Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Mahofa ropes in military, resolves to eject villagers September 29, 2015 MASVINGO Provincial Affairs minister Shuvai Mahofa has reportedly ordered 22 villagers settled at Chomfuli Farm on the outskirts of Gutu-Mpandawana Growth Point to vacate their land in favour of a group of soldiers based at 4.2 Infantry Battalion. By Tatenda Chitagu This is despite …
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Colcom to increase pig output capacity September 28, 2015 Business During the year ended June 30, Colcom’s Triple C Farms delivered 56 570 pigs, down from 58 184 herds in the previous comparable period Business ReporterPORK producer Colcom Holdings Ltd says it expects to increase pig production by 27 percent in the first quarter of 2016 …
Sadc on drought alert September 26, 2015 Local News sadc Climate Service Centre Regional Coordinating office said much of the region is likely to receive normal to below-normal rainfall Admire Ndlovu CorrespondentSOUTHERN Africa is assessing its food security situation amid preliminary indications that the region could experience a drought. The 19th Southern African Regional Climate Outlook Forum (Sarcof-19), …
$10bn needed for power plants September 26, 2015 Headlines, Top Stories Gloria Magombo Lloyd Gumbo Senior ReporterAbout 13 Independent Power Producers (IPPs) that were licensed, some of them five years ago, to construct power plants worth about $10 billion, are failing to raise the required capital, Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) chief executive Engineer Gloria Magombo disclosed yesterday. …
Tight power cuts schedule out September 26, 2015 Headlines, Top Stories Abigail Mawonde Herald CorrespondentZesa Holdings has published a tight load-shedding schedule that will see towns across the country without power between 4am and 10pm almost every day. The blackouts were blamed on breakdowns and repairs at power plants. Low water levels at Lake Kariba have worsened the situation …
EU funds Zim aquaculture projects September 28, 2015 Business Brighton Gumbo Business ReporterTHE European Union has set aside $4.5 million to finance aquaculture projects in eight selected districts in the country as part of its food security and nutrition cluster support. The funding covers projects that began in October 2013 and ends in October 2017. World Vision International-Zimbabwe, Basilizwi Trust …
Food aid distribution begins in all provinces…Hunger relief September 28, 2015 Headlines, Top Stories Zvamaida Murwira Harare Bureau—The government will today start distributing drought relief food to families affected by the drought in all the country’s ten provinces. The deficit of 700,000 tonnes of grain is being addressed through importation from a number of countries by both the government …
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Imported maize delivered to Byo: Acting President September 26, 2015 Headlines, Top Stories Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa Nduduzo Tshuma Political Editor—THE maize bought from Zambia for distribution to different parts of the country affected by drought, has been delivered to Bulawayo, Acting President Emmerson Mnangagwa said yesterday. Speaking at a briefing with government officials from various departments, service chiefs …
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Made blames veld fires on white former farmers September 26, 2015 in Environment, National, News AGRICULTURE minister Joseph Made has sensationally claimed white former commercial farmers were behind most of the veld fires recorded in the country as they were bitter over the seizure of their farmland. BY CLAYTON MASEKESA Made told stakeholders at a capacity-building workshop for members …
Commercial farmer slams UK Zim investment conf Posted on September 25, 2015 by ZimSitRep_M — 13 Comments ↓ via Commercial farmer slams UK Zim investment conf – The Zimbabwean 25 September 2015 Why are they in the UK when they despise white folk? The following is the text of a letter from a former commercial farmer to Sharon White, a partner in the …