‘Speculative holding of land hindering agric production’

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‘Speculative holding of land hindering agric production’ December 8, 2017 Local News Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa presents his 2018 National Budget proposals in Parliament yesterday Herald ReporterZimbabwe is failing to realise maximum gains from the agriculture sector due to idle land that has become dead capital and being held for speculative purposes, Finance …

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Farmers get pre-paid meters

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Farmers get pre-paid meters   0 December 7, 2017 1:18 PM   Source: Farmers get pre-paid meters | The Financial Gazette December 7, 2017 By Tabitha Mutenga, Features and Supplements Editor The electricity meters are expected to be on the market in the first quarter of 2018. THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) will next year introduce a …

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Southern Africa urged to put in place infrastructure for fall armyworm management

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Southern Africa urged to put in place infrastructure for fall armyworm management – December 7, 2017 SOUTHERN Africa fall armyworm stakeholders have called for an increase in investment and stronger coordination and partnerships in responding to the pest.   BY MUNESU NYAKUDYA The call was made after a stakeholders’ meeting held in Johannesburg last week, organised …

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Boran: A no-fuss, no-hassle breed

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Boran: A no-fuss, no-hassle breed December 7, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Mike Burgess CorrespondentAlmost 20 years ago, Chris Webb introduced Borans to his crossbreeding programme on the 1 500ha farm, Tharfield, in the Eastern Cape. Boran-type cows and calves. The calving rate of the female animals in the natural mating programme never decreases below 90 percent. He spoke …

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Succeeding through mixed competencies

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Succeeding through mixed competencies December 7, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis African policy makers, private companies like seed houses and development agencies are blaming farmers for not adopting new technologies to lift themselves out of poverty Charles DhewaThe fact that farmers and students exposed to the same capacity building initiatives produce different results suggests training alone …

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Old Mutual to build solar power projects

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Old Mutual to build solar power projects December 7, 2017 Business Old Mutual intends to lay solar panels on the rooftops of all its properties countrywide Martin Kadzere in VICTORIA FALLSOld Mutual intends to construct solar power projects with capacity to generate at least 50 megawatts, a senior official has said. The projects will entail the construction …

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Farm downsizing to continue — minister

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Farm downsizing to continue — minister December 7, 2017 Local News, MIDLANDS & NORTH-WEST Cde Ncube Munyaradzi Musiiwa Midlands BureauGOVERNMENT is continuing to reduce farm sizes and redistributing land to curb multiple farm ownership and ensure maximum utilisation of land to enhance productivity. In an interview, the Minister of State for Midlands Provincial Affairs Cde Owen Ncube said …

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Lions terrorise Chimanimani villagers

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Lions terrorise Chimanimani villagers December 7, 2017 Local News, MANICALAND & MASH EAST Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Manicaland BureauVillagers in the Tiya area of Chimanimani are living in fear of lions that are believed to have escaped from Devure Range in Bikita and have reportedly killed three cattle in the past weeks. The lions were first spotted in the Gwindingwi …

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Trio in soup over jumbo tusks

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Trio in soup over jumbo tusks December 6, 2017 Crime & Courts, HARARE METROPOLITAN Victor Maphosa Herald ReporterThree Harare men appeared in court on Monday after they were found in possession of six elephant tusks worth $5 815 in Chitungwiza over the weekend. Collen Dick (49), Alwisi Paundi (32) and Christopher Chapata (41) appeared before Harare magistrate Annie Ndiraya …

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