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10 more succumb to Covid-19 in one day Herald 4/8/2020 Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter Ten more Covid-19 deaths were reported yesterday, the second highest daily toll after 12 passed on last Thursday, taking the death toll to 80 while 154 new cases were confirmed, all local infections, taking the cumulative total to 4 075 …
Tobacco sales reach US$383,1m NewsDay 3/8/2020 ZIMBABWE’S tobacco sales have reached US$383,1 million as of day 62, representing 8% growth compared to the same period last year, data from Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (TIMB) has shown. During the same period last year, the golden leaf fetched US$353,3 million.At least 155,8 million kilogrammes have been delivered …
Zim in top 10 best wildlife conservation destinations Herald 2/8/2020 Sunday Mail Reporter ZIMBABWE is one of the 10 countries in the world with the best wildlife conservation methods, according to a research by Oxford University’s Wildlife Conservation Research Unit in partnership with Panthera. Oxford is a research university based in England, while Panthera …
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Poachers kill two rhinos Herald 3/8/2020 Crime Reporter Two black rhinoceroses, whose carcasses were recently found by game scouts in Bubye Valley Conservancy, have been killed by poachers, police have confirmed. Previously known as Lemco, the Bubye Valley Conservancy is a privately owned 220 000ha reserve, 70km north of Beitbridge along the Bulawayo to …
No power cuts till year end, industry assured Chronicle 31/7/2020 Harare Bureau INDUSTRY is assured of consistent power supply after State power utility Zesa Holdings said it will not effect load shedding until end of this year despite recent significant increase in demand for electricity. Up to June demand had been sitting at 1200 …
Farmers struggle to deliver fresh produce to markets Chronicle 3/8/2020 Vendors sell fresh produce at the market Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Gwanda Correspondent FARMERS working in small irrigation schemes are facing challenges in selling their produce as they are failing to access markets due to the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic. They are resorting to drying their output …
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Covid-19 after effects: Life-long battle for recovered patients Chronicle 3/8/2020 Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, Health Reporter WHILE it is necessary to celebrate the 27 percent of Covid-19 recoveries recorded since the March 20 outbreak of the infection in the country, medical experts warn that those who recover may find themselves battling life-long side effects including erectile …
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‘Zim fish export volumes increase by 28%’ 1 July 31, 2020 2:03 AM Source: ‘Zim fish export volumes increase by 28%’ – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY MTHANDAZO NYONI ZIMBABWE’S fish export volumes increased by 28% to 3 233 metric tonnes (mt) in the first four months to April this year, driven by fresh water frozen fish and frozen tilapia, …
Minister Shiri’s death a blow to Zim’s agrarian revolution Herald 30/7/2020 Minister Shiri Richard Runyararo Mahomva Correspondent The untimely departure of Chief Air Marshal Perrance “Gudo Guru Chikerema” Shiri (Retired) marks a catastrophic blow to the continuity of Zimbabwe’s agrarian revolution. His elevation to glory threatens the very ontological facet of the liberation legacy …
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Water shortage and COVID19 Herald 30/7/2020 To mark a decade after Zimbabwe became a signatory to the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation (HRWAS), the water movement will take a stock on where we are in terms of accessibility, availability, acceptability and quality of potable water. Hardlife Mudzingwa the Founder of the Community Water …