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Provincial ministers lead farm audits July 15, 2015 Local News Minister Mombeshora Lovemore Mataire Harare BureauTHE government has instructed provincial affairs ministers to undertake land audits in areas under their jurisdiction to ensure they adhere to stipulated farm sizes. Lands and Rural Resettlement Minister Douglas Mombeshora said he had given instruction to all provinces to embark on a …
Banks to slash lending rates July 14, 2015 Business Conrad Mwanawashe Business ReporterTHE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe is expected to announce new measures aimed at containing the cost of lending, currently averaging 20 percent per annum. In a presentation at last week’s Zimbabwe Food Conference and Expo, Agribank Head of Strategy, Marketing and Business Development Mr …
Govt urged to stop cheap sugar imports July 14, 2015 Local News From George Maponga in CHIREDZIThe future of nearly 20 000 workers employed in the Lowveld sugar industry is under threat owing to an influx of smuggled cheap sugar amid reports that over 50 000 tonnes of the commodity is being dumped into the country …
Demand for small grains increases July 14, 2015 Business Marvelous Moyo Gwanda CorrespondentDEMAND for small grains is on the increase in Zimbabwe given health benefits associated with their consumption, an official said. Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers Union (ZCFU) president, Wonder Chabikwa told a gathering of farmers in Gwanda, Matabeleland South province, that growing small grains was a big business opportunity …
2015 dairy farmers’ conference begins July 14, 2015 Business Brighton Gumbo Business ReporterBULAWAYO hosts the 2015 Zimbabwe Association of Dairy Farmers’ (ZADF) annual general meeting tomorrow with 300 plus delegates expected to attend. Increased production and value addition will be the focus of the three-day indaba, ZADF national chairman, Craig Follwell said. “We’re very prepared as far as the slated …
‘ZimAsset success hinges on govt accountability’ July 14, 2015 in Business Zimbabwe’s economic blueprint, Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation (ZimAsset), would never bring economic freedom unless citizens of Zimbabwe hold government officials accountable, a local research think-tank has said. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI ZimAsset is seen by Zanu PF as the panacea to the country’s economic …
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Govt urged to support agriculture sector July 14, 2015 in Business GOVERNMENT should put in place a policy framework to support players working in the agricultural sector to be able to consolidate information from markets, an agricultural research group has said. BY TARISAI MANDIZHA Mbare Musika is Zimbabwe’s biggest fresh produce market and in the month …
Lochard villagers get reprieve July 13, 2015 Local News Auxilia Katongomara Chronicle ReporterVILLAGERS from Lochard farm yesterday got a reprieve from Zanu-PF after they were told that they would not be immediately forced to vacate their farms despite the looming July 31 deadline. This follows a deadline set by the district lands committee which ordered all people who …
Highway robbers thrown behind bars for 20 years July 11, 2015 Crime & Courts Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge BureauThe two notorious armed robbers who were last year arrested in connection with a murder case and 26 robbery cases committed along the Beitbridge-Masvingo Highway, were yesterday each jailed for an effective 20 years. The duo that is believed …
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Taxing the farmer is the way to go July 13, 2015 Features, Opinion & Analysis THE decline in agricultural production, has to a greater extent been caused by the illegal sanctions imposed by the West and to a lesser degree by the failure by holders of vast tracts of land to use it productively. …
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