Power-short Zim removes barriers to solar energy expansion

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Power-short Zim removes barriers to solar energy expansion  0 July 22, 2019 2:03 AM Source: Power-short Zim removes barriers to solar energy expansion – The Standard July 21, 2019 BULAWAYO — Power-short Zimbabwe has removed import duties on solar-energy-related products, from batteries to cables, and mandated that all new construction in the country include solar systems, government officials …

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Commission lashes out at ‘dubious’ land developers

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Commission lashes out at ‘dubious’ land developers By Newsday   – July 19, 2019 BY JAMES MUONWA/NUNURAI JENA THE Land Commission, appointed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to investigate the sale of State land, opened its hearings in Chinhoyi on Wednesday, where it exposed “dubious land developers” who included top Zanu PF officials. The Justice Tendayi Uchena-chaired probe …

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Govt rescues Chipinge farmers

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Govt rescues Chipinge farmers  19/7/2019 Osbert Mashonganyika Manicaland Correspondent Government has come to the rescue of Chipinge farmers who were facing transport challenges to ferry their produce to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) through a special arrangement with the District Development Fund (DDF). The farmers had trouble ferrying their grain to GMB due to the …

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Hyenas wreak havoc

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Hyenas wreak havoc    19/7/2019 Michael Magoronga Midlands Correspondent A group of marauding hyenas is wreaking havoc in Silobela, amid indications that villagers have lost livestock in the past month. The most affected farmers are in Sindingulwazi and Vungu areas, according to Zibagwe Rural District Council chief executive Mr Farayi Machaya. Addressing a full council …

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Mutasa fish farmers get training

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Mutasa fish farmers get training     Fish farming has transformed the livelihoods of people in Mutasa (file picture) 19/7/2019 Nyasha Mapasa Manicaland Correspondent Local development agency, Practical Action, is training hundreds of fish farmers in Mutasa District on the production and use of local feeding resources to mitigate against the high cost of aquatic feed …

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Water conservation: Time to up the game

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Water conservation: Time to up the game   19/7/2019  Water is a very important resource giving life to humans, plants and animals. Water is quite a strategic resource that is also at the centre of socio-economic activities that include agriculture, health, energy, manufacturing, tourism, transport and construction among others. However, it must be appreciated that …

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Green energy incentives the way to go

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Green energy incentives the way to go     Minister Fortune Chasi 19/7/2019 Sifelani Tsiko Plans by Government to craft incentives to promote investments into solar energy will certainly boost the country’s set targets to increase the use of renewable energy for heating and electricity and reduce carbon emissions. By 2030, Zimbabwe needs to achieve universal …

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‘We have capacity to finance local soya bean out grower schemes’

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‘We have capacity to finance local soya bean out grower schemes’ By Newsday – July 18, 2019 COOKING oil manufacturer Surface Wilmar says it has the capacity to finance local soya bean out-grower schemes to bolster production of the crop locally and cut reliance on imports for crude oil. BY FIDELITY MHLANGA/MISHMA CHAKANYUKA Zimbabwe, which produces less …

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