Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Letters to the Editor: Irrigation schemes can help fight poverty Chronicle 3/10/2019 Tanaka Mahanya, Correspondent Recently, Government, through the Department of Irrigation Development recuperated more than 11 000 hectares and developed 750 hectares of irrigation schemes to boost productivity to ensure household and national food security. The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural …
Duped cattle ownership scheme members apply for joinder 0 October 2, 2019 12:29 PM Source: Duped cattle ownership scheme members apply for joinder | Newsday (News) MEMBERS of the Cattle Ownership Society Association (Cosa), who allegedly lost over $8 million in a botched cattle breeding scheme, have approached the High Court seeking an order to join one …
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Why a regional criminal court for Africa is a good idea By Newsday – October 2, 2019 THE African Union (AU), which replaced the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in 2002, was founded on a peace and security platform. It was set up with the aim of tackling the continent’s peace and security challenges and to minimise …
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. . . Shiri hails local seed varieties Herald 2/10/2019 Minister Shiri Ellen Chasokela Herald Reporter Government has hailed the role played by women in the conservation and sustainable utilisation of local crop seed varieties which are increasingly disappearing due to several factors. Opening the Chomazumba Community Seed Bank (CSB) recently, Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate …
Treasury not writing off Command Agric debts Herald 2/10/2019 Agriculture Reporter Government has no plans to write off Command Agriculture debts and expects beneficiaries of the facility to pay back dues. Command Agriculture is a cost recovery scheme that was introduced by Government in 2016 to substitute importation of maize. This production programme targeted …
Input costs reprieve for farmers Chronicle 2/10/2019 President Mnangagwa Business Editor GOVERNMENT is facilitating duty-free importation of fertilisers this summer cropping season among other incentives meant to ease the input cost burden on farmers. President Mnangagwa revealed this yesterday in his State of the Nation Address where he assured farmers of full Government support …
Government hikes fines for criminal offences Chronicle 2/10/2019 Prof Mthuli Ncube Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Court Reporter GOVERNMENT has, with immediate effect, increased fines for criminal offences by up to 200 percent in a new scale of fines announced in terms of the Finance Act and the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act. The new …
Government slates proposed US anti-trophy hunting law Chronicle 2/10/2019 Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter GOVERNMENT is disturbed by moves by the United States to frustrate wildlife trophy hunting in Zimbabwe and is engaging Washington over the matter, a senior official said yesterday. The United States is in the process of promulgating an anti-trophy hunting law called …
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S1 212: Legal perspective Herald 1/10/2019 Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter Government has taken steps to stop unscrupulous businesses from quoting, charging and accepting payments in United States dollars or any kind of foreign currency. This follows the promulgation of Statutory Instrument 212 of 2019, Statutory Instrument 212 of 2019 Exchange Control (Exclusive Use …
Agric revolution upon us, says Haritatos 1/10/2019 Ellen Chasokela Herald Reporter Government is committed to ensuring improved access, availability and appropriateness of agricultural financing to farmers. This was said by Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement Deputy Minister Vangelis Haritatos during an Annual general meeting of the Federation of Young Farmers Clubs in …