Government repeals imports restriction law

Government repeals imports restriction law Chronicle 20 October 2017 Prosper Ndlovu in Harare THE Govermment has repealed Statutory Instrument 64 of 2016 and consolidated various import licensing regulations under the newly gazetted Statutory Instrument 122 of 2017, Industry and Commerce Minister, Dr Mike Bimha, said yesterday. The move is part of broader Government efforts to …

Violent storms to hit Mat’land

Violent storms to hit Mat’land October 20, 2017 Headlines, Top Stories Violent storms Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle CorrespondentTHE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned that violent thunderstorms are expected to hit Matabeleland provinces and other southern parts of the country today and tomorrow. The violent thunderstorms follow record-breaking scorching temperatures experienced this week across the country. In a …

Govt must treat farmers fairly

Govt must treat farmers fairly  0 October 19, 2017 2:36 PM Source: Govt must treat farmers fairly | Daily News Eddie Zvinonzwa  •  19 October 2017 HARARE – For many years, agriculture has buoyed Zimbabwe’s agro-based economy with crops such as tobacco and cotton ranking among the major foreign currency earners. While cotton has since fallen down …

Small grain seed shortage hits southern Africa

Small grain seed shortage hits southern Africa  0 October 19, 2017 4:13 PM   Source: Small grain seed shortage hits southern Africa | The Financial Gazette October 19, 2017 By Own Correspondent Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister, Joseph Made By Farai Mabeza SOUTHERN African countries, including Zimbabwe, are experiencing shortages of small grain and legume seeds on formal …

Minister sucked into land row

Minister sucked into land row  1 October 19, 2017 4:17 PM   Source: Minister sucked into land row – DailyNews Live Farayi Machamire  19 October 2017 HARARE – Lands minister Douglas Mombeshora has been dragged before theHigh Court for irregularly withdrawing a Mazowe farmer’s offer letter andhanding the farm to an alleged close ally. The said ally, …

Lands officer in the dock

Lands officer in the dock October 19, 2017 MANICALAND & MASH EAST Anesu Kurebwaseka Mutare CorrespondentA Ministry of Lands and Rural Resettlement official Clemence Kubora (37) has appeared before Mutare magistrate Mr Innocent Bepura facing charges of criminal abuse of duty as a public officer as defined in Section 174 (1)(a) of the Criminal Law Codification Act …

Release funds for irrigation rehab, Government urged

Release funds for irrigation rehab, Government urged October 19, 2017 MASH WEST & MASH CENTRAL Walter Nyamukondiwa Chinhoyi BureauGovernment has been called upon to release funds for irrigation rehabilitation and construction to ensure the projects are ready before the onset of the rains. Department of Irrigation Mashonaland West provincial head Engineer Vimbai Pachawo said late disbursements of funds …

Chegutu Canners resumes production

Chegutu Canners resumes production October 19, 2017 Business Tinashe MakichiChegutu Canners (Private) Limited has resumed production after a four-year care and maintenance , following a capital injection from parent company Olivine Industries. Chegutu Canners manufactures products like Green Valley, Holbrooks and Cartwrights products that include baked beans, canned fruits, curries, mustard, vinegar, sauces, marmalade and jam among …

Zim exceeds grain target by 700 000t

Zim exceeds grain target by 700 000t October 19, 2017 Local News VP Mnangagwa Farirai Machivenyika Senior ReporterZimbabwe has in excess of 700 000 tonnes in grain and Government has put in measures that will ensure that no one will starve before the next harvest, Acting President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said. Acting President Mnangagwa said this in the …

$15 000 Command wheat up in smoke

$15 000 Command wheat up in smoke October 19, 2017 Local News Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterA Command Agriculture wheat crop worth an estimated $15 000 was last week razed by fire, suspected to have been started by illegal settlers, who are angling to take over Amalinda Farm in Murombedzi, Mashonaland West Province, for residential land development. On …