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2,4m Zimbos food insecure as drought, rising costs bite – NewsDay Zimbabwe 18/2/2019 The 150% fuel price hike that sparked mass public unrest across Zimbabwe last month sent the cost of living skyrocketing: the price of bread nearly doubled in a week.Worse is likely to come. Combined with poor harvests, political unrest, eroded salaries, …
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Matabeleland runs out of rabies vaccines – NewsDay Zimbabwe 18/2/2019 BY RICHARD MUPONDE MATABELELAND region has been hard hit by a shortage of rabies vaccines amid reports that most cases of dog bites in the region were by canines that had not been vaccinated, putting people’s lives at risk. Matabeleland South provincial medical officer …
Matabeleland runs out of rabies vaccines – NewsDay Zimbabwe 18/2/2019 BY RICHARD MUPONDE MATABELELAND region has been hard hit by a shortage of rabies vaccines amid reports that most cases of dog bites in the region were by canines that had not been vaccinated, putting people’s lives at risk. Matabeleland South provincial medical officer …
Beralus investors visit Kanyemba `18/2/2019 The Herald Fungai Lupande Mash Central Bureau A team of investors from Belarus is interested in developing 10 000 hectares of land in the Kanyemba area, Mbire District, for agriculture production, provincial administrator Mr Cosmos Chiringa has said. The team visited Kanyemba a fortnight ago. The visit was precipitated …
Time to look outside Cites should ivory pitch fail again 18/2/2019 The Herald Jeffrey Gogo Climate Story Zimbabwe cannot be faulted for trying to make the Cites see reason, a commodity that apparently is now at a premium within the global watchdog for endangered animal species. Well, at least as far as noble requests …
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Fish farming pays dividends in Mutasa 18/2/2019 The Herald Manicaland Bureau FISH farming has transformed the livelihoods of people in Mutasa, following an increase in production in the district. Mutasa Agritex livestock specialist Mr Shupai Majee said fish farming in the district had also improved nut- rition. “As a district we had to come …
Farmers urged to invest in their livestock 15/2/2019 The Chronicle Thandeka Moyo, Chronicle Reporter FARMERS must invest in their cattle and be ready to use their own resources to prevent disease-related deaths as the Government is facing challenges in keeping up with the demand for dipping chemicals, a Cabinet Minister has said. A total …
Farm evictions loom in Midlands 18/2/2019 The Chronicle Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief Government has issued 500 eviction letters to flush out people who illegally resettled themselves on commercial farms thereby disrupting production and causing massive land degradation in the Midlands province. In an interview yesterday, Midlands Provincial Agricultural Technical and Extension Services (Agritex) …
Land Commission’s tenure extended 18/2/2019 The Chronicle Andile Tshuma, Chronicle Reporter PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has extended the tenure of the seven-member Commission of Inquiry into the sale of State land in and around urban areas by nine months. The Commission of Inquiry which is headed by Justice Tendai Uchena was set up to investigate …
African Swine Fever outbreak hits Zimbabwe Source: African Swine Fever outbreak hits Zimbabwe | The Herald February 15, 2019 Elita Chikwati Senior ReporterThe country has been hit by African Swine Fever (ASF) which has already caused the death of 156 pigs in Nyakomba and Nyamaropa areas in Manicaland. Government has since moved in to curb the …