Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Boundary disputes affect production March 17, 2015 Features, Opinion & Analysis We are concerned with the problems that continue taking place on the farms related to boundaries, double allocations and fresh occupations, which have seen farmers spending a lot of time at the lands offices instead of being productive on the farms. These problems …
Virginia tobacco exports rake in over $200 million March 17, 2015 Business Virginia tobacco exports have so far earned the country $211,9 million with China remaining the leading exporter after buying 19,3 million kg worth $166,7 million at $8,63 per kilogramme Business ReporterVirginia tobacco exports have so far earned the country $211,9 million with China remaining …
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Farmers turn to sand extraction RESETTLED farmers in the Ngamo area under Vungu Rural District Council have turned to sand extraction as a business venture, as farming has proved to yield little given the erratic rains.OWN CORRESPONDENT Farmers under Ward 16 have been granted licences by the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) to extract sand and …
‘Maleme a landmark victory for Zimbabwe’ THE resistance of the Matobo villagers to the Maleme Ranch take-over by a State spy shows that people power can emerge victorious against any regime, no matter how brutal and Zimbabweans can draw lessons from it to push back injustices, analysts said. NQOBANI NDLOVUSTAFF REPORTER State spy Rodney Mashingaidze …
Mugabe aide in trouble ONE of President Robert Mugabe’s top aides, Ray Ndhlukula, has been sentenced to 90 days in prison for defying a court order barring him from evicting Figtree farmer David Connolly from his Centenary Farm. Richard MupondeSenior Court Reporter Ndhlukula defied a provisional order granted last year barring him from evicting Connolly …
Editorial Comment: Prepare for efficient food distribution March 14, 2015 Opinion & Analysis What started as a promising 2014/2015 summer cropping season is turning out to be a disaster. An estimated 300,000 hectares of maize are a write-off due to a prolonged dry spell. It is now feared that most households will run out of food …
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Maleme: a farming paradise locals refuse to lose March 16, 2015 Opinion & Analysis Bongani Masuku outside her fowl run at Maleme Ranch. Inset: Some of the vegetables grown at Ebenezer College Arnold Mutemi Features EditorFor the past three years, Bongani Masuku, a subsistence farmer’s wife from Matobo district in Matabeleland South province, has managed to pay …
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Editorial Comment: Be decisive in correcting land reform shortcomings March 16, 2015 Opinion & Analysis The land reform programme meant to correct the skewed land ownership which favoured whites has benefited more than 300,000 families who have been allocated land in prime farming areas which used to be a preserve of whites. The challenge now facing …
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Masvingo to get $6.3m for irrigation schemes rehab March 13, 2015 Business Davis Marapira Walter Mswazie Masvingo Business CorrespondentTHE government has secured $6.3 million from Switzerland for the rehabilitation of irrigation schemes in Masvingo province to facilitate winter cropping. Agriculture Deputy Minister in charge of cropping Davis Marapira confirmed the funding breakthrough. He said the funds would …
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Mzembi defies Mahofa March 14, 2015 Local News, Top Stories Minister Mzembi Clemence Manyukwe News EditorTOURISM Minister Walter Mzembi has vowed to stay put on a Masvingo farm which the Provincial Affairs Minister Shuvai Mahofa described as “strategic” to the province. On Thursday, Mahofa said she had barred Mzembi from taking over part of the farm which …