Pitfalls to avoid in board, shareholders meetings

Pitfalls to avoid in board, shareholders meetings Herald 18/3/2021   Godknows Hofisi  Meetings constitute an integral part of a company’s governance systems in that they are used to plan, solve problems, exploit opportunities, manage risks and to co-ordinate company business, etc.  This article focusses on board meetings by directors and members or shareholders’ general meetings …

All set for commodities exchange launch

All set for commodities exchange launch Herald 18/3/2021   Mr Tapfumaneyi Enacy Mapakame  Business Reporter   The commodities exchange — the Zimbabwe Mercantile Exchange (ZMX) has finalised on-boarding of participants on the platform as it fast approaches its launch scheduled for end of this month.  This also comes in time for the beginning of the 2020/21 …

E-services password reset on Zimra portal

E-services password reset on Zimra portal Chronicle 18/3/2021   MOST taxpayers face challenges in resetting their passwords for e-services on ZIMRA portal. Detailed below are steps to follows. Kindly use the following Forgot/ Reset Password procedure and check for the default password in inbox or trash/junk folder: Visit the ZIMRA portal page on internet by …

Stringent Covid-19 rules for tobacco sales

Stringent Covid-19 rules for tobacco sales  0  March 18, 2021 2:05 AM Source: Stringent Covid-19 rules for tobacco sales – DailyNews Emmerson Njanjamangezi  SENIOR STAFF WRITER njanjamangezie@dailynews.co.zw TOBACCO Industry and Marketing Board (Timb) chief executive, Andrew Matibiri, pictured, says all tobacco staff will be classified as frontline workers and will be vaccinated before the selling season opens next …

Why your company needs a shareholders’ agreement

Why your company needs a shareholders’ agreement Herald 17/3/2021   Jacob Mutevedzi Launching a business can be so exciting that it is difficult to imagine that anything might go wrong. This is especially the case if one is venturing into business with loved ones.  Despite our best wishes, business relationships, just like marriages, tend to …

Direct property investments ‘a risky bet’

Direct property investments ‘a risky bet’ Herald 17/3/2021   Tawanda Musarurwa  Senior Business Reporter Investors eyeing real estate portfolios are better off investing in listed property or real estate investment trusts (REITs) as returns from direct property investments have been weakened by current inflationary pressures, experts say.  The local property sector has generally lagged exchange …

Presidential inputs scheme surpasses target

Presidential inputs scheme surpasses target  Herald 17/3/2021   Dr Basera Enacy Mapakame  Business Reporter   The Presidential Inputs Support Scheme surpassed the 2020/21 target, contributing to the timely start to the season that is anticipated to bring a bumper harvest.  According to Agriculture Technical and Extension Services (Agritex) acting director Mr Stancilae Tapererwa, Government was targeting …

Households in Zimbabwe affected by fall armyworm are 12% more likely to experience hunger

Households in Zimbabwe affected by fall armyworm are 12% more likely to experience hunger  0  March 16, 2021 2:31 PM Source: Households in Zimbabwe affected by fall armyworm are 12% more likely to experience hunger Zimbabwe smallholder maize-growing households blighted by fall armyworm are 12% more likely to experience hunger. Credit: CABI CABI has led the first …

Locusts destroy Chilonga villagers’ crops – NewsDay Zimbabwe

Locusts destroy Chilonga villagers’ crops – NewsDay Zimbabwe NewsDay 16/3/2021 BY GARIKAI MAFIRAKUREVA It never rains but pours for Chilonga villagers in Chiredzi, who after being threatened with eviction to pave way for a lucerne production project, also face hunger after their grain crops were destroyed by locusts over the past three weeks The Shangaan …

Unforeseen opportunities for urban farmers

Unforeseen opportunities for urban farmers Herald 16/3/2021   Most the farmers now have very good looking crops, especially maize at various stages of growth with most angling towards ripening Obert Chifamba Agri-Insight WHEN the coronavirus pandemic reached our shores early last year, it infused a sense of hopelessness into all spheres of life in which …