SECOND ROUND CROP AND LIVESTOCK ASSESSMENT REPORT 2016/2017 SEASON
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2 dead rhinos found at Mahofa’s ranch . . . police, Zimparks probe case
2 dead rhinos found at Mahofa’s ranch . . . police, Zimparks probe case June 23, 2017 Local News, Top Stories Sen Mahofa George Maponga Masvingo BureauZimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) and other law enforcers have opened investigations into the killing of two rhinos that were de-horned and buried in pits at Masvingo Provincial Affairs ’s …
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Government directs Agribank to cut costs
Government directs Agribank to cut costs By Shame Makoshori, Senior Business Reporter The bank extended its profit position, posting a $1,8 million profit during the five months ended May 31, 2017. THE Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Patrick Chinamasa, has directed state-owned farm financier Agribank to immediately cut costs from 36 percent to 30 …
Bow hunting: Zimbabwe’s great wildlife dilemma
Bow hunting: Zimbabwe’s great wildlife dilemma Companies & Markets June 22, 2017By Andrew Kunambura, Political Reporter Safari Operators Association of Zimbabwe president, Emmanuel Fundira *Government urged to review blanket ban on bow hunting * Potential revenue estimated at $5 million per year A WORSENING foreign currency crisis has armed safari operators with the ammunition they desperately needed …
Government rips off motorists
Government rips off motorists | The Financial Gazette By Staff Reporter GOVERNMENT raised nearly $200 million between 2013 and 2016 from a National Oil Company of Zimbabwe (Noczim) debt redemption levy, enough to pay off the parastatal’s legacy debts, but continues to tax consumers and diverting the cash to other expenses. Zimbabwean businesses and motorists endure …
Govt urged to fund Tobacco Research Board
Govt urged to fund Tobacco Research Board GOVERNMENT is failing to fund the Tobacco Research Board (TRB) despite it being a key institution necessary to turn around the fortunes of the economy. BY VENERANDA LANGA TRB general manager Dahlia Garwe yesterday told the Christopher Chitindi-led Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, which was on tour, …
New system to reduce roadblocks
New system to reduce roadblocks June 23, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Seven traffic officers “gang up” against a motorist along the Harare-Bulawayo Highway in Warren Park, Harare, recently. — Picture by Innocent Makawa Sydney Kawadza Senior Features WriterReports of reduced police presence on the roads were received first with glee and later with indignation as it …
All set for pig producers symposium
All set for pig producers symposium June 23, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Participants at last year’s symposium The Pig Producers Association of Zimbabwe, in partnership with the Stockfeed Manufacturers Association and the Zimbabwe Agricultural Society, proudly announce the Pig Symposium 2017. The Zimbabwe Poultry Association, which together with PPAZ and the Stockfeed Manufacturers Association, were …
Govt to review maize moisture content
Govt to review maize moisture content June 23, 2017 Local News Dr Made Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterGovernment will investigate the Grain Marketing Board for rejecting maize because of high moisture content and may also consider waiving the 12,5 percent requirement for grain meant for milling, Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Dr Joseph Made has said. GMB accepts …
Tobacco farmers concerned with depressed auction floor prices
Tobacco farmers concerned with depressed auction floor prices By ZimSitRep_M | June 22, 2017 2 Comments Source: Tobacco farmers concerned with depressed auction floor prices | The Financial Gazette June 22, 2017 By Tabitha Mutenga, Features and Supplements Editor TOBACCO auction floor prices have lagged behind those offered to contract farmers for their crop, triggering speculation that contractors were angling for total …
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