Category: Newspaper Articles

Of roads, rumbles and rumblings January 19, 2017 Blogs, Features, Opinion & Analysis, Ruzvidzo Victoria  Victoria Ruzvidzo Business Focus —The state of the roads in Harare and Zimbabwe in general has ceased to be funny. It is no longer an issue of social media jokes but one that is real, requiring urgent attention. Most of the roads into and …

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Africa can take a leaf from China’s agric success story January 19, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis Lovemore Chikova  China-Africa Focus— China has struck the right chord by identifying agriculture and infrastructure investment as priorities in its dealings with African countries, and Zimbabwe in particular. What is important about these two sectors is that they have …

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110 000 tonnes of cotton expected this year January 19, 2017 Business The Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) is anticipating to receive over 110 000 tonnes of cotton from farmers across the country this year. This comes as the Government — through Cottco — has invested $42 million for the cotton inputs scheme. The disbursements of inputs …

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Horticulture demand from Asian market on the increase January 19, 2017 Business Business Reporters —ZIMBABWE expects to double horticulture production this year, as the country anticipates increased demand from Asian markets, Agriculture Minister Dr Joseph Made has said. The country is set to commence exports of flowers to China after meeting the quality standards required by …

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Rains to persist: Met Office January 19, 2017 Local News Rejoice Makurira Herald Reporter— ZIMBABWE is expected to continue receiving rains up to the weekend, albeit in lower volumes compared to last week, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has said. According to a statement issued by MSD senior forecaster Mr Tich Zinyemba yesterday, several provinces will receive …

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Gweru city embraces Command Agric January 19, 2017 Local News Cde Jason Machaya Wynne Zanamwe, Midlands ReporterGWERU City Council (GCC) has embraced Command Agriculture after the local authority put 72 hectares of land under maize at the municipality’s Cambridgeshire Farm. Yesterday, the Minister for Provincial Affairs in the Midlands Province Cde Jason Machaya, the chairperson of the …

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$80MIL MAN TO WATCH KHAMA Tokwe-Mukosi Dam complete January 19, 2017 Local News From George Maponga in MasvingoThe long-awaited Tokwe-Mukosi Dam in the arid southern Masvingo, financed by Government at a cost of nearly $260 million, has started collecting water after construction was completed in December last year. More than 200 million cubic metres of water …

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Alien armyworms invade corn in drought-hit southern Africa January 18, 2017 in Business Harare — After Southern Africa’s worst drought in more than 35 years ravaged crops and sent food prices soaring, farmers are battling a new crisis: alien armyworms. Bloomberg If not controlled in the countries affected, it will have devastating effects not only in those …

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Celebrating rain and the flooding of Save River January 18, 2017 Features, Opinion & Analysis, Nzenza Sekai Save River whose source is about 80km south of Harare, flows south and then east stretching for 400km through Zimbabwe and Mozambique, meeting Odzi River along the way Sekai Nzenza On Wednesday—- In colonial days, they called this river Sabi. …

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