Youths must participate in climate change issues

Youths must participate in climate change issues 21/7/2021 The Herald Achieford Mhondera Correspondent One of the key climate governance processes in Zimbabwe is the adoption and implementation of the revised Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). The process involves an update of the NDCs submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change as part of …

Cabinet okays agric report

Cabinet okays agric report  Herald 21/7/2021   Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga Herald Reporter Cabinet has approved the report on the state of preparedness for the 2021-2022 agricultural season, partly anchored on helping rural communities to revamp and industrialise their projects. The report was presented by Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga who chairs the Cabinet …

No jab, No job!

No jab, No job! Chronicle 21/7/2021   Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter The Public Service Commission (PSC) has directed that all civil servants get vaccinated as the private sector lobbies for compulsory Covid-19 vaccination to save lives and boost economic productivity. In an internal circular last week, the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) directed all employees to …

Residents object to Chinese macadamia plant

Residents object to Chinese macadamia plant By Newsday – July 20, 2021 RESIDENTS of Chipinge town have objected to plans by the local authority to regularise a macadamia processing plant established by Dexing, a Chinese company, in a low-density residential area. The plant was built on a land which was reserved for a cross-border commercial rank. The …

Tobacco volumes to surpass target

Tobacco volumes to surpass target   Herald 20/7/2021  Agriculture Reporter Farmers have sold 191 million kilogrammes of flue-cured tobacco as the sector is expecting the volumes to surpass the 200 million kilogramme target. The 2021 selling season officially closed last week although business is still continuing at the contract floors. The flue-cured auction tobacco clean …

San community lobbies for hunting permit waivers

San community lobbies for hunting permit waivers    Chronicle 20/7/2021 Minister July Moyo Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter THE San community have lobbied Government to grant them hunting permit waivers saying integration into mainstream society has disrupted their lives as they cannot conduct some of their rituals. This emerged in a meeting between the San/Tjwa community …

Zim operations sweeten Tongaat

Zim operations sweeten Tongaat  0  July 19, 2021 8:24 AM Source: Zim operations sweeten Tongaat | The Herald Business Writer Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed entity Tongaat Hulett is looking forward to more dividend payments from its Zimbabwe-based operations, chief executive officer Gavin Hudson said while presenting the company’s results for full-year to March 31, 2021. During the just-ended financial …

5 Chinese, 3 Zimbos on Interpol most wanted list 

5 Chinese, 3 Zimbos on Interpol most wanted list  0  July 19, 2021 10:48 AM Source: 5 Chinese, 3 Zimbos on Interpol most wanted list – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY MIRIAM MANGWAYA THE Zimbabwe Republic Police has handed over names of five Chinese and three Zimbabwean fugitives to the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) for arrest on charges of …

Semwa Dam to transform Rushinga’s fortunes

Semwa Dam to transform Rushinga’s fortunes  0  July 19, 2021 6:11 PM Source: Semwa Dam to transform Rushinga’s fortunes | The Herald Rushinga legislator Cde Tendai Nyabani leads a tour of the Semwa Dam site by Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement Minister Anxious Masuka last week. Daniel Chigunwe Mash Central Correspondent   The completion of the …