Category: Newspaper Articles

Zimbabwe suspends South African livestock imports after foot and mouth outbreak  0 November 9, 2019 8:41 AM Source: Zimbabwe suspends South African livestock imports after foot and mouth outbreak | Physician’s Weekly HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe has suspended imports of livestock and meat from South Africa for the second time this year after an outbreak of foot and …

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President commissions $600m sugar project  0 November 10, 2019 12:41 PM Source: President commissions $600m sugar project | Sunday Mail (Top Stories) From George Maponga in CHIREDZI PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday commissioned a $600 million (US$40 million) Kilimanjaro Sugar Cane project which is expected to create 2 000 jobs in the next 12 months. ln a joint venture …

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New model predicts El Nino one year ahead  0 November 11, 2019 8:55 AM Source: New model predicts El Nino one year ahead | The Herald 11 NOV, 2019 Jeffrey Gogo An international team of researchers has developed a model that can predict El Nino a year in advance, and their latest forecast points to an 80 percent chance …

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Farming preps on course — President  Herald 8/11/2019   PRESIDENT MNANGAGWA Africa Moyo Deputy News Editor Preparations for the 2019-2020 summer cropping season are progressing well, with banks coming on board to finance farmers, President Mnangagwa said yesterday as he urged farmers to devote 20 percent of effort to crops for export. Opening the Economic …

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7 million registered for food aid   Chronicle 8/11/2019  From George Maponga in Masvingo Seven million Zimbabweans in both urban and rural areas have been registered for food aid before the next harvest following last season’s severe drought. In 23 districts vulnerable households are already getting a 50kg bag of maize a month plus a …

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Kilimanjaro project ‘a game-changer’  Herald 7/11/2019   Earthmoving machines clear land for the Kilimanjaro Sugar Project in Chiredzi recently George Maponga in Masvingo THE US$40 million Kilimanjaro Sugar Cane project being developed by Tongaat Huletts Zimbabwe (THZ) in Chiredzi is a game changer in sugar cane production. Dubbed “Kilimanjaro”, the project will develop virgin land …

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