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Fuel marking in January 2017 Companies & Markets December 1, 2016By Staff Reporter ZERA chief executive officer, Gloria Magombo AN executive with the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has indicated that the country will start marking fuel in January next year, a move that would help combat fuel fraud, the Financial Gazette’s Companies and Markets …
Court raps ‘shameless’ ZINWA National Report December 1, 2016By Cyril Zenda The High Court of Zimbabwe. THE High Court has described as shameless the move by the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) to increase raw water tariffs for Hippo Valley and Triangle Estates by a massive 27 percent, in violation of existing supply agreements. …
Shortage-hit Zim has large fuel stocks Top Stories December 1, 2016By Phillimon Mhlanga, Business Reporter RBZ governor, John Mangudya ZIMBABWE has fuel stocks that could last up to the end of January next year, despite shortages that have resulted in several pump stations running out of petroleum products in the past few weeks, sector …
Crop insurance to manage tobacco farming risks December 1, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis Buhle Nkomo —Rains are sometimes accompanied by hailstorm and lightning and these are major concerns for tobacco farmers as they can be very destructive. Hailstorm is a solid precipitation that can wreak havoc on the tobacco leaves while lightning is a sudden …
Perceptions of donkeys need change December 1, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis Despite the increase in mechanisation, donkeys are still well deserving of the name “beasts of burden”, as they play an important role in carrying loads in rural areas Sifelani Tsiko Syndication Writer— Zimbabweans need to change their attitudes towards donkeys and embrace the protection and …
Why small grains must be part of command agric December 1, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis Charles Dhewa Review Correspondent —While climate change-induced erratic rainfall patterns are making the production of most famous crops difficult, small grains such as sorghum, pearl millet and finger millet are quietly becoming part of mainstream food systems in Zimbabwe. Almost every …
Hope for livestock production December 1, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis Livestock feed being prepared for animals in a cattle pen —(southerneye.com) Sydney Kawadza Senior Features Writer —The El-Nino-induced drought has left a trail of destruction with cattle farmers bearing the brunt of arguably the worst dry spell in decades. Zimbabwe, like the whole of the sub-Saharan …
Work on Kariba South Power Station advanced December 1, 2016 Business Kariba South Power Station Business Reporter— THE expansion of Kariba South Power Station is now 65 percent complete with the first unit expected to start electricity generation in the next 12 months, a senior official has said.Briefing the Zimbabwe Power Company board on the progress …
Zinwa disconnects defaulters December 1, 2016 Local News Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter— The Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) has started disconnecting water supplies to defaulters to recover $141 million owed for water rights and bills.Farmers who registered for the Command Agriculture will be exempted from the disconnections as they are expected to pay their water bills at …
Call for stiffer penalties on fake seed traders December 1, 2016 Local News Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter— The seed industry says Government should come up with stiffer penalties for people selling fake seed as the current $20 fine is not deterrent enough. Zimbabwe Seed Traders Association president Mr Denias Zaranyika said this during a tour of Seed Co’s …