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Zim tobacco production edges towards 200 million kg June 18, 2014 in Business AT least 193 million kg of tobacco had gone under the hammer by Monday as tobacco production edges towards the 200 million kg mark, according to latest statistics from the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB). CHIEF BUSINESS REPORTER If it reaches …
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Sugar producer price drops 9pc June 17, 2014 Business Sugarcane growers in the Lowveld are this year anticipating an upsurge in production spurred by heavy rains received in the 2013-14 cropping season The producer price for sugar has dropped by 9 percent to $574 per tonne from $627,67 last year mainly due to decline in value …
Farmers’ unions snub CFU proposal June 17, 2014 Headlines, Top Stories Dr Made Agriculture Reporter—The Commercial Farmers Union has secretly written a constitution to form a Federation of Agricultural Unions but other farmers’ unions have rejected the merger because they have no common interests with the all-white union. The CFU wanted the demise of all farmers unions …
Ex-mine workers turn to sugarcane farming June 17, 2014 in Business IMPOVERISHED Shabanie Mine workers who have been scavenging for coal abandoned after the closure of Zesa Holdings’ thermal power station in Zvishavane have resorted to sugarcane farming using waste water pumped from the waterlogged mine. ALLIEWAY NYONIOWN CORRESPONDENT The workers have turned land belonging …
Government grabs disputed property June 17, 2014 in News BULAWAYO — The land ownership wrangle between Mahlaba Housing Programme (MHP) and Gamange (Private) Limited has taken a new twist after government compulsorily took over the disputed property. OWN CORRESPONDENT Secretary for Lands and Rural Resettlement Sophia Tsvakwi wrote to the Registrar of Bulawayo High Court …
Respect property rights first Posted on June 16, 2014 by ZimSitRep_C — 3 Comments ↓ via Editor | The Zimbabwean | Zimbabwe News. 16 June 2014 The Zanu (PF) government is talking loudly about how it plans to make the indigenisation policy more attractive to investors by making shareholding demands sector specific rather than adopting a one-size-fits-all approach. It is clear that …
Will UN climate talks help or hinder? Posted on June 16, 2014 by ZimSitRep_C — No Comments ↓ via Will UN climate talks help or hinder?. NEWSDAY 16 June 2014 by Wisdom Mdzungairi Despite powerful evidence that climate change threatens our economies, our health and our safety, most countries remain slow to act on environmental protection. Why don’t we want to hear about …
Bindura University allocated farm June 16, 2014 Local News Advocate Martin Dinha Herald ReporterBindura University of Science Education has been allocated Glen Avlin Farm as part of Government efforts to increase food productivity and subsidise food for students.Speaking on behalf of the Minister of State for Mashonaland Central Provincial Affairs Advocate Martin Dinha at the handover …
Auction floors consider switching to contract farming June 16, 2014 Local News Agriculture ReporterTobacco auction floors are considering diversification into contract farming as more growers opt for this system of farming due to provision of inputs and favourable prices offered by contractors.The farmers benefit more from contract farming as they receive inputs and sell at high …
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RBZ (Debt Assumption) Bill gazetted June 14, 2014 Top Stories Herald ReporterGovernment has gazetted the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (Debt Assumption) Bill which will result in the State taking over the central bank’s debt incurred during the hyperinflation period.The Bill, which has been published in the Government Gazette, provides settlement of certain liabilities incurred by the …