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Tobacco farmers, exporters to retain US$ 26/6/2019 The Chronicle Harare Bureau FOREIGN currency retention thresholds for exporters have not changed following the proclamation of Statutory Instrument 142 of 2019 that scrapped the multi-currency system and replaced it with a local currency, the Zimbabwe dollar. This was said by Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor …
Nation embraces Zim dollar. . . Country has returned to normalcy, President says 26/6/2019 The Chronicle Leonard Ncube in Victoria Falls PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday said the removal of the multi-currency regime marks the country’s return to normalcy while assuring Zimbabweans that the Bond note will not be decommissioned. Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor …
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Shiri pledges land for youths – NewsDay Zimbabwe 25/6/2019 By Simbarashe Sithole LANDS, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement minister Perrance Shiri has promised to prioritise youths in the allocation of agricultural land as his ministry crafts a national land policy to forge partnership with beneficiaries who are not fully utilising their allocated land. …
Midlands land developers spill the beans – NewsDay Zimbabwe 25/6/2019 By Brenna Matendere Private land developers in Midlands province who were allocated State land for resale as residential and commercial stands, paid kickbacks of more than US$5 000 to top government officials, it has been learnt. This was revealed at the ongoing Land Commission …
‘International poachers plunder African resources’ – NewsDay Zimbabwe 25/6/2019 BY SHINGIRAI VAMBE AFRICA is bearing the brunt of international poachers who are decimating wildlife in conservancies, Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry minister Prisca Mupfumira has said. Mupfumira told delegates attending the ongoing African Union — United Nations Africa Wildlife Economy Summit in Victoria Falls …
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Farmers urged to diversify 25/6/2019 The Herald Emmah Chinyamutangira Manicaland Correspondent MANICALAND farmers have been advised to diversify their agricultural options so as to boost both crop and livestock productivity while broadening revenue streams in the face of adverse weather patterns. Addressing farmers during an Agritex field day at Tokwe Farm in Vumba last …
Commission head speaks out 25/6/2019 The Herald Midlands Bureau chairperson of the Commission of Inquiry into the acquisition of State land, Justice Tendai Uchena, has said the acquisition and occupation of State land in most provinces across the country was done in a chaotic manner which resulted in some beneficiaries living in squalid conditions. …
Irrigation project to ensure food security 25/6/2019 The Herald Kudakwashe Chidziya Manicaland Correspondent THE Zimunya-Marange Community Ownership Trust has constructed a 200 000 litre storage tank to pave way for the establishment of an irrigation scheme as part of efforts to ensure food security. The communal farmers will draw water from Mpudzi Dam, which …
Off-grid solutions to power crisis 25/6/2019 The Herald Sifelani Tsiko Agric, Environment & Innovations Editor With the country’s main power utility, Zesa, struggling to provide adequate connections to growing demand in both rural and urban areas, Zimbabwe should push aggressively for new off-grid solutions to help the country achieve universal access to sustainable energy …
$6m livestock facility roars to life 25/6/2019 The Herald Africa Moyo AGRIBANK has started disbursing funds under the $6 million livestock facility availed by Government to revive the livestock sector and is calling on more farmers to apply for the funds. Government came up with the facility, which is being administered by Agribank, after …