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MDC MPs monkeys, baboons: Minister 0 August 1, 2019 4:58 PM Source: MDC MPs monkeys, baboons: Minister – NewsDay Zimbabwe August 1, 2019 CHAOS reigned supreme in Parliament yesterday after Agriculture, Lands and Rural Resettlement minister Perrance Shiri described MDC MPs as “baboons and monkeys” for seeking answers on the missing $3 billion agricultural funds, forcing the sitting …
In Zimbabwe, the Water Taps Run Dry and Worsen ‘a Nightmare’ 0 August 2, 2019 2:00 AM Most residents in the country’s capital only get running water once a week, leading to serpentine queues at municipal boreholes across the city. Source: In Zimbabwe, the Water Taps Run Dry and Worsen ‘a Nightmare’ – The New York Times …
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Title deeds will spare you a lot of grief. Financial Gazette 31/7/2019 VERY few people seem to appreciate the need to obtain title deeds for their properties once agreements of sale have been concluded. Acquisition of registered title to land or immovable property is a corollary of every agreement, but ignorance, and a critical …
Looming disaster for Zim agriculture By Newsday – July 31, 2019 EDITORIAL COMMENT REVELATIONS that there has been a 55% drop in tobacco seed sales can only mean one thing: Disaster is looming for the country in the forthcoming summer cropping season. Agriculture is one sector that is so delicate that any slipup in terms of planning …
Masvingo, Rushinga to benefit from US$10m climate fund By Newsday – July 31, 2019 BY KENNETH NYANGANI /SHINGIRAI VAMBE Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement minister Perrance Shiri has announced the approval of a US$10 million Green Climate Fund (GCF), which is set to benefit 50 000 people in Masvingo and Rushinga districts through projects dealing …
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$8k fine for deforesters Herald 1/8/2019 Sallomy Matare Herald Reporter Mhondoro-Ngezi Rural District Council has resolved to recommend the withdrawal of offer letters to farmers who allow charcoal making and deforestation on their farms. According to Mhondoro-Ngezi full council minutes in possession of The Herald, the council will recommend the move to the Ministry …
Zetdc seeks tariff hike Herald 1/8/2019 Africa Moyo Deputy News Editor The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), a subsidiary of ZESA Holdings, has applied for a tariff increase to cushion it from rising costs of raw materials such as coal, diesel and water. In a statement, ZETDC said it had filed its …
Tobacco growers, Agritex officers graduate Herald 1/8/2019 Lynn Munjanja Herald Reporter About 180 tobacco growers and 60 Agritex officers graduated yesterday at Kutsaga Research Station in Harare after undergoing a one-year training course. The graduates were presented with certificates during the ceremony, which was attended by Government officials. Speaking at the ceremony, Minister of …
7 000+ smallholder farmers empowered in dairy programme Chronicle 1/8/2019 Nqobile Tshili, Business Reporter MORE than 7 000 smallholder farmers have been capacitated to venture into low cost commercial dairy farming using their ordinary cattle breeds and are now supplying milk to markets in their districts. The capacity building programme is being supported by Feed …
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Mid-term monetary policy: What they said By Newsday – July 31, 2019 BY FIDELITY MHLANGA/MISHMA CHAKANYUKA FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube is today expected to deliver the mid-year fiscal policy at a time the country is battling economic headwinds, characterised by spiking inflation, lack of liquidity, disposable incomes and a crippling shortage of electricity which has seen households …