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Government to import 200 000t of wheat 24/6/2019 The Chronicle Pamela Shumba, Senior Reporter THE Government is in the process of importing 200 000 tonnes of wheat to alleviate shortages of bread in the country, Deputy Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement Vangelis Haritatos has said. Responding to questions in the Senate …
Wildlife summit must ensure communities benefit 24/6/2019 The Chronicle Tinashe Farawo At the weekend, the world converged in the resort town of Victoria Falls for the United Nations, African Union Wildlife Economy. The summit ran under the theme, “A new initiative to forge a new deal for tourism, rural communities and wildlife by 2030,”. …
Maize imports for drought stricken areas 23/6/2019 Sunday Mail Carren Mushonga AT least 720 000 metric tonnes of maize is being imported by Government to alleviate hunger in drought- stricken areas following high incidence of crop failure during the 2018-2019 agricultural season. The country’s strategic grain reserve currently holds about 420 00 metric tonnes …
New suburbs in Midlands a ticking time bomb: Commission 24/6/2019 Sunday News Munyaradzi Musiiwa, Midlands Correspondent THE Commission of Inquiry into the sale of State Land has expressed concern over the prevalence of urban settlements without proper water and sanitation facilities all over the country. Speaking during a courtesy call on the Minister of State …
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Zim misses winter wheat production target – Zimbabwe Situation 24/6/2019 HARARE – Zimbabwean farmers have failed to put the targeted 75 000 hectares of land under winter wheat, increasing fears of shortages on the local market, the Senate heard on Thursday. Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement deputy Minister Vangelis Haritatos told Senators …
TIMB bemoans poor tobacco prices – NewsDay Zimbabwe 21/6/2019 BY MISHMA CHAKANYUKA The tobacco industry is in good shape despite experiencing a poor run this season, newly-appointed chairperson of the sector’s regulator, Patrick Devenish, has said. Devenish, who was appointed to head the Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (TIMB) last month, told NewsDay that the …
Police intercept cattle carcasses, burn them – NewsDay Zimbabwe 21/6/2019 BY JAIROS SAUNYAMA Four Harare men, who were intercepted by police while transporting six cattle carcasses from Sadza, were left counting their losses after the meat was confiscated before being burnt for failing to produce the required documentation. The four were released after police …
22 graduate in fish farming 21/6/2019 The Herald Admore Mbonda in Kariba AT Least 22 farmers graduated in fish farming at the University of Zimbabwe Lake Kariba Research Station after undergoing a week-long aquaculture training programme. This comes amid indications that Lake Kariba alone had potential to meet the country’s fish needs through training …
Trio jailed 27 years for stock theft 21/6/2019 The Herald Michael Magoronga Midlands Correspondent Three Kwekwe men have been jailed for nine years each for stock theft. Tawanda Hora (28), Godhelp Svosve (20) and Innocent Limbani (25) appeared before Kwekwe magistrate, Miss Vimbai Mtukwa. They implicated their mastermind and accomplice, one Omega Chakwamura (45) …
After floods, Zimbabwe and Mozambique face huge maize s… 21/6/2019 Daily Maverick File photo: Victims of floods in Mozambique seek cover 04 March 2000 from dust moved by a rescue helicopter at Chalucuane on the Limpopo river. EPA PHOTO POOL REUTERS/MIKE HUTCHINGS/MH-amd Less The subject of maize needs will soon dominate the headlines in Zimbabwe …
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