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300 families face eviction October 19, 2017 MASVINGO & SOUTH-WEST, Top Stories Deputy Minister Marapira George Maponga Masvingo BureauGovernment is set to evict over 300 families illegally settled on the shores of Lake Mutirikwi to restore a buffer zone around Masvingo City’s sole water supply that is threatened with siltation. The illegal settlers have been pouring onto the shores …
‘Consider extracting oil from maize seed’ October 19, 2017 Business, Top Stories Deputy Minister Marapira Business ReporterTHE Government will push local cooking oil firms to consider extracting edible oil from maize seed to reduce huge spending on soya bean imports, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development (Cropping Production) Davis Marapira has said. Zimbabwe produces an average …
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Govt must move in now to repossess idle land Chronicle 19 October 2017 More than 300 000 families have been resettled on prime farming areas which used to be a preserve for white commercial farmers since the launch of the fast track land reform programme in 2000. These new farmers contributed significantly …
Sable targets to produce 120 000t of fertiliser October 18, 2017 MIDLANDS & NORTH-WEST Munyaradzi Musiiwa Midlands BureauTHE country’s sole Ammonium Nitrate (AN) manufacturer, Sable Chemical Industries, is targeting to produce about 120 000 tonnes of fertiliser this year to bolster stocks for the summer cropping season. Chairperson of an association of fertiliser-producing companies Mr Tapiwa Mashingaidze said …
Masvingo loses 10 000ha land to veld fires October 18, 2017 MASVINGO & SOUTH-WEST Walter Mswazie Masvingo CorrespondentMASVINGO Province has so far lost 10 000 hectares of land to veld fires, as Zimbabwe approaches the end of the fire season. The fire season starts from July 1 and ends on October 31 annually. Environmental Management Agency’s Masvingo provincial manager …
Sustainable farming practices October 18, 2017 Business The year is soon coming to an end. This implies that the rainy season is around the corner for most parts of the country, while some have already received some showers in the past few days. For the farmer, this is a very important time of the year in which …
Illegal settlers threaten Mushandike irrigation scheme October 18, 2017 Business George Maponga, Masvingo Bureau Masvingo province’s largest irrigation scheme, Mushandike, is under threat from the proliferation of illegal settlers who are occupying land earmarked for its expansion. The illegal settlers are posing a serious threat to water canals that supply various parts of scheme. The 800-hectare Mushandike …
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60pc raw hides go to waste Chronicle 18 October 2017 Tawanda Musarurwa, Harare Bureau Lack of a complementary policy that allows livestock producers to export light hides means around 60 percent of raw hides produced in the country are going to waste as they do not have a market locally. According to the Livestock and …
Parts of Zim experience record high temperatures October 18, 2017 Local News Harare BureauSOME parts of the country experienced record-breaking high temperatures yesterday as the country came under the spell of a heat wave that is also expected to affect the country today, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has said. MSD forecaster Mr James Ngoma yesterday …
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Lion wreaks havoc in Odzi October 17, 2017 MANICALAND & MASH EAST, Top Stories Lion – pic from Wild Life – blogger Victor Maphosa Herald ReporterMUKUNI villagers in Odzi, Mutare West, are living in fear of a stray lion that has reportedly killed three cattle and seriously injured one beast. The lion started terrorising villagers at the beginning of October …