Category: Newspaper Articles

Wandile Sihlobo: Zimbabwe needs SA farming skills     27/1/2019 Cross-border knowledge between the South African and Zimbabwean farming sectors is critical for socioeconomic stability in the Southern Africa region, says Wandile Sihlobo. Source: Wandile Sihlobo: Zimbabwe needs SA farming skills | Fin24 The collapse of Zimbabwe’s agricultural sector from the early 2000s is well documented and largely attributed to …

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A fight for life and death: Ostrich farmers battle as drought cripples Karoo Melanie Gosling, Correspondent News24 23/1/2018 Ostrich farmers in the Little Karoo have lost an estimated R1bn and have had to lay off 15% to 20% of their workforce as the crippling drought enters its fourth year. The size of the flock declined …

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Fewsnet warns of food shortages – NewsDay Zimbabwe   25/1/2019 AN international food security monitoring agency has warned of severe food shortages in the next few months due to erratic rains this season and the general spike in the cost of living, with the poor and middle-income households most vulnerable. BY NQOBANI NDLOVU/JAIROS SAUNYAMA The …

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Redan given 72 hours to restore fuel coupons value – NewsDay Zimbabwe   25/1/2019 The decision by Redan Petroleum to debase fuel coupons following President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s decision to hike fuel prices a fortnight ago has drawn fire, with lawyers demanding that the fuel distributor reverses the decision within 72 hours. By Everson Mushava Alex …

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Govt issues fishing permits for Tugwi-Mukosi Dam   25/1/2019 The Herald George Maponga Masvingo Bureau Government has started issuing permits to co-operatives for commercial fishing at Tugwi-Mukosi Dam in southern Masvingo, as part of efforts to make sure Zimbabweans accrue economic benefits from the country’s largest inland water body. The permits are being issued through …

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. . . prioritises agro-based companies   25/1/2019 The Herald Freedom Mupanedemo Midlands Bureau Government is prioritising the resuscitation of agro and mining companies since the country’s economy is based on agriculture and mining, Minister of State for Midlands Provincial Affairs Larry Mavima has said. Minister Mavima, who toured Sable Chemicals on Wednesday, said President …

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Tobacco exports up by over 360 pc   25/1/2019 The Herald Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter The country has this year earned US$88 million from the exportation of 14,5 million kilogrammes of flue-cured tobacco to various markets. This is an increase from the US$9 million earned during the same period last year when the country exported …

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