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Zimbabwe, Zambia strike US$115m power debt deal December 7, 2017By Phillimon Mhlanga, Business Reporter Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, permanent secretary Willard Manungo AFTER almost a year of complex negotiations, Zimbabwe has finally struck a deal with Zambia on payment modalities for a US$114,8 million interest on the federation-era debt that Lusaka is owed by …
Zimbabwean farmers last year produced 30 000 tonnes of soya beans, according to Oil Expressers’ Association of Zimbabwe. SEED manufacturer SeedCo has lost about 25 percent of its soya bean seed stock for the 2017/2018 season to a resurgent stem rot disease called sclerotinia, a senior executive has said. The company’s global head for research, …
SADC plugs power deficit December 7, 2017By Own Correspondent The region slipped into a power deficit a decade ago, partly due to its old plants failing to match expanding populations and economies. REGIONAL power supply has improved, with excess power now being generated, but inadequate transmission infrastructure and lack of funds are causing electricity defi cits …
NSSA to acquire 80 percent of CSC December 7, 2017By Staff Reporter NSSA will take up 80 percent equity in the Cold Storage Company. THE National Social Security Authority (NSSA) will take up 80 percent equity in the Cold Storage Company, injecting a reported $20 million, as it embarks on the resuscitation of the stricken meat …
Chinamasa makes sweeping changes – December 8, 2017 FINANCE minister Patrick Chinamasa has introduced a raft of cost-cutting measures, among them a drastic reduction in government travel, other luxuries and fired over 3 000 national youth service graduates. Government will also retire bureaucrats over the age of 65. BY VENERANDA LANGA Chinamasa said this while …
One-stop macadamia nuts shop boon for farmers December 8, 2017 MANICALAND & MASH EAST Luthando Mapepa Chipinge CorrespondentTHE one-stop macadamia nuts shop, which was officially opened this year in Chipinge, has brought smiles to many farmers who were grappling with high costs of buying inputs from faraway places. The shop, Cropate Agricultural Services, was opened after an …
Tongaat decries production decline December 8, 2017 MASVINGO & SOUTH-WEST Tawanda Mangoma in ChiredziTongaat Hulett Zimbabwe has bemoaned the marked decline in production at Mkwasine Sugar Estate here amid reports that outgrower farmers have failed to meet the target by almost 50 percent. Speaking during the commissioning of the rehabilitated 35-kilometre Nandi-Mkwasine railway line in Chiredzi …
372k register to vote, mop up exercise looms December 8, 2017 Local News, MASH WEST & MASH CENTRAL Blessings Chidakwa Mash West CorrespondentThe Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has registered more than 372 000 people during the first three phases of the on-going Biometric Voter Registration in Mashonaland West province against a target of 400 000, an official has …
Fish health vital for profitable farming December 8, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis For producers to be able to maintain ideal quality conditions, they must understand the physical and chemical components contributing to good fish production The Zimbabwe Fish Producers’ Association, supported by the Zimbabwe Agricultural Society, invites stakeholders in the fish industry and all fish …
Govt to extend amnesty on outstanding taxes December 8, 2017 Business Kudzanai Sharara Assistant Business EditorGovernment will extend amnesty measures on outstanding taxes that were accrued prior to December 1, 2017, Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa has said. Presenting his 2018 National Budget in Parliament yesterday, Minister Chinamasa proposed an amnesty for interest and penalties …