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GMB blast kills 4 workers 5-6 minutes Minister Perrance Shiri inspects the site of the blast at Lions Den GMB depot in Mashonaland West yesterday Walter Nyamukondiwa, Harare BureauAt least four workers were killed, while three others were seriously injured after a massive explosion, whose cause is still unknown, rocked the Grain Marketing Board’s Lions …
Zimra descends on tax defaulters Source: Zimra descends on tax defaulters | Daily News HARARE – The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has launched an operation targeting companies and individuals that have defaulted on their tax obligations. This comes as the national tax collector’s July gross collections increased by 20,80 percent to $406,13 million from its monthly …
EMA commends grazing scheme’s contribution to national herd THE Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has commended Romney Integrated Grazing Scheme in Mangwe district for contributing 3 750 cattle to the national herd and said it could become one of the best performing farmer-based natural resources and rangeland management initiatives in the country. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI …
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Slow start to summer cropping preps The Herald Manicaland Correspondent PREPARATIONS for the 2018-19 summer cropping season got off to a sluggish start in Manicaland as only a few farmers have started land preparations, an official has said. Manicaland provincial agronomist Mr Thomas Sakuhuni yesterday said only a few farmers had started preparations, while …
Veld fires threaten Vumba ecology The Herald Manicaland Correspondent PEOPLE in Vumba near Mutare have said the area’s tourism potential and timber business are facing an uncertain future in the wake of rampant veld fires blamed on suspected poachers trying to trap game. A timber producer and sawmill owner in the area, Mr Munyaradzi …
Mechanise agric sector, say farmers The Herald Blessings Chidakwa in Kadoma FARMERS in Mashonaland West province have called on Government to consolidate the success of Command Agriculture by mechanising the agricultural sector. Most of the equipment being used by farmers is obsolete and inefficient, which has affected levels of production. Provincial crop and livestock …
Harare Agricultural Show roars into life The Herald Mary Muradzikwa and Panashe Machakaire The 2018 edition of the Harare Agricultural Show roared into life yesterday at the Exhibition Park. The annual show is the premier event organised by the Zimbabwe Agriculture Society (ZAS) for the national facilitation and promotion of agricultural development. The show …
Diversify, tobacco growers urged The Herald Noah Pito in Hurungwe Tobacco farmers in Hurungwe should consider diversifying into cotton and maize production to reduce the alarming level of deforestation in the area, an official has said. In an interview recently, Hurungwe Rural District Council chief executive Mr Joram Misheck Moyo lashed out at tobacco …
Govt declares war on armyworm Minister of State for Manicaland Provincial Affairs Senator Monica Mutsvangwa (second from right) tours Mutasa District stand during the official opening of Manicaland Agricultural Show last Friday. -(Picture by Tinai Nyadzayo) The Herald Nyore Madzianike Manicaland Bureau GOVERNMENT will leave no stone unturned in the search for lasting solutions …
Farmers urged to try zero tillage The Herald Herald Reporters Smallholder farmers have been urged to consider conservation farming this season as most of them have lost their draught power to tick-borne diseases. Most smallholder farmers do not have access to machinery such as tractors and rely on their oxen for tillage. Zimbabwe Commercial …