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Met Office warns of thunderstorms Chronicle 6/12/2019 Meteorological Services Department Sifelani Tsiko and Ellen Chasokela, Harare Bureau RAINS are returning as a cloud band moves east from Botswana, with the Meteorological Services Department warning of isolated thunderstorms in Matabeleland South and Masvingo provinces. The department urged people to take precautions. In a statement, the MSD …
Seed Co pushes for growth in export agric 0 December 5, 2019 11:59 AM Source: Seed Co pushes for growth in export agric | Herald (Business) Michael Tome and Kumbirai Tarusarira ZIMBABWE Stock Exchange listed seed producer, Seed-Co, is pushing for an amplified export in the agriculture related sectors to save the country from the worsening foreign …
Seed Co acquires US$10m seed drier By Newsday – December 5, 2019 BY FIDELITY MHLANGA SEED CO southern Africa managing director Denias Zaranyika says his company is setting up a US$10 million seed drying facility to reduce post-harvest losses and enable farmers to utilise their land at least twice a year. Addressing a media luncheon at the …
Revive neglected fruit farms: Bonde By Newsday – December 5, 2019 BY SILAS NKALA National tree ambassador, Never Bonde, has challenged government to invest in fruit farming to cut the country’s import bill. Bonde, who was appointed tree ambassador by the then Environment, Water and Climate minister Oppah Muchinguri in 2015, yesterday said most citrus projects had …
Tugwi Mukosi irrigation plan on track Herald 5/12/2019 Martin Kadzere The development of Tugwi Mukosi irrigation master plan, being spearheaded by the Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ), has resumed after the bank obtained foreign currency to pay a South African firm carrying out the study. IDBZ, the State-owned financial institution contracted MBB Consultant …
ZETDC launches self-service customer platform Chronicle 5/12/2019 Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has launched a Self-Service Customer Portal to enable consumers to access information on various products by the utility. ZETDC said to access the information a customer is required to register for online account details …
Letters to the Editor: Massive deforestation dents national tree planting campaign Chronicle 5/12/2019 Sifelani Tsiko It’s that time of the year when each one of us should grab a spade and sign up to the national tree planting campaign’. People should get off their sofas and forgo their comforts to plant a tree. Here …
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Zimbabwe ‘facing worst hunger crisis in a decade’ | UN News 3 December 4, 2019 11:45 AM Zimbabwe is facing its worst hunger crisis in a decade with half of the population – 7.7 million people – food insecure, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday. Source: Zimbabwe ‘facing worst hunger crisis in a decade’ | UN …
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Another drought envisaged in Southern Africa newsofthesouth.com Nov 22, 2019 2:10 AM Please follow and like us: (News of The South) – According to the latest Global Agricultural Geo-monitoring Initiative (GEOGLAM) special report on the Southern Africa 2019 -2020 cropping season, the entire Southern African region is forecast to receive below-average rainfall that may affect …
ZimParks enters into strategic partnerships in conservation By Newsday December 4, 2019 Guest Column: Tinashe Farawo THE Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) is a successor to the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Management. ZimParks falls under the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Tourism and Hospitality Industry. The authority was established under the Parks …
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