Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Flash floods halt Hwange expansion project Chronicle 20/1/2020 Zesa spokesperson, Mr Fullard Gwasira Fairness Moyana/ Nomvelo Siziba/Africa Moyo, Chronicle Reporters WORK at Hwange Power Station expansion project was suspended while coal mines were flooded following heavy rains that caused flash floods in Hwange at the weekend. Hwange received a total of 139mm of rain within …
Farmers start replanting as wet spell renews hope Chronicle 20/1/2020 Walter Mswazie, Masvingo Correspondent About 80 percent of farmers in Masvingo are taking advantage of the prevailing wet spell to replant after their crops succumbed to moisture stress in previous months, a Government official has said. In an interview yesterday, Crop and Livestock provincial officer …
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Tshikwalakwala Irrigation Scheme rehab begins Chronicle 20/1/2020 Beitbridge Proportional Representation MP Hon Linda Singo (left) and Senator Tambudzani Mohadi (second from left) tour the Tshikwalakwala Irrigation project recently Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau GOVERNMENT and its partners have started rehabilitating Tshikwalakwala Irrigation Scheme in Beitbridge East constituency, some 135km out of the border town. Some farmers …
Amacimbi harvesters leave trail of environmental destruction Chronicle 20/1/2020 Amacimbi harvesters along Solusi Road near Bulawayo recently Desmond Nleya, Chronicle Reporter AMACIMBI have brought relief to some Bulawayo residents who are flocking to harvest them in areas near the city. A Chronicle news crew visited Mophani area near Solusi last week and witnessed a number of people …
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Letters to the Editor: Managing livestock in drought Chronicle 20/1/2020 Beaven Dhliwayo, Features Writer Droughts and dry times are part of the Zimbabwean farming enterprises. A recent news article pointed out that at least 16 000 herd of cattle have succumbed to drought in Matabeleland South, amid growing fears of a looming water shortage in …
Zim firm invests in Rwanda dairy Chronicle 20/1/2020 The Rwandan government has found a buyer for Burera Dairy Limited which was floated into the market in September last year. The government held 98.03 percent stake in the firm which was established in 2016 at a cost of Rwf488 million (US$528 000) to boost dairy …
Anthrax ravages parts of the country 0 January 17, 2020 7:44 PM Source: Anthrax ravages parts of the country | The Herald 17 JAN, 2020 Elita chikwati Senior Reporter At least 177 cattle have died from Anthrax while 87 people were treated for the disease in various clinics and hospitals after eating meat from cattle that died from the …
Wet spell to subside 0 January 19, 2020 4:29 PM Source: Wet spell to subside | Sunday Mail (Top Stories) Tanyaradzwa Rusike The rains that are being experienced in most parts of the country are expected to subside beginning this week due to incoming dry winds from the South, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has said. However, …
Buhera villagers lose cattle 0 January 19, 2020 5:17 PM Source: Buhera villagers lose cattle | The Standard (Local News) BY KENNETH NYANGANI Villagers in Buhera are falling prey to unscrupulous cattle buyers who are convincing them to sell their livestock for a song due to a cattle affliction called “January disease”, which is wreaking havoc in …
NRZ land wrangle blocks investors Posted on January 17, 2020 by The Independent in Main News NRZ has been forced to downsize, sending thousands of workers onto the streets due to a generally uncompetitive environment. BRIDGET MANANAVIRE CONTINUED resistance by resettled villagers to vacate a National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) farm in Matabeleland South has frustrated a joint agribusiness partnership …