Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Increased seismic activities in Kariba Herald 31/7/2019 (file pic) Walter Nyamukondiwa Kariba Bureau RECEDING water levels in Lake Kariba have resulted in increased earthquake activity in its environs, with the latest being a 3,5 magnitude moderate quake that hit Kariba and surrounding areas last Friday. This comes as the Meteorological Services Department’s Seismology Centre …
Fuel prices go up Chronicle 31/7/2019 Michell Zvanyanya, Chronicle Reporter The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) yesterday announced an increase in the price of fuel from $7,47 to $7,55 for a litre of petrol and from $7,19 to $7,22 for a litre of diesel. This came two weeks after Zera increased the price of …
Fires destroy 315 763.08 hectares of arable land Chronicle 31/7/2019 Thandeka Moyo, Health Reporter Zimbabwe has recorded an increase in fire incidents which have cost the country 315 763.08 hectares of arable land since the beginning of the year, statistics from the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) show. In a statement to mark the start of …
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Tsholotsho hunting tender dispute spills into court Chronicle 31/7/2019 Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Court Reporter ANOTHER safari operator that lost a tender to carry out safari hunts at Tsholotsho North concession area has approached the High Court challenging a decision by Tsholotsho Rural District Council to award its annual quota to a rival company. Sitatunga Zimbabwe, …
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Power supply to improve after Eskom agrees to payment plan Chronicle 31/7/2019 Minister Monica Mutsvangwa Zvamaida Murwira, Harare Bureau Electricity supplies are expected to improve significantly following a payment plan that was agreed on by Zimbabwe and South African power utility, Eskom, coupled with a US$2 million import facility through a local financial institution. This …
Sugar price up 75 percent Chronicle 31/7/2019 Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe Walter Mswazie in Masvingo SUGAR producer, Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe (THZ) has increased the price of brown sugar by a whopping 75 percent with immediate effect citing cost adjustments in line with the interbank exchange rate. According to a new price table from the company …
The far reaching effects of fuel price increases 0 July 31, 2019 2:04 AM Source: The far reaching effects of fuel price increases | Newsday (News) Every driver’s nightmare has become securing fuel and getting it at an affordable price. Remember the days of parity with the US dollar, when fuel was at USD$1.36 for petrol …
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Govt working on power imports for industry By Newsday – July 30, 2019 GOVERNMENT is negotiating with South Africa and Mozambique for electricity imports dedicated to power industry, currently reeling from the ongoing load-shedding lasting up to 18 hours a day. BY TATIRA ZWINOIRA/MISHMA CHAKANYUKA “Cabinet has already made a resolution on that, where industry and mining …
Zim, Moza sign Save Tri-Basins water project By Newsday – July 30, 2019 ZIMBABWE and Mozambique yesterday signed in Mutare the Buzi, Pungwe and Save Tri-Basins Water Project bilateral agreement that is expected to sustain livelihoods of communities in both countries. BY KENNETH NYANGANI The agreement was signed by Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement minister …
Ethiopians hail Zim’s ‘tree culture’ 30/7/2019 Ellen Chasokela Herald Reporter The Ethiopian community in Zimbabwe yesterday planted 12 trees at their country’s embassy in Harare, in a symbolic gesture meant to help restore the country’s landscape which is under threat from deforestation and in line with Prime Minister Mr Abiy Ahmed’s initiative to plant …