invitation …
Wet Blue Industries seeks $650 000 for retooling September 23, 2015 in Business Bulawayo-based tannery Wet Blue Industries requires more than $600 000 to recapitalise and retool as the imploding economy is hurting performance, an official has said. BY MTHANDAZO NYONIThe company was placed under provisional judicial management in September last year after business went down …
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All set for Kadoma Agric Show 2015 September 22, 2015 in Business Preparations for the hosting of the Kadoma Agricultural Show 2015 are at an advanced stage amid an anticipated decline in the number of exhibitors due to the prevailing economic crunch. OWN CORRESPONDENT This year’s exposition runs from Thursday until Saturday under the theme Promoting Agricultural, …
Masvingo Agric Show suspends livestock display after FMD outbreak MASVINGO — Regular outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Masvingo and other parts of the country have seen the Masvingo Show Society halting all livestock exhibitions this year, it has been learnt. BY TATENDA CHITAGU This year’s show will run from Wednesday to Sunday under the …
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ZFC now running at full capacity September 21, 2015 Business Mr Francis Ngwenya Business ReporterZimbabwe’s largest manufacturer and supplier of fertilisers, ZFC Limited has increased its production capacity to 100 percent from 40 percent recorded at the beginning of the year as it steps up efforts to satisfy local demand. In a statement to The Herald Business …
Zim to have National Forest Policy September 21, 2015 Business Business ReporterZIMBABWE expects to have a National Forest Policy by mid next year as the formulation process for the development of the document has started in earnest. Consultations on the National Forest Policy formulation process began last week with two meetings slated for small interest groups in …
Zinatha, Met clash over rain warning September 19, 2015 Headlines, Top Stories Patient Sibanda Chronicle Reporter—WEATHER experts have been dragged into a bizarre row with sangomas after predicting poor rains this year. The Zimbabwe National Traditional Healers Association (Zinatha) says the Meteorological Services Department (Met) forecasts are “wrong”. Zinatha accuses the Met of playing God with its gloomy warning. The Met’s …
Veld fire season: The country is literally burning September 18, 2015 in National, News It is just after 6pm and it’s already dark and part of the horizon is imbued in an orange hue, mimicking the setting of the sun. Until one sees the smoke in the horizon, then they are brought to the awakening truth that the …
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