Zimparks starts consultation into 2017 hunting quotas

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Zimparks starts consultation into 2017 hunting quotas By ZimSitRep_M | August 19, 2016 0 Comment Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) has begun nationwide consultations aimed at setting the 2017 hunting quotas. Source: Zimparks starts consultation into 2017 hunting quotas – NewsDay Zimbabwe August 19, 2016 In a statement, Zimparks said the stakeholder participatory approach would enable utilisation of wild …

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‘Southern Africa must brace for floods’

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‘Southern Africa must brace for floods’ By ZimSitRep_M | August 21, 2016 0 Comment Source: ‘Southern Africa must brace for floods’ | The Herald August 20, 2016 JOHANNESBURG. – UN agencies warned on Thursday that southern African countries were at risk of another year of food shortages as the drought-hit region is expected to be hit by above-average rainfall likely to …

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Tokwe-Mukosi Dam to be used in Sept

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Tokwe-Mukosi Dam to be used in Sept By ZimSitRep_M | August 21, 2016 0 Comment Source: Tokwe-Mukosi Dam to be used in Sept – Sunday News August 21, 2016 Walter Mswazie in MasvingoTHE harnessed water in Tokwe-Mukosi Dam under construction in Masvingo will be ready for use as early as September since most of the work will be complete, an official …

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Banks dishonest on 99-year leases: Govt

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Banks dishonest on 99-year leases: Govt By ZimSitRep_M | August 24, 2016 5 Comments GOVERNMENT has accused bankers of being dishonest concerning the conditions needed to use 99-year leases as collateral, and implored financial institutions to reduce the cost of borrowing. Source: Banks dishonest on 99-year leases: Govt – NewsDay Zimbabwe August 24, 2016 BY TATIRA ZWINOIRA Interest rates for loans …

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Zimbabwe’s government is standing by as its wildlife is slaughtered

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Zimbabwe’s government is standing by as its wildlife is slaughtered By ZimSitRep_M | August 26, 2016 3 Comments Zimbabwe has also experienced a worrying rise in poaching. In 2014, 20 rhinos were killed; in 2015, the figure was 51. Source: Zimbabwe’s government is standing by as its wildlife is slaughtered | Julian Rademeyer | World news | The Guardian 25 August …

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Zinwa invests $7m in Tokwe Mukosi power station

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Zinwa invests $7m in Tokwe Mukosi power station By ZimSitRep_M | August 26, 2016 0 Comment Source: Zinwa invests $7m in Tokwe Mukosi power station | The Herald August 26, 2016 Martin Kadzere : Senior Business Reporter THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority has so far invested $7 million towards civil works for the construction of a 15 megawatt hydro power station at …

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Innovative use of fertilizers revives hope for Africa’s Green Revolution

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Innovative use of fertilizers revives hope for Africa’s Green Revolution By ZimSitRep_M | August 28, 2016 1 Comment Inorganic fertilizer helping to boost smallholder farmers’ harvests Source: Innovative use of fertilizers revives hope for Africa’s Green Revolution – The Zimbabwean28.08.2016 Phillip Tshuma is a happy farmer. Despite one of the worst droughts ever to hit his country, Zimbabwe, Mr. Tshuma’s …

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‘No One Is Safe’: Zimbabwe Threatens to Seize Farms of Party Defectors

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‘No One Is Safe’: Zimbabwe Threatens to Seize Farms of Party Defectors By ZimSitRep_M | August 26, 2016 13 Comments In a nation where land is used as a tool of control, many former officials who were beneficiaries of seizures of white-owned farms now find themselves potential victims. Source: ‘No One Is Safe’: Zimbabwe Threatens to Seize Farms of …

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Normal rainfall season forecast

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Normal rainfall season forecast By ZimSitRep_M | August 28, 2016 1 Comment Source: Normal rainfall season forecast | The Herald August 27, 2016 Innocent Ruwende Senior ReporterMost parts of Southern Africa will receive normal to above normal rainfall in the 2016/2017 farming season while the southern parts of the region will receive normal to below normal rainfall, weather experts have said. The experts, …

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Beitbridge farmer’s lone battle against invasions

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Beitbridge farmer’s lone battle against invasions By ZimSitRep_M | August 28, 2016 1 Comment Source: Beitbridge farmer’s lone battle against invasions – The Standard Eighty-year-old Mananje conservancy and Benfer Estate owner Ian Ferguson, has been fighting to hold on to his two properties which have been invaded time and again for over a decade. By Kudzai Kuwaza Ferguson has …

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