Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Seven million Zimbos face hunger – NewsDay Zimbabwe 12/7/2019 BY TATIRA ZWINOIRA Government says close to seven million people are facing hunger due to drought, but said it would use its budget surplus to support vulnerable communities. “The biggest issue on social safety nets is food … (and) just to make sure people do …
Another fuel price hike looms – NewsDay Zimbabwe 12/7/2019 BY BLESSED MHLANGA/KUDA CHIDEME FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube says government is set to increase the prices of electricity and fuel because the current pricing structure was no longer sustainable. Zimbabwe is currently battling a severe power, crisis which has seen households and industry going without …
32 farmers benefit from rehabilitated irrigation scheme 12/7/2019 The Herald Ellen Chasokela in Masvingo At least 32 farmers in Masvingo District are benefiting from Stanmore Irrigation Scheme which was rehabilitated by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) under a multimillion dollar facility supported by the European Union. The smallholder-farmer managed irrigation scheme covers 32 …
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Mash West, Mat North record worst cases of veld fires 12/7/2019 The Herald Sydney Kawadza Mashonaland West Bureau Chief Mashonaland West and Matabeleland North provinces recorded the worst cases of veld fires last year, which also claimed five lives across Zimbabwe, amid calls by Government for farmers to guard against the scourge this dry …
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Cotton ginning, oil processing plant employs 270 12/7/2019 The Herald Heather Charema in Chegutu A cotton ginning and oil processing plant Agri Value Chain (AVC) Zimbabwe Pvt Ltd, which started operations in November last year, has so far employed 270 people in Chegutu and is expected to recruit more after the building and expansion …
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107MW solar plant for Hwange 12/7/2019 The Chronicle Pride Mahlangu, Business Reporter INDEPENDENT power producer, Power Ventures (Private) Limited, has applied for a licence to establish a 107 megawatts solar energy plant in Hwange District, Matabeleland North province. The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) confirmed the application in a public notice yesterday. It said …
Bulawayo gets 880tonnes wheat…More deliveries expected from South Africa 12/7/2019 The Chronicle Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter THE Bulawayo Grain Marketing Board (GMB) depot has received 880 tonnes of wheat from South Africa with more deliveries expected in the next few days to support the local milling industry. Of late, Zimbabwe has been faced …
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Fresh Chingwizi headache for govt 12/7/2019 Source: Fresh Chingwizi headache for govt | Newsday (News) BY TATENDA CHITAGU Survivors of the Tugwi-Mukosi floods in 2014 are demanding that government pays their much delayed compensation in United States dollars or at the interbank rate after government took five years to settle. Government discarded the multi-currency regime …
Fast track land reform crippled the economy 25 June 2016 Independent This is the third in a series of articles extracted from a report done by the Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU) titled Conflict or Collapse? Zimbabwe in 2016. 3.3.5 The economy It is banal to point out that the economy is in deep …
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