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Zesa wants 49pc tariff hike By ZimSitRep_M | June 4, 2017 0 Comment Source: Zesa wants 49pc tariff hike – Sunday News Jun 4, 2017 Robin Muchetu, Senior ReporterPOWER utility company, Zesa has renewed its pursuit of seeking a 49 percent increase in electricity tariffs to help settle South African Eskom debt which nearly resulted in the neighbouring power generator cutting off …
Bureaucratic bungling, poor planning to affect wheat hectarage Opinions June 1, 2017By Own Correspondent Wheat takes five months to mature and those who plant around May 15 expect to harvest around October 15. By Peter Gambara IT is highly unlikely that the targeted area of 50 000 hectares will be achieved now that the winter wheat …
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June 1, 2017By Own Correspondent With more than 98 000 registered tobacco farmers, up from just 600 in 2000, Zimbabwe’s forests are indeed under siege. By Problem Masau AS the vehicle negotiated Hurungwe District’s rugged terrain, weaving through countless tree stumps, it was difficult to imagine that once upon a time, the area was a …
Germans take control of Gonarezhou Top Stories June 1, 2017By Andrew Kunambura, Political Reporter Gonarezhou National Park GOVERNMENT has surrendered management of the Gonarezhou National Park to a German based-firm, Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS), after failing to contain rampant poaching which was threatening to wipe out the game park’s teeming wildlife, theFinancial Gazette can exclusively report.The arrangement …
Fish farming and aquaculture policy in Zim June 2, 2017 Opinion & Analysis CorrespondentAs Zimbabwe sets out to develop a fully-fledged fish farming industry, a number of initiatives can be adopted to grow the vast aquaculture potential of the country. Zimbabwe already boasts the largest fish farming operation in Africa and there is scope to grow …
Pork production slumps by 7,5% June 1, 2017 in Business THE number of slaughtered pigs slumped by 7,5% in the first quarter of 2017 due to the prevailing cash crisis and high costs of production, an industry official has said. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI Piglets ready for slaughtering Pig Industry Board, director, Andrew Shoniwa, told NewsDay that a …
‘Farming was the answer’ June 1, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Farm workers harvesting tobacco Buhle Nkomo“Life in the diaspora was not rosy as I played cat and mouse with the police when my documents expired,” said Albert Musasa (35), a tobacco grower based in Marondera. I lived from hand to mouth. There was no job …
Experts push for Sadc grain reserves strengthening June 1, 2017 Business Sifelani Tsiko The 2015 – 2016 El Nino-induced drought that plunged the entire Sadc region into a food security crisis won’t be the last to hit agriculture. It’s almost certain that the southern African region will continue to have shocks in the future. The major …
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Govt to reorganise fertiliser production chain June 1, 2017 Business An acute shortage of fertiliser is predicted due to lack of foreign currency to import raw materials Conrad Mwanawashe Business ReporterGOVERNMENT is planning to reorganise the fertiliser production chain with a view to ensuring sufficient product throughout the season. Buoyed by the success of the Special Maize …
EMA approves Gwanda solar plant project June 1, 2017 Business Minister Chinamasa Business ReporterCIVIL works for the construction of the 100 megawatt Gwanda solar plant are set to commence after the Environmental Management Authority issued an Environmental Impact Assessment certificate for the project. According to EMA, the certificate gives Zimbabwe Power Company permission to carry out …