Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Zim faces early winter By ZimSitRep_M | March 19, 2017 0 Comment Source: Zim faces early winter – DailyNews Live Helen Kadirire 17 March 2017 HARARE – Zimbabwe faces an early winter as temperatures are graduallydecreasing, the Meteorological Services Department (Met) said yesterday. The department’s public weather services head, Tich Zinyemba, said “eventhough it is early days yet, there …
Tobacco farmers stage cash demo • Banks fail to meet $1 000 withdrawals • Police called in to restore order By ZimSitRep_M | March 19, 2017 0 Comment Source: Tobacco farmers stage cash demo • Banks fail to meet $1 000 withdrawals • Police called in to restore order | The Herald March 18, 2017 Zvamaida Murwira and Runyararo Muzavazi—Tobacco farmers …
Grace in fresh land grab By ZimSitRep_M | March 19, 2017 3 Comments First Lady Grace Mugabe has reportedly renewed her bid to evict villagers at Arnold Farm in Mazowe to expand her business empire following disclosures that the Lands ministry officials this week started parcelling the farm to pave way for the First Family. Source: Grace in fresh …
Zim must learn to value its farmers By ZimSitRep_M | March 19, 2017 0 Comment Source: Zim must learn to value its farmers – DailyNews Live 18 March 2017 HARARE – The treatment of tobacco farmers in the past few days by buyershas brought to the fore issues of how farmers across the country aretreated as second-class citizens. Tobacco farmers …
RBZ unveils $10m facility for horticultural production By ZimSitRep_M | March 19, 2017 1 Comment Source: RBZ unveils $10m facility for horticultural production – Sunday News Mar 19, 2017 Dumisani Nsingo, Senior Farming ReporterTHE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has unveiled a $10 million facility for the promotion of horticultural production in an effort to ensure the country is self-sustainable and increase …
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War vets to seek recourse on land By ZimSitRep_M | March 19, 2017 2 Comments Source: War vets to seek recourse on land – Sunday News Mar 19, 2017 Robin Muchetu, Senior ReporterTHE Ministry of Welfare Services for War Veterans, War Collaborators, Former Political Detainees and Restrictees has said all war veterans that were unceremoniously displaced from their land should come forward …
Mnangagwa’s $500m scheme raises eyebrows March 19, 2017 in Local, News Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s much trumpeted $500 million command agriculture scheme is a monumental failure and could leave the government saddled with debts running into millions, data made available to this paper has revealed. BY XOLISANI NCUBE/OBEY MANAYITI Vice prseident Emmerson Mnangagwa The government has stepped up propaganda …
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Best Fruit Processors eyes $10m Esigodini plant March 17, 2017 in Business Best Fruit Processors (BFP) is set to establish a $10 million plant in Esigodini, as part of its aggressive expansion plans. BY BUSINESS REPORTER This comes after the company invested $3m in a refurbishment programme at its Norton plant, which has seen capacity reach 30 …
Layer chicken industry depressed on back of turbulent egg market March 17, 2017 in Business THE layer chicken industry in Zimbabwe was depressed on the back of a turbulent egg market, an industry official has said. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI In an industry update, Zimbabwe Poultry Association chairperson Solomon Zawe said layer breeder stocks in 2016 were slightly …
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Beitbridge rhino poaching suspect on the run March 17, 2017 in News A poaching suspect arrested in Beitbridge at the Bubi Conservancy after a heated exchange of gunfire with game rangers while allegedly hunting the endangered rhino has skipped bail and is on the run. BY SILAS NKALA Nhamo Kufakunesu (38) of Glen View 8, Harare, who …