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Irrigation scheme improves villagers’ lives February 23, 2016 Business Whinsley Masara Business ReporterAT a time when the country is pondering at the El Nino effect amid fears over food shortages, Pollards Irrigation Scheme has become an oasis of hope for villagers in Bubi District, Matabeleland North province. Business Chronicle visited the irrigation scheme near Inyathi Business Centre where …
Grain prices go up February 23, 2016 Business Bianca Mlilo Business ReporterTRADERS in Bulawayo have increased the price of maize and small grains by more than 50 percent citing increasing demand. A snap survey by Business Chronicle yesterday revealed that the price of a bucket of maize in the informal market has risen to between $7 and $8 …
Arda to establish pastures in Mat South February 23, 2016 Business Sukulwenkosi Dube Plumtree CorrespondentTHE Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (Arda) plans to establish 2,000 hectares of pastures in Matabeleland South province that will be used as grazing land for livestock. Arda board chairman, Basil Nyabadza, said his entity was in the process of identifying land across the …
‘Lake Kariba not drying up’. MAXWELL SIBANDA, RECENTLY IN KARIBA • 21 FEBRUARY 2016 11:53AM • 0 COMMENTS SHARE THIS ARTICLE: HARARE – Although water levels at Lake Kariba are historically at their lowest, it is false and misleading for anyone to suggest that it is drying, Kariba District Administrator Amigo Mhlanga told the Daily News on …
Joint Venture Act new barrier to investment February 19, 2016 in Business Barely two months after Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa and Indigenisation minister Patrick Zhuwao unveiled new frameworks, procedures and guidelines for implementing the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act, government has gazetted the Joint Ventures Act to bring further clarity to the country’s policy environment and attract …
Video: Severe drought takes toll as govt officials fiddle around February 19, 2016 in News As families in Bikita in Masvingo province battle the scorching heat and the effects of drought caused by El Nino, hunger is stalking the province, with most crops in the southern region now a complete write-off, pointing tough times ahead. The …
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Zim to import electricity from Zambia February 22, 2016 in Business POWER utility Zesa Holdings (Zesa) is set to import electricity from Zambian company, Nusenfwa from August to address power shortages in the country. BY TARISAI MANDIZHA Speaking during a tour of the Kariba Hydropower Station on Friday, Zesa spokesperson, Fullard Gwasira said Nusenfwa was a private …
Govt okays scrapping of Section 121 February 19, 2016 Crime & Courts VP Mnangagwa Lloyd Gumbo Senior ReporterGovernment has finally agreed to scrap Section 121 (3) of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Amendment Bill that the National Prosecuting Authority or public prosecutors have been using to deny suspects bail despite being deemed proper candidates by the courts. …
Tobacco-linked illegal logging doubles February 22, 2016 Business Jeffrey Gogo Climate StoryTOBACCO-related illegal logging has in the last two years doubled to 30 percent of the national total, latest data from the Forestry Commission of Zimbabwe shows, placing ecosystems and biodiversity in extended danger. The data also demonstrates that interventions by Government, the Forestry Commission and …
ZPC to maintain Kariba power generation at 285MW February 22, 2016 Business Golden Sibanda Senior Business ReporterThe Zimbabwe Power Company can sustain power generation at the revised permissible level of 285 megawatts after Zambezi River Authority reduced water allocation for the utility’s Kariba Power Station. Zesa Holdings generation unit downgraded output from the previous production level of 475 …
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