Gov’t investigates bribe allegations after hunter indicted in U.S

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Gov’t investigates bribe allegations after hunter indicted in U.S   Zimbabwe’s wildlife agency said on Tuesday it was investigating allegations that a South African national bribed officials to allow a Colorado-based tourist to take the ivory tusks of an elephant illegally shot in a Zimbabwe game park. Their inquiry comes after U.S. prosecutors accused the …

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Pure Oils to commission margarine plant in June

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Pure Oils to commission margarine plant in June   The Herald Livingstone Marufu Business ReporterPure Oil Industries, which manufactures Zimgold cooking oil brand, is set to commission-state-of-the-art bakers fat and margarine plant in the next coming weeks as the firm moves to become an integrated oil extraction and processing company. The move comes  at a …

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Zimbabwe holds belated World Bee Day

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Zimbabwe holds belated World Bee Day   Gibson Mhaka, Senior Business ReporterZIMBABWE will tomorrow mark the  first-ever belated World Bee Day which was declared by the United Nations to recognise and celebrate the importance of preserving bees and other pollinators. The celebrations organised by Matabeleland Beekeepers Association ( MBA) are being held in Bulawayo. World …

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Govt starts repossessing land from multiple farm owners

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Govt starts repossessing land from multiple farm owners   President Mnangagwa Munyaradzi Musiiwa, Midlands CorrespondentGOVERNMENT has started repossessing land from beneficiaries of land reform programme who have multiple farms and those whose properties exceed the recommended sizes to enable more people, particularly youths to benefit, President Mnangagwa said yesterday. Addressing youths and party supporters during …

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54% of tobacco farmers comply with govt directive to destroy stalks

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54% of tobacco farmers comply with govt directive to destroy stalks newsday Only 54% of tobacco farmers have complied with a government directive to destroy all stalks of the crop, risking an outbreak of potato virus Y (PVY), which affects the golden leaf, potatoes, tomatoes and peppers. BY FREEMAN MAKOPA Speaking at an Indaba held …

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Women attack traditional leaders over land distribution

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Women attack traditional leaders over land distribution newsday RURAL women have accused traditional leaders of abusing their authority to sideline them in the distribution of land. BY KUDZAI MUCHENJEKWA This came out during a women land tenure policy dialogue organised by the Zimbabwe Land Agrarian Network (ZiLAN) in Harare on Monday, where participants bemoaned the …

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Zanu PF activists invade Mutinhiri son’s plot

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Zanu PF activists invade Mutinhiri son’s plot newsday SUSPECTED Zanu PF activists in Marondera have reportedly invaded a farm owned by National Patriotic Front (NPF) interim leader, Ambrose Mutinhiri’s son, Tafara, in protest over his father’s decision to join opposition politics. BY JAIROS SAUNYAMA Tafara confirmed the incident yesterday, saying the ruling party supporters invaded …

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Horticulture set to surpass $143m

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Horticulture set to surpass $143m   The Herald The Government initiative to return the horticulture sector to its former glory as one of the leading export earners is achievable if challenges bedevilling the sector are addressed, an expert has said. Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers Union (ZCFU) director Jeremiah Tevera, said surpassing the $143 million mark was …

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Villagers appeal for irrigation equipment

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Villagers appeal for irrigation equipment   The Herald Blessings Chidakwa in KadomaFARMERS at Madhodha Irrigation Scheme in Mhondoro-Ngezi, Mashonaland West are appealing to Government and donors for irrigation equipment as the one they are using is now obsolete. The local community also appealed for the introduction of the Command Fisheries programme as they have one …

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