Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Audit raps Irrigation Dept March 15, 2017 Local News Zvamaida Murwira Senior ReporterAuditor-General Ms Mildred Chiri has rapped the Irrigation Department for weaknesses contributing to the underutilisation of irrigable land through failing to complete projects. The department was also accused of late delivery of construction materials, poor performance by contractors and lack of maintenance of infrastructure. In her 2016 …
Tobacco marketing season starts today March 15, 2017 Local News Dr Matibiri Zvamaida Murwira and Runyararo MuzavaziThe 2017 tobacco marketing season will open this morning, with more than 1 000 bales expected to be sold across the three action floors in Harare today. Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Dr Joseph Made will be guest of honour …
$1 000 cash withdrawals for tobacco farmers March 15, 2017 Business Business ReporterTHE 2017 tobacco marketing season opens today with the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe pledging $1 000 cash withdrawals for the first sale of the crop for small scale farmers. Hopes are high that the country will reap more foreign exchange earnings from tobacco, which …
27 stolen cattle land cop in trouble March 15, 2017 Local News Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge BureauA POLICE officer stationed in Beitbridge has been arrested for allegedly conniving with two people in an attempt to sell 27 cattle stolen from South Africa to the Cold Storage Commission in Bulawayo. Patrick Gwete (34), a police officer based at Tuli …
EXCLUSIVE: Mugabe gives more land to ex-freedom fighters ahead of 2018 vote 2017-03-14 08:30 Njabulo Ncube, News24 Harare – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is promising to give more land to the country’s former freedom fighters, telling those who have not yet benefitted from his land programme to “indicate” which farms they prefer, ahead of next …
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Govt moves to quell malaria March 14, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis A simple malaria cycle Julia Mugadzaweta Features WriterZimbabwe has recorded a huge milestone in the fight against malaria, but lately fresh threats to the impressive record have emerged. The incessant rains and consequent flooding have created breeding conditions for mosquitoes, a prospect likely to …
What is malaria? March 14, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Malaria is a disease. Mosquitoes spread malaria. When the mosquito bites you, it sprays saliva over the wound to stop it from bleeding. That is how the Plasmodeum parasite gets into the human body and spreads through the body of the victim. The Plasmodeum parasite causes …
Realign Water Act with Constitution March 14, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Sifelani Tsiko Syndication Writer Zimbabwe needs to speed up the realignment of the Water Act with the new Constitution. This will help bring clean water and sanitation to thousands of people who lack access to the precious commodity, water and legal experts say. Andrew Mushita, …
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Farm sizes: To each according to capacity March 14, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis The cutting of farm sizes being proposed by Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa is a noble idea, as it will also be a de facto land audit. It is undeniable that there are some who “bit off more than what they …
Eskom extends power agreement March 14, 2017 Business Golden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter South Africa’s power utility Eskom has extended the agreement to export electricity to Zimbabwe for as yet undefined period, but wants a bank guarantee to back the new deal. This comes as the R500 million guarantee Government had extended for imports from Eskom …