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Tobacco exports inch closer to $1bn December 21, 2016 Business Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business ReporterFOREIGN currency receipts from tobacco since the beginning of the year are close to reaching $1 billion after 160,5 million kilogrammes of the golden leaf valued $914 million have been exported. Latest statistics from the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) indicate that …
Eskom relaxes Zesa power import terms January 9, 2017 Business Golden Sibanda, Harare BureauSOUTH African power utility, Eskom has relaxed its position regarding earlier demands for Zesa Holdings to pay for power imports in advance. The power utility imports 50 megawatts from its South African counterpart during peak periods of demand and up to 300MW during off …
Ema clears pastures ‘invader’ in Mat South December 20, 2016 Local News Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge BureauTHE Environmental Management Agency (Ema) has cleared 1 500 hectares of alien invader specie, opuntia fulgida (jumping cholla), which is threatening the extinction of pastures in Matabeleland South Province where more than 500 cattle have died as a result of drought. It …
Govt to clear 4 000ha for sugarcane plantation December 22, 2016 Local News Cde Shuvai Mahofa Walter Mswazie, Masvingo CorrespondentTHE Government is set to clear about 4 000 hectares of land for sugarcane farming in Mwenezi in a scheme that will benefit 200 farmers, a Minister has said. This comes in the wake of the recent completion …
8-hour storm destroys Gwanda dams January 4, 2017 Local News Austin Nyathi, Chronicle CorrespondentAN EIGHT-HOUR downpour in Gwanda South left a trail of destruction, leaving communities desperate. The heavy rain started shortly after 3PM last Thursday and ended after 11PM in Gungwe area under Chief Mathe. In separate interviews, community leaders said three dams Gungwe, Matulungundu and …
Civil servants accused of corruptly parcelling land January 6, 2017 Local News Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls ReporterSOME civil servants are allegedly corruptly parceling out land in Kusile and Nkayi districts resulting in disputes. The Chronicle learnt at a recent Matabeleland North Provincial Coordinating Committee (PCC) meeting in Lupane that party members were urging the responsible authorities to …
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35 elephants exported to China January 6, 2017 Local News Pamela Shumba, Senior ReporterZIMBABWE has exported 35 elephants to China in a move aimed at raising funds for conservation programmes in the country. In a statement yesterday, the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority said the move was also aimed at managing the increasing elephant population. The …
Byo supply dam levels remain low January 7, 2017 Local News Thandeka Moyo, Chronicle ReporterBULAWAYO’s water supply dam levels have risen slightly given the continued rainfall being experienced in most parts of the country including in the reservoirs’ catchments. Water in the city’s dams had fallen to critical levels before the onset of rains, forcing the Bulawayo …
Fall armyworm outbreak in 6 Mat North districts January 7, 2017 Local News Pamela Shumba, Senior ReporterTHERE has been an outbreak of the fall army worm in six districts in Matabeleland North, a senior government official has said. Matabeleland North provincial Agritex officer Mr Dumisani Nyoni said in some places as much as 80 percent of crops …
Farmer in trouble for continued illegal occupation land By ZimSitRep_M | January 6, 2017 2 Comments A WHITE commercial farmer from Matabeleland South, Clinton Rogers, is in trouble over his continued stay at Atherstone Farm, which was compulsory acquired by government and gazetted for reallocation to local people. Source: Farmer in trouble for continued illegal occupation land – NewsDay Zimbabwe January …
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