Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Capital Gains Tax May 18, 2017 Business Capital Gains Tax (CGT) is tax charged on the capital gain arising from the disposal of a specified asset in terms of Section 6 of the Capital Gains Act (Chapter 23:01). Specified asset means immovable property (land and buildings) and any marketable security. The seller of the specified asset …
Knowledge-driven ways to assess the socio-economic impact of agricultural interventions May 17, 2017 in Business Measuring the authentic impact of development interventions remains a big challenge for many development organisations and governments, mainly in developing countries. Terms like value for money and social return on investment are being mentioned repeatedly as organisations try to ascertain the value …
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EDITORIAL COMMENT: GMB must protect farmers May 17, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis The Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has been the buyer of choice for Zimbabwean farmers for decades, but developments in recent years have seen growers shunning the parastatal, opting to deal with private buyers. It is, however, debatable whether farmers are benefiting from these …
Agric, mining to drive economic growth: IMF May 17, 2017 Business Conrad Mwanawashe and Enacy MapakameTHE International Monetary Fund expects recovery in agriculture and mining to drive economic growth this year but warns that maintaining the growth momentum would require action to expedite plans to reduce Government deficit to a sustainable level. But economists said growth will …
‘Dollarisation inquiry flawed’ May 17, 2017 Business Minister Chinamasa Martin Kadzere Senior Business ReporterTHE Commission of Inquiry set up to probe the process used to convert pensions and insurance benefits after dollarisation in 2009 has completed its investigations amid concern from authorities that the report submitted contains a “lot of deficiencies”. The commission, set up by President …
Govt approves Command irrigation project May 17, 2017 Local News Dr Made Elita chikwati Senior Agriulcture ReporterCabinet has approved a special irrigation rehabilitation and development programme, which will see an additional 300 000 hectares of land being put under maize production to ensure national food security. The programme, which is an extension of the hugely successful Command Agriculture, …
‘Livestock population declines’ May 17, 2017 Local News Abigail Mawonde Herald CorrespondentThe livestock population has fallen by nearly 40 000 beasts since last year, the Department of Livestock Production and Veterinary Services has said. Addressing delegates attending a workshop on livestock production organised by the Zimbabwe Agricultural Society, the department’s principal livestock officer Mr Passmore Nyamadzawo emphasised the need …
Tobacco exports drop 12pc May 17, 2017 Business Buyers busy at the tobacco auction floors in Harare in this file photo Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business ReporterZIMBABWE’S seasonal tobacco export receipts have registered a 12 percent drop so far to $216,9 million compared to $246,3 million realised during the comparable period in 2016, official data shows. As of …
Bots cops kill 68 Zim cattle May 17, 2017 Local News Sukulwenkosi Dube- Matutu, Plumtree CorrespondentBOTSWANA police have killed 68 herd of cattle worth about $35 000 through its shoot-to-kill policy. Villagers from Bulilima and Mangwe Districts have appealed to Government to re-engage Botswana authorities to ensure that the policy is reversed. Police national anti-stock theft coordinator …
Poacher injured in gunfight with rangers May 17, 2017 Local News Whinsley Masara, Chronicle ReporterFIVE suspected poachers were arrested and one of them is receiving treatment at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo after he was shot at Matopos National Park. The Anti-Poaching Police Team and game rangers heard gunshots within the national park in the early hours …