WOAH in Zim to assess FMD control

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 …

Zesa explains load-shedding

Zesa explains load-shedding September 23, 2015 Headlines, Top Stories Abigail Mawonde Herald Correspondent—ELECTRICITY generation at the country’s power stations has plummeted to 984 megawatts against daily demand of 2 000MW, resulting in increased load-shedding and unscheduled power supply disruptions countrywide.Most suburbs are going for almost 24 hours without electricity in Harare, forcing residents to resort to alternative …

Wet Blue Industries seeks $650 000 for retooling

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 …

Zim to fight sale of SA property

Zim to fight sale of SA property September 22, 2015 Top Stories Clemence Manyukwe News EditorZIMBABWE is set to fight yesterday’s auctioning of its property in Cape Town, South Africa after it emerged that the sale went ahead despite the government having settled money owed to lawyers who represented former white farmers opposed to the country’s land …

All set for Kadoma Agric Show 2015

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, …

Villagers, wildlife conservationists at loggerhead

Villagers, wildlife conservationists at loggerhead September 22, 2015 in National, News VILLAGERS in Chipinge West, Manicaland Province, have petitioned Parliament to intervene and resolve their conflicts with wildlife conservationists in the Save Valley Conservancy. BY STAFF REPORTER The conservancy owners, on the other hand, have accused the villagers of vandalising the perimeter fence surrounding the area, causing endless …

Government acquires own land in error

Government acquires own land in error September 22, 2015 in National, News THE government’s verve to seize more land from white former owners has resulted in a mix-up in Marondera, where the State is said to have acquired one of its own farms owned by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), Mukuyu Estate. BY CHARLES LAITON According to …

Masvingo Agric Show suspends livestock display after FMD outbreak

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 …

Power crisis: SPB bungling worrisome

Power crisis: SPB bungling worrisome Posted on September 21, 2015 by ZimSitRep_W — 2 Comments ↓ via Power crisis: SPB bungling worrisome | The Herald September 18, 2015 Zimbabwe is facing a serious electricity crisis as the Kariba hydro-power station — the country’s flagship power plant — has reduced its generation capacity from about 700 megawatts to 475MW at a time the other …

Evicted Zimbabwe white farmers in ‘symbolic South Africa win’

Evicted Zimbabwe white farmers in ‘symbolic South Africa win’ 21 September 2015   From the sectionAfrica Image copyrightAPImage captionA court ruled Zimbabwe government-owned property in South Africa could be sold to pay compensation to evicted white Zimbabwean farmers A property owned by Zimbabwe’s government in South Africa has been sold to compensate white farmers evicted …