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Manicaland tops in livestock production 8/7/2019 The Herald Ellen Chasokela Herald Reporter Manicaland has registered a remarkable increase in cattle and goat production in the 2018/2019 season, a crop and livestock assessment report has revealed. The overall number of cattle is 5 774 525 and 4 360 838 goats for 2018/2019 season compared to …
Agriculture funds underutilised 7/7/2019 The Chronicle Pamela Shumba, Senior Reporter THE Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement utilised only $4 million from the $24 million it received from Treasury for irrigation rehabilitation due to lack of capacity to implement its programmes. The Ministry also failed to develop and maintain 10 000 hectares …
What are the short-term solutions to Zimbabwe’s huge electricity crisis ? 5/7/2019 Aerial view of Kariba dam. Dmitriy Kandinskiy/Shutterstock Tafadzwa Makonese, University of Johannesburg Zimbabwe’s government has announced its facing critical power shortfalls. The country’s anchor power producer, Kariba Dam, might have to stop production in weeks due to dropping water levels. Tafadzwa Makonese spoke to …
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Corrupt govt officials besiege Chinese firm 5/7/2019 Independent THE Chinese have expressed outrage at the Zimbabwean government following a siege laid on one of its investors by corrupt government officials amid complaints about the rule of law, property rights, political bullying, criminality and corruption, it has emerged. BY BRIDGET MANANAVIRE The situation has tensed …
Revisiting the Beitbridge-Harare highway 5/7/2019 Independent The state of the Beitbridge-Harare highway is now a cause for concern as the number of human fatalities grows by each day due to deadly accidents in the narrow strip that links Zimbabwe and South Africa. The latest accident along the busy highway being the collision of a …
Electricity tariffs hike looms Source: Electricity tariffs hike looms – NewsDay Zimbabwe July 5, 2019 By Staff Reporter Government says it will soon review electricity tariffs to reflect costs because current charges are no longer sustainable. Zimbabwe is currently facing its worst power shortages in years after low water levels at Kariba Dam forced the power …
Poultry industry makes giant strides 6/7/2019 Lynn Munjanja Herald ReporterThe broiler industry has recorded phenomenal growth since 2009 from 18 million chicks yielding 26 000 tonnes per annum to 91 million chicks yielding 143 000 tonnes as at last year. This came out during a meeting held at ART Farm in Harare on Thursday.Poultry …
Zim food crisis looms as wheat flour shortages continue 7/7/2019 Reports of an armed gang robbing a bread truck during a delivery in Harare, and making off with 500 loaves of bread, has focused attention on the plight of Zimbabweans who are facing severe hunger. This followed earlier reports that the largest bakery in …
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Zesa to inject additional 160MW this week 7/7/2019 Source: Zesa to inject additional 160MW this week | Sunday Mail (Top Stories) Harmony AgereSunday Mail Reporter Zesa will this week add 160 MW of electricity to the national grid following the successful refurbishment of Unit 5 at Hwange Power Station (HPS), while a further 160MW from …
Chivayo costs Zesa a hefty US$50 million: Minister Chasi 7/7/2019 Source: Chivayo costs Zesa a hefty US$50 million: Minister Chasi | Sunday Mail (Top Stories) Bulawayo Bureau The two-year delay in constructing the 100MW Gwanda solar plant has prejudiced the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) of more than US$50 million in unrealised revenue, a Cabinet …
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