Urban farmers hopeful

Urban farmers hopeful  Chronicle 8/10/2020   An urban farmer, Lydia Mahofa (right) with helpers clearing her field near Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo yesterday Thandeka Moyo- Ndlovu/Mkhululi Ncube, Chronicle Reporters HOPEFUL urban farmers yesterday started preparing their land in different parts of Bulawayo following the heavy downpours on Monday and Tuesday which experts say mark …

Mukuru launches WhatsApp self-sign up feature and new App to support and empower customers

Mukuru launches WhatsApp self-sign up feature and new App to support and empower customers  1  October 7, 2020 2:59 PM Both channels will empower customers to transact from the convenience of their homes. Source: Mukuru launches WhatsApp self-sign up feature and new App to support and empower customers – The Zimbabwean Mukuru, Africa’s largest remittance and money transfer …

Zimbabwe struggles to pay for electricity imports, power cuts resurface

Zimbabwe struggles to pay for electricity imports, power cuts resurface by Staff reporter Bulawayo24 7/10/2020 The resurfacing of power cuts across the country as the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) battles to meet national demand owing subdued production mainly at the Hwange Thermal Power Station has become a serious cause for concern. Of …

A country in ‘crisis’ cannot guarantee access to land

A country in ‘crisis’ cannot guarantee access to land  Herald 7/10/2020   Construction workers busy at KockMallock Estate in Norton where the development of 2 200 stands is underway Pardon Muzavazi Correspondent The term “crisis” is the latest buzzword in Zimbabwe meriting the attention of scholarly researches to establish if it is being used in …

Horticulture recovery plan gets huge boost

Horticulture recovery plan gets huge boost Herald 7/10/2020   Minister Mutsvangwa Elliot Ziwira Senior Reporter Production of fruit, vegetables and other horticulture products for export are to be revived and the sector expanded with major investment from the private sector and the Government under the Horticulture Recovery and Growth Plan drafted by the Ministry of …

Renewed traveller interest excites safari operators

Renewed traveller interest excites safari operators  Chronicle 7/10/2020   Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter THE country’s hunting and safari operators are excited by the restart in bookings as international clients renew interest in shooting and photographic activities after a six-month break due to Covid-19. The hunting season in Zimbabwe traditionally runs between April and October …

Farmer-miner conflict on the increase in Shurugwi

Farmer-miner conflict on the increase in Shurugwi  Chronicle 7/10/2020   Mr Ezekiel Muchau with his wilting onion crop caused by unavailability of water due to farmer-miner wars in Shurugwi Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief THE target was around the first week of October for Mr Ezekiel Muchau to start taking his king onions, spinach and …

Rains mark rainy season’s kick-off

Rains mark rainy season’s kick-off   Chronicle 7/10/2020  Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter THE rains experienced in most parts of the country since Monday mark the start of the 2020/21 rainy season as normal to above normal rains are projected this season, a development that may boost food security. The country’s major cities Harare, Bulawayo and …