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Abattoir loses licence | The Herald Admire Mhaka Mutare CorrespondentMadziro Abattoir in Mutare has been deregistered after it emerged that it was offering meat inspection and grading services in violation of its licence. Acting Manicaland provincial veterinary officer Dr Charles Guri said the abattoir was licensed to offer slaughtering services but the process of …
Govt steps up fight against crop pests Obert Chifamba Manicaland Bureau ChiefEFFORTS are underway to strenghten surveillance mechanisms, management and control systems for emerging pests that can reduce crop yields drastically, a Government official has said. In a speech read on behalf of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Minister Chief Air Marshal (Rtd) Perrance …
Zanu-PF in bid to avert Tongaat strike From George Maponga in MasvingoThe Zanu-PF leadership in Masvingo has engaged Lowveld sugar producer Tongaat Hulett and representatives of the firm’s employees to resolve a potentially catastrophic stand-off between the two parties over salary increment. Tongaat’s close to 21 000 employees through the influential Zimbabwe Sugar Milling …
Govt urged to prioritise infrastructure Tawanda Mangoma in ChiredziTraditional leaders in Chiredzi have implored Government to prioritise infrastructure development projects for those who will be relocated as part of the Save Valley Conservancy reorganisation. They said Government should put in place irrigation schemes, schools and other social amenities for the villages. The European Union, …
Zim to benefit from $2 billion solar facility Herald ReporterZimbabwe stands to benefit from a US$2 billion solar financing arrangement availed by the Government of India to several African countries, The Herald learnt last night. Vice President General Constantino Chiwenga (Retired) yesterday met India’s President Mr Ram Nath Kovind as part of discussions on …
SEZs incentives draft to be gazetted Herald ReporterGovernment will next month gazette the final draft of incentives that would be offered under the country’s Special Economic Zones. The incentives will be critical in attracting potential investors into the country’s SEZ. Special Economic Zones chairman Dr Gideon Gono told delegates to the London Investment Conference …
Grace Mugabe in messy scandal 0 March 25, 2018 3:57 PM Source: Grace Mugabe in messy scandal – The Standard March 25, 2018 Former first lady Grace Mugabe has been named in a government report on elephant poaching and smuggling of ivory in a scandal that might have cost the country millions of dollars. BY STAFF REPORTER The …
Plant 8 trees every year, urges Govt 0 March 25, 2018 2:27 PM Source: Plant 8 trees every year, urges Govt | Herald (Local news) Minister Muchinguri-Kashiri Nokutenda Chiyangwa Herald ReporterGovernment has encouraged people to plant more than eight trees every year in a bid to fight the effects of climate change and promote agroforestry, …
Command Livestock rollout soon 0 March 25, 2018 3:55 PM Source: Command Livestock rollout soon | Sunday News (Business) Basil Nyabadza Dumisani Nsingo, Senior Farming ReporterTHE Government will soon distribute livestock and various animal related production materials under its Special Livestock, Fisheries and Wildlife Programme in Matabeleland South Province, an official has said. Speaking on …
Zipra renews bid to recover seized properties FORMER Zimbabwe People’s Revolutionary Army (Zipra) liberation struggle fighters are making frantic efforts to recover property worth millions of dollars seized by ex-president Robert Mugabe’s regime during the Gukurahundi campaign of the 1980s that left an estimated 20 000 people dead in the Midlands and Matabeleland provinces. …