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Good times beckon for timber industry 3-3 minutes The Herald Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Manicaland Bureau Players in the timber industry have said they look forward to repositioning themselves and contribute meaningfully to the turnaround of the country’s economy against the background of significant efforts by Government to revive the ailing sector. There have been numerous …
$50m canal project boost for irrigation 3-4 minutes The Herald George Maponga and Martha Leboho Government has announced plans to construct canals fromMuzhwi Dam in Chivi and Matezva Dam in Gutu to adjacent commercial farms and irrigation schemes, as part of efforts to make Masvingo food secure by exploiting the province’s high dam density. …
Agriculture Zim’s economic backbone 10-12 minutes The Herald Agriculture is the backbone of Zimbabwe’s economy contributing immensely to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and is also one of the major foreign currency earners after the mining sector. The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement has identified youths who have been outstanding in the agriculture …
Econet launches EcoFarmer club The Herald Business Reporter Econet Wireless Zimbabwe yesterday launched the EcoFarmer Club, which offers farmers access to a bundle of services that include agricultural commodity prices, valuable farming tips, relevant local weather information and a mobile trading platform which links farmers to buyers. Speaking at the launch of the …
Zim poised for agric boom The Herald Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter The country is destined for an agricultural boom, as Government is committed to comprehensively develop the sector towards achieving Vision 2030 of making Zimbabwe a middle income country, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has said. He said this while addressing stakeholders attending …
‘Zesa losing three transformers a night’ 3-3 minutes Source: ‘Zesa losing three transformers a night’ | Daily News HARARE – The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) is losing three transformers a night due to vandals, Energy ministry permanent secretary Partson Mbiriri has said. Mbiriri, who was the guest of honour at a workshop for …
Firm invests $4bn in marijuana Own Correspondent 3-3 minutes Experts say the plant has over 25,000 uses, making it a super plant with something for everyone. CANNABIS stocks have been soaring since the maker of Corona beer boosted its investment in Canadian cannabis company Canopy Growth by $4 billion.Both companies, which are also based in …
Over 2 million people food insecure Tabitha Mutenga Features Editor 3-3 minutes Zimbabwe will require $140 million for cereals and $31 million for other food commodities to provide a full food basket for the vulnerable households. AN estimated 2,4 million rural Zimbabweans will require food assistance between October 2018 to March 2019, the 2017/2018 Zimbabwe …
Special Economic Zones now operational 3-3 minutes GOVERNMENT has passed a statutory instrument on Special Economic Zones (SEZs), which effectively brings them into full operation. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI Statutory Instrument (SI) 154 of 2018 was gazetted on August 17, 2018. The gazette stipulated the fees for every application for a developer, operator or investment, …
Character-building role of African ‘informal’ economies 8-10 minutes People who co-exist with kombi drivers in Zimbabwe, matatu drivers in Nairobi’s traffic jammed roads, boda-boda motorcyclists in Kampala and similar situations in African cities have always wondered if those drivers are from the same mother. eMKAMBO: CHARLES DHEWA This is due to their character which …
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