Minister Shiri: A champion of Matabeleland irrigation projects

Minister Shiri: A champion of Matabeleland irrigation projects Chronicle 30/7/2020   Farmers at the Tuli-Lushongwe irrigation scheme in Gwanda Chronicle Reporters The late Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement, Perrance Shiri was instrumental in the revival of major irrigation projects in Matabeleland South province as part of the Government’s thrust to ensure …

Minister Shiri: A man who loved rural communities

Minister Shiri: A man who loved rural communities    Chronicle 30/7/2020 The late Minister Perrance Shiri Leroy Dzenga, Harare Bureau The late Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement, Perrance Shiri, was a busy man. He was in charge of the single most critical portfolio in Zimbabwe, agriculture, given its centrality to national food …

Minister Shiri declared a national hero

Minister Shiri declared a national hero    Chronicle 30/7/2020 The late Air Chief Marshal (Rtd) Perrance Shiri Elita chikwati, Harare Bureau NATIONAL liberation fighter, retired Air Force of Zimbabwe commander and Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement Air Chief Marshal Perrance Shiri (Rtd), who died early yesterday after a short illness at …

Ariston revenue up 15%

Ariston revenue up 15% NewsDay 29/7/2020 BY FIDELITY MHLANGA LISTED entity Ariston says revenue during the nine months ended June 2020 grew by 15% compared to the prior comparative period. “Group’s revenue remains predominantly foreign currency denominated. Revenue for the nine months period to June 30, 2020, grew by 15% in inflation-adjusted terms compared to …

Millers want grain distribution decentralised

Millers want grain distribution decentralised Chronicle 29/7/2020   Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter THE Small-to-Medium Millers Association of Zimbabwe (SMMAZ) has appealed to Government to decentralise the distribution of imported maize across the Grain Marketing Board depots in the country. At present the imported grain is received by GMB Bulawayo depot and the millers across …

Sadc should address food insecurity

Sadc should address food insecurity    Chronicle 29/7/2020 About 41,2 million people in 13 Southern African countries will suffer food insecurity between now and March 2020, following low rainfall in the 2018/2019 growing season A new report, released yesterday by Sadc, has revealed that close to 44.8 million people in urban and rural areas across …

In a Nation of Farmers, Much of the Agricultural Land in Zimbabwe Lies Fallow

In a Nation of Farmers, Much of the Agricultural Land in Zimbabwe Lies Fallow  0  July 27, 2020 3:33 PM Growers blame years of government corruption and inefficiency for lack of promised assistance. Now, the land meant to bring economic power to Black farmers instead leaves them with empty pockets. Source: In a Nation of Farmers, Much …

Zimbabwe slated by CITES for live elephant export in contravention of treaty

Zimbabwe slated by CITES for live elephant export in contravention of treaty  0  July 27, 2020 4:09 PM In August last year at COP18 in Geneva, Cites members voted to discontinue the removal of African elephants from their natural or historic ranges except under extraordinary circumstances. Source: Zimbabwe slated by CITES for live elephant export in contravention …