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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 …
Govt gazettes new fuel prices September 19, 2015 Headlines, Top Stories Fidelis Munyoro Chief Reporter—Government has revised the country’s fuel pricing model to place it on the same level with regional standards and halt gross overcharging of petroleum products by some unscrupulous dealers. According to the new regulations, applicable profit margins for fuel wholesale and retail are now $0.06 …
Underutilised land identification complete September 19, 2015 Local News Minister Mombeshora Elita Chikwati Harare BureauTHE Ministry of Lands and Resettlement has identified all underutilised farms countrywide amid indications that applicants on the waiting lists could soon be allocated pieces of land. Lands and Resettlement Minister Cde Douglas Mombeshora confirmed the development in an interview recently. He said the identification process …
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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Corruption mars land re-allocation Posted on September 17, 2015 by ZimSitRep_W — 3 Comments ↓ via Corruption mars land re-allocation – The Zimbabwean 17.9.2015 Rampant corruption and nepotism has marred the re-allocation of land in Masvingo with senior civil servants, Zanu (PF) bigwigs and traditional leaders allegedly receiving kick-backs in the form of gifts and other goodies. A report by the Ministry of …
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Information, knowledge and agricultural practices September 17, 2015 Features, Opinion & Analysis Scenes of traders selling produce are common along the country’s highways Charles Dhewa Review CorrespondentIn many African countries the words “information” and “knowledge are used loosely and interchangeably. But if we are to borrow and adapt knowledge intelligently, it is important to make a clean …
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Tobacco seed sales down 30pc September 17, 2015 Business Martin Kadzere Senior Business ReporterZIMBABWE might register a decline in hectarage under tobacco crop next season as seed sales have declined by 30 percent compared to the same time last year, an official said. With only two weeks left before the end of normal seed selling period, …