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FMD hits Masvingo August 18, 2015 Local News Walter Mswazie Masvingo CorrespondentMASVINGO Province has been hit by an outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) with Mwenezi and Chiredzi districts recording about 20 cases a week, an official has confirmed. Department of Veterinary Services provincial officer Ernest Dzimwasha said the problem could be worsened by the …
‘Further land grabs could dampen investor sentiment’ Posted on August 17, 2015 by ZimSitRep_M — 4 Comments ↓ via ‘Further land grabs could dampen investor sentiment’ – DailyNews Live 17 August 2015 by Ndakaziva Majaka HARARE – Government last week announced it was going to repossess land owned by wines and spirits maker African Distillers (Afdis) and 22 other white-owned farms, a move …
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Govt lists 23 white-owned farms for seizure GIFT PHIRI, NEWS EDITOR • 15 AUGUST 2015 3:53PM • 19 COMMENTS HARARE – Government yesterday listed 23 white-owned commercial farms it has targeted for confiscation as government moves to take over all the remaining white-owned farms. The announcement was made in a State newspaper and listed the identities of …
Mat South cattle under threat from drought, foot-and-mouth August 17, 2015 in Business MORE than 300 000 cattle in Matabeleland South province are at risk of being wiped out by drought and foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) that has hit the region hard this year, farmers have said. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI The province, according to Matabeleland South chief livestock …
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Zambia takes measures to ensure Lake Kariba does not dry up August 17, 2015 in National, News ENERGY-USE curbs by Zambia will keep its largest electricity plant at the world’s biggest man-made lake and reservoir, Lake Kariba, going until November, when seasonal rains may begin replenishing water levels at the hydropower station. “If we don’t do anything right …
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THE Environmental Management Agency (EMA) says it has managed to eradicate the poisonous cactus rosea weed that caused suffering in parts of Matabeleland South last year and threatened livestock production in the region. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI According to the Institute of Development Studies at the National University of Science and Technology (NUST), the …
Seed Co in debt collection drive August 14, 2015 in Business ZIMBABWE Stock Exchange-listed Seed Co has embarked on an aggressive debt collection exercise as it seeks to reduce outstanding payments for deliveries made to customers from US$56 million by at least 60% by year end. Fidelity Mhlanga Seed Co chief executive Morgan Nzwere told delegates …
Seed sector collapses from foreign acquisitions August 14, 2015 in News THE acquisition of major stakes in local seed companies by foreign firms is threatening the country’s control of the seed industry, with fears it could result in unfair competition or even the demise of seed manufacturing in the country, the Agricultural Marketing Authority (Ama) has warned. …
Raw sugar prices to remain stagnant August 14, 2015 Business Sugarcane is grown on a commercial scale in the south-eastern parts of the country The price of raw sugar is expected to remain stagnant at $517 per tonne due to the influx of cheap imports of the processed commodity, an official has said. Commercial Sugarcane Producers …
Cecil outcry undercuts conservation efforts August 14, 2015 Opinion & Analysis Norimitsu OnishiOLIFANTSVLEI (South Africa) — Before the two hunters from Texas had breakfast, Stewart Dorrington drove through his 12,000 acre game ranch. As the early-morning sun cast a soft glow on the landscape, turned a wintry pale brown, buffalo wandered in the tall grass and giraffes …