Consumers slam maize meal imports ban bid

Consumers slam maize meal imports ban bid Posted on June 29, 2014 by ZimSitRep_W — No Comments ↓ via Consumers slam maize meal imports ban bid – New Zimbabwe 28 June 2014 by Staff Reporter ORDINARY Zimbabweans have dismissed calls by the country’s farmers’ groups for a blanket ban on maize imports which they claim was aimed at protecting an inefficient local industry.Poor …

Coffee growers moot 5-year plan

Coffee growers moot 5-year plan June 28, 2014 Local News Dr Chombo Agriculture ReporterStakeholders in the coffee industry have come up with a five-year Zimbabwe Coffee Sector Development Strategy to revive and boost production in former and new growing areas to improve livelihoods of more than 50 000 people. This came after a realisation that coffee, …

Farmers to pay rent to Govt for using land

Farmers to pay rent to Govt for using land June 30, 2014 Headlines, Top Stories Walter Nyamukondiwa recently in KARIBA—Farmers will soon pay between $1 and $3 per hectare in rent annually as Government steps up efforts to raise money to expedite the processing of 99-year-leases and promote productivity on the farms, the permanent secretary in the …

Are policies backed by science?

Are policies backed by science? June 30, 2014 in Columnists, Opinion     Is science being used to make important decisions in wildlife management? Maybe or maybe not! WISDOM MDZUNGAIRI VIEWPOINT Scientific information is part of the process in making decisions, but emotions run high when more prominent creatures are involved and judgments become clouded especially when dealing …

Cottco records 67% nose-dive in revenue

Cottco records 67% nose-dive in revenue June 30, 2014 in Business     COTTON Company Holdings Limited recorded a 67% nose-dive in revenue as volumes tumbled due to side-marketing and a lower than expected national crop. VICTORIA MTOMBABUSINESS REPORTER Speaking at an analyst briefing on Thursday, the company’s head of finance Dacyl-Ray Rambanepasi said revenues were down …

White farmers knew what to do says Muzenda

White farmers knew what to do says Muzenda Posted on June 27, 2014 by ZimSitRep_W — 19 Comments ↓ via White farmers knew what to do says Muzenda | The Zimbabwean 24 June 2014 by Regerai Tukutuku A senior government official has be-moaned the loss of white farmers displaced by the government under its chaotic and corrupt land “reform” programme. Addressing villagers in …

Uncertainty lingers in wildlife sanctuaries

Uncertainty lingers in wildlife sanctuaries Posted on June 27, 2014 by ZimSitRep_W — 1 Comment ↓ via Uncertainty lingers in wildlife sanctuaries – The Zimbabwe Independent June 27, 2014 by Elias Mambo WHILE stakeholders in the wildlife industry cautiously welcomed President Robert Mugabe’s resolve to deal with the invasion of the Save Valley Conservancy in Masvingo, security chiefs have remained defiant almost two …

Zim Concourt Endorses Dual Citizenship

Zim Concourt Endorses Dual Citizenship Posted on June 26, 2014 by ZimSitRep_W — 5 Comments ↓ via RadioVop Zimbabwe – Zim Concourt Endorses Dual Citizenship 25 June 2014 The Constitutional Court has endorsed a Zimbabwean citizen’s unrestricted entitlement to dual citizenship rights and ordered the Registrar General, Minister of Home Affairs, Attorney General and the Principal Director of Immigration to comply with the …

Zambia and Zimbabwe Spar as Australian Crayfish Invade

Zambia and Zimbabwe Spar as Australian Crayfish Invade Posted on June 25, 2014 by ZimSitRep_W — No Comments ↓ via Zambia and Zimbabwe Spar as Australian Crayfish Invade – Businessweek 24 June, 2014 by Godfrey Marawanyika While Zimbabwe and Zambia squabble over fishing rights in the world’s biggest dam, an invasion of Australian crayfish and Nile tilapia is threatening to wreak havoc with …