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Legal cannabis could be pot of gold – The Financial Gazette Own Correspondent 18/10/2018 ON Wednesday Canada made history – after 95 years of prohibition it is now the second country in the world to legalise cannabis for recreational use. “How will you celebrate?” local news sites ask audiences, as publishers both sides of the …
African countries’ policies must shift to achieve zero hunger – NewsDay Zimbabwe 18/10/2018 FOR the third year in a row hunger is rising across the world. And, as a recent report by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation shows, the situation is worsening in most regions in Africa. guest column Hendriks, Mkandawire and …
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Govt to replicate Siyalima success story The Herald 18/10/2018 Lawrence Chitumba Correspondent GOVERNMENT will continue setting up more community irrigation schemes like Siyalima in Guruve as the initiative is a commendable example of climate change adaptation and resilience building, Mashonaland Central crops and livestock officer Mr Stancilae Tapererwa has said. The Siyalima Irrigation …
More register to grow golden leaf The Herald 18/10/2018 Fortunate Gora Mash West Correspondent MASHONALAND West Province has recorded an eight percent increase in new tobacco growers registered with the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board for the 2018-19 season. According to the latest statistics released by the TIMB, the number of new tobacco farmers who …
Timber poachers fined The Herald 18/10/2018 Luthando Mapepa Chipinge Correspondent AT least 26 people from Chipinge district last week paid a cumulative $2 800 in fines for breaching the Forests Act. The 26 offenders were nabbed during an operation code-named Osalama, which was led by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) supported by parastatals …
Minister explains wheat shortage The Herald 18/10/2018 Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter At least 980 National Railways of Zimbabwe wagons had been loaded with wheat as of yesterday and most of them were now docked at millers as Government moves to ease the shortage of the cereal grain, a Cabinet minister has said. In …
Zim power generation project bears fruit The Herald 18/10/2018 Africa Moyo Senior Business Reporter Zimbabwe’s deliberate focus on investing in electricity generation since 2009 is beginning to bear fruit amid indications that all of last week, the country relied solely on locally generated electricity. The move saw a break from the importation of …
‘Banning ivory trade is colonial racism at its worst’ The Chronicle 18/10/2018 Emmanuel Koro The British Government and Prince William were recently in the service of a radical animal rights group — the Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI). The British government together with EPI have organised a conference of African states in London aimed …
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UPDATED: Use of fuel containers clarified 4-5 minutes Energy and Power Development Minister Dr Joram Gumbo flanked by a director in the ministry Morgan Mudzinganyama (right) addresses media at a presser in Harare today.- Picture by Tariro Kamangira The Chronicle Elita Chikwati, Harare BureauGovernment has not banned the use of containers when buying fuel …
Fiscalisation: Know your fiscal devices 18/10/2018 The Chronicle What is fiscalisation? Fiscalisation is the recording of transactions for Value Added Tax purposes using electronic fiscal gadgets. The fiscalised gadgets record the information on read only memory, meaning that once recorded, this information cannot be altered. Who is required to fiscalise? All VAT registered operators …