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First mbanje crop harvested Sunday Mail 9/2/2020 Sunday Mail Reporter ZIMBABWE has begun harvesting its first crop of legally cultivated industrial hemp after it decriminalised cannabis in 2018 to tap into the multi-billion-dollar industry. Last year, the Zimbabwe Industrial Hemp Trust (ZIHT) planted five varieties of European industrial cannabis on a 10-hectare plot at …
Climate change cannot control our destiny Sunday Mail 9/2/2020 The journey began at the turn of the millennium when Zimbabwe embarked on its land reform programme, a transformative enduring initiative that resulted in the West imposing sanctions on the country. It has been two long decades since 12,1 million hectares of land ― about …
Govt steps up grain imports Sunday Mail 9/2/2020 Kuda Bwititi Chief Reporter Maize imports have been stepped up to 110 000 tonnes per month to guarantee food security, especially at a time when the 2018-2019 drought — regarded by the United Nations as the worst in 40 years — is taking its toll. Shoring …
Vegetables Rot in Food Markets across Zimbabwe While Half the Population Faces Food Insecurity 0 February 7, 2020 10:49 AM Piles and piles of rotting vegetables at food markets situated right in Zimbabwe’s central business district would elsewhere be viewed as a sign of plenty.But this Southern African nation has not Source: Vegetables Rot in Food Markets …
Anti-graft body swoops on Command Agric looters 0 February 9, 2020 9:39 AM Source: Anti-graft body swoops on Command Agric looters | Sunday Mail (Top Stories) Brian Chitemba Investigations Editor The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has begun swooping on farmers and companies that were repackaging inputs obtained from the Special Grain and Oil Seed programme — commonly …
Ruling result closure of companies with foreign lines of credit Posted on February 7, 2020 by The Independent in Business Underperformance of the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange and huge voids in the property sector has seen most insurance companies reducing their exposure to traditional assets Kudzai Kuwaza THE ruling by the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe last month declaring that a debt …
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Restore public trust in land allocation Herald 7/2/2020 Land remains an important economic and cultural asset for both rural and urban communities in Zimbabwe. Access to and control over land is, however, mediated by varying factors, including corruption which is now being revealed in shocking proportions following the completion of the Commission of Inquiry …
CFI to capitalise Crest Poultry Group Herald 7/2/2020 The group’s focus will be on ensuring that Crest Poultry Group, which recently exited judicial management is adequately capitalised and strengthened Michael Tome Business Reporter CFI Holdings Limited, has revealed its intentions to fully capitalise its subsidiary – Crest Poultry Group (CPG) – after it was …
Govt to repossess underutilised farms Herald 7/2/2020 Minister Shiri Michael Tome and Leroy Mphambela Government will in the near future consider repossessing underutilised farm land and allocate it to other potential beneficiaries, Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri has said. Minister Shiri indicated that Government had operationalised a wide range of …
UPDATED: Heavy rains, violent storms forecast Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter Zimbabwe is expected to experience a prolonged wet spell with a likelihood of violent storms and heavy falls of 50 millimetres and above within 24 hours starting today, the Meteorological Services Department has said. The bulk of the rainfall will be received in areas …