Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Fuel prices up again 24/4/2019 Source: Fuel prices up again | Daily News DESPITE government castigating business for over-pricing, there is likely to be no respite for the embattled consumer anytime soon as the price of fuel continues to go up, almost on a weekly basis. A survey by the Daily News yesterday showed that …
A look at China’s big plans for Limpopo and why locals should be concerned 21/4/2019 South African China and South Africa have entered into a large-scale industrial agreement which will take root in Limpopo over the next five years. Much has been written about South Africa’s power pandemic, which currently sits uneasily at the …
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Land was & is the issue 24/4/2019 The Chronicle Britain through the British South African Company-sponsored Pioneer Column colonised Zimbabwe on 12 September 1890. It took two liberation wars to defeat the settlers more than a century after they (whites) had settled in this country. Hundreds of thousands of blacks perished in the two wars. …
Brace for thunderstorms, wet Easter: Met department 19/4/2019 Lightning, Tornado Alley, USA The Chronicle Andile Tshuma, Chronicle Reporter THE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has predicted a wet Easter in some parts of the country with isolated showers and scattered thunderstorms expected. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the MSD said isolated wet weather is expected …
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‘Audit results to guide land redistribution’ 23/4/2019 Deputy Minister Vangelis Haritatos The Chronicle Ellen Chasokela, Harare Bureau The results of the comprehensive land audit will guide the redistribution of land, a Deputy Minister has said. Government is conducting a land audit to establish the extent of land utilisation and address the imbalances of the land …
UPDATED: 20 percent drop in agric exhibitions 24/4/2019 The Chronicle Pamela Shumba, Senior Reporter THE 2019 Bulawayo Agricultural Show has suffered a 20 percent drop in participation compared to last year as a result of drought conditions experienced in the 2018/19 season, an official said yesterday. The annual agricultural exhibition is being held concurrently with …
Tobacco prices expected to rise 24/4/2019 Minister Monica Mutsvangwa The Chronicle Felex Share, Harare Bureau Tobacco deliveries at most auction floors are increasing gradually with Government yesterday saying it expected prices of the golden leaf to firm up after the Easter holidays. The 2019 tobacco marketing season started on March 20 and farmers have been …
Government to increase potato production 24/4/2019 The Chronicle Harare Bureau Government is working on plans to introduce potato production into its Command Agriculture programme, Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri has said. Speaking during a tour of Hwedza and Igava farms in Mashonaland East last week, Minister Shiri said potato production …
Legalizing cannabis use: ethical and legal considerations 18/4/2019 SA set to become a major producer, but there are pro’s and con’s Source: Legalizing cannabis use: ethical and legal considerations – The Zimbabwean The recent awarding of a license by medicines regulator, SAHPRA, to a local company to cultivate cannabis for medicinal purposes could pave the way …
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Meat shortages loom Source: Meat shortages loom – NewsDay Zimbabwe April 18, 2019 BY TATIRA ZWINOIRA ZIMBABWE’S livestock industry is under strain and shortages of pork, chicken and beef are imminent after the price of feed shot up following the removal of grain subsidies by government, an industry official has warned. At a recent meeting held by the …