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Consolidation key to unlocking exports of goats, sheep Sunday Mail 28/3/2021 Trade Focus Allan Majuru THE National Development Strategy 1 launched last year by President Mnangagwa to chart a new transformative and inclusive development agenda bestows on every Zimbabwean a role to play towards achieving an upper middle-income by 2030. With exports having been …
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Zimra simplifies vehicle clearance processes Chronicle 29/3/2021 Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has simplified the import processes that had in the past been delaying the customs clearance of new and pre-owned vehicles at the country’s border posts. In a recent memo addressed to Beitbridge Transit-Shed managers, Zimra’s acting regional manager …
CSC engages creditors over corporate rescue strategy Chronicle 29/3/2021 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter THE defunct State-owned meat processor and marketer, the Cold Storage Company (CSC), says it will hold its first creditors’ meeting this week under interim corporate rescue to receive a report on the “reasonable” prospects of rescuing the firm. The meeting, …
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Tobacco farmers need assistance 1 March 27, 2021 6:28 AM Source: Tobacco farmers need assistance | Theindependent (Zimbabwe) IF there is any important development that has come out of the agrarian reforms that kicked off at the turn of the millennium, it is the rapid transformation of thousands of rural farmers into small-scale tobacco producers. The dramatic …
Bumper harvest to save US$200m 0 March 28, 2021 9:54 AM Source: Bumper harvest to save US$200m | Sunday Mail (Top Stories) Emmanuel Kafe The forecast record maize harvest of 2,8 million tonnes and significant output of other crops such as soyabean, cotton and traditional grains could save the country more than US$200 million, which could be …
Sunflower farmers strike new deal – The Zimbabwe Independent 15/3/2021 BY AMOS BATISAYI THE Agriculture Business Centre (ABC) says it has contracted smallholder farmers to plant more than 1000 hectares (ha) of sunflower in Gokwe this season. ABC is engaged in the development of the sunflower value chain in Gokwe. Vernon Mushoriwa, ABC general manager …
Zim faces food security shocks – NewsDay Zimbabwe 26/3/2021 By NQOBANI NDLOVU THE United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have listed Zimbabwe among 20 other countries in the world that face a food security crisis despite the country anticipating a bumper harvest this year. Government forecasts a bumper …
Review fines on veld fire perpetrators: Parly – NewsDay Zimbabwe 26/3/2021 BY OWN CORRESPONDENT THE Parliamentary Thematic Committee on Sustainable Development Goals on Thursday urged government to review fines imposed on people who cause veld fires as they were not deterrent enough. This was revealed in the committee report on veldfire management which was presented …
Sinyombo Village dam project to boost food and livestock production Chronicle 26/3/2021 Top and above: Villagers from Sinyombo Village in Mbondweni area under Chief Tshulugu in Nkayi District, Matabeleland North fishing from the dam constructed across Shangani River Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter THE community of Sinyombo Village in Mbondweni area under Chief Tshulugu in …
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$10bn to tackle water woes By Godknows Matarutse Daily News Last updated Mar 24, 2021 Godknows Matarutse SENIOR STAFF WRITER matarutseg@dailynews.co.zw THE government has set aside $10 billion to construct dams and rehabilitating water treatment plants to end Zimbabwe’s perennial water challenges, Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka has said. This comes as the provision of clean …