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ZESA to import Zambian power June 26, 2015 Business Martin Kadzere Senior Business ReporterZESA Holdings is in talks with Lunsemfwa Hydro Power Company of Zambia to import electricity to boost domestic supply, officials from both companies said yesterday. Zimbabwe’s power plants produce an average 1 200 megawatts, about half of its peak demand. The country is …
Livestock production declines June 26, 2015 Local News Elita Chikwati Agriculture ReporterZimbabwe slaughtered 284 000 animals in 2014, a sharp decline from the 600 000 it used to slaughter when it was exporting beef. The country last exported its beef to the European Union in 2001 before the exports were suspended because of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth …
GMB to get $27m to pay farmers June 26, 2015 Local News Minister Mombeshora Dumisani Nsingo in Victoria FallsTHE government has mobilised $27 million towards payment of farmers starting next week for grain deliveries to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB), a Cabinet Minister said yesterday. Lands and Rural Resettlement Minister Douglas Mombeshora acknowledged that GMB’s failure …
Beitbridge farmer’s woes mount ONE of Beitbridge’s top citrus estates is on the verge of collapse after a soldier moved in to evict the owner yesterday at a time30 000 trees are dying due to disruptions at the property.BY STAFF REPORTER Benfer Estate was established by prominent Beitbridge farmer Ian Ferguson who has been …
Communal Farmers Exempted From Tax Tabitha Mutenga 25 Jun 2015 Communal farmers will be exempted from paying the land rentals and unit tax COMMUNAL farmers will be exempted from paying the land rentals and unit tax of US$5 per hectare introduced by government early this year, a Cabinet minister has said.However, all beneficiaries of the land …
Agribank Secures US$20m Credit Phillimon Mhlanga 25 Jun 2015 Agricultural Development Bank of Zimbabwe has secured a US$20 million loan from Africa Export Import Bank. STATE-controlled agro-lender, the Agricultural Development Bank of Zimbabwe (Agribank) has secured a US$20 million loan from Africa Export Import Bank (Afreximbank), the Financial Gazette’s Companies &Markets can report.The Afreximbank facility was introduced by …
Biofuels: Zim Losing Billions 25 Jun 2015 Zimbabwe is spending an estimated US$120 million on fuel imports every month, amounting to an annual bill of around US$1,4 billion. Stephen Tsoroti HAMSTRUNG by debilitating liquidity challenges, Zimbabwe is missing the chance to improve its revenue position by neglecting the development of biofuels, a renewable energy expert …
State Dumps Elderly Andrew Kunambura 25 Jun 2015 Zimbabwe has 166 registered old people’s homes. GOVERNMENT has fallen foul of the Constitution by failing to avail per capita grants to old people’s homes dotted across Zimbabwe.Under the Older Persons Act, government is mandated to give grants to registered old people’s homes, but has not paid a …
Maize Price Hike Looms Nelson Chenga 25 Jun 2015 According to ZFU data, farmers produced 742 226 tonnes of maize this past season against 1 456 153 tonnes produced across the country last season. MASSIVE retail price hike for maize and mealie meal is looming as Zimbabwe heads for one of its worst deficit of the …
Is Tokwe-Mukosi dream deferred? June 25, 2015 Features, Opinion & Analysis George Maponga Senior Features Writer It is touted as the solution to Masvingo’s perennial water challenges. But 17 years later, the dream has not yet been realised. This is the story of the Tokwe-Mukosi Dam project. Is it a dream deferred? Found at confluence of Tokwe and Mukosi …