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Power crisis: A decade of bad decisions By Newsday – August 6, 2019 Guest Column: newZWire Zimbabwe aspires to be an upper middle income economy by 2030. To support such an economy, the country needs 11 000MW of power, which translates to a requirement of an additional 1 000MW every year to meet this goal. It’s a …
BCC to cull horses, as it runs out of pasture By Newsday – August 6, 2019 By Nqobani Ndlovu THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has resolved to cull nearly two dozen of its horses citing overpopulation and lack of pastures, a development likely to anger animal rights activists. The culling or killing of animals has often seen …
Fish poachers contaminate dams By Newsday – August 6, 2019 BY SILAS NKALA TRADITIONAL leaders in Gwanda North’s ward 2 have warned villagers against fish-poaching using mosquito nets at local dams. The warning came amid concerns that illegal fishing activities were polluting dams and causing them to run dry fast, a situation which has resulted in livestock …
Eliminating rabies: Africa closer than ever? Herald 6/8/2019 Domestic dogs are the most common reservoir of rabies virus, with more than 99 percent of human deaths caused by dog-mediated rabies Roselyne Sachiti Features, Health and Society Editor On Friday August 2, Bulawayo City Council placed a public notice warning of the increase in the …
Small-scale dairy production could boost Zim’s milk output Herald 6/8/2019 Sifelani Tsiko Agric, Environment & Innovations Editor Supporting smallholder dairy farmers with information and knowledge could help make their production systems more competitive, helping to reduce poverty, raise nutrition levels and improve the livelihoods of rural people across the country. In addition to this, …
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Costs slow agric preps Herald 6/8/2019 (file) Prices of maize seed have skyrocketed with a 25kg packet going for as much $250 in some Harare retail outlets over the weekend Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter Inputs uptake for the 2019-20 summer cropping season is still low with most farmers expected to turn to Government inputs …
Tongaat leases out non-core businesses Chronicle 6/8/2019 Hippo Valley Estates Walter Mswazie in Masvingo TONGAAT Hulett Zimbabwe (THZ) is leasing out most of its non-core businesses under Hippo Valley and Triangle Estates to interested parties and has set this week as the deadline for the bidding. In a public notice the company said the …
IDBZ seeks partners for 287MW projects Chronicle 6/8/2019 Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe Pride Mahlangu, Business Reporter THE Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) is scouting for partnerships to develop and implement renewable energy projects across the country with a total output of 287 megawatts (MW). Four of the proposed projects will be done in …
Kariba to be decommissioned Chronicle 6/8/2019 Harare Bureau ZIMBABWE’s giant hydro power plant at Lake Kariba is set for decommissioning next month in the wake of fast dwindling water levels. A Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) official, Engineer Bernard Chizengeya, revealed this at a Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) media workshop in Harare yesterday. He said currently, …
Can tariff hike improve electricity situation? 0 August 5, 2019 1:54 PM Source: Can tariff hike improve electricity situation? | The Herald August 5, 2019 Jeffrey Gogo Climate Story One of the greatest tricks Zesa Holdings ever pulled was convincing the Zimbabwean people that the power utility is a victim of poor pricing. But that is not entirely …