Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Another jailed for side marketing July 25, 2016 Crime & Courts Noah Pito in HurungweAn 80-year-old man here was last Friday jailed one month for side marketing his tobacco crop after he had been contracted by a tobacco company. Karoi magistrate Mr Sam Chitumwa gave Shasha Chipunza time to restitute Chidziva Tobacco Processors on three occasions since …
Irrigation scheme under threat July 22, 2016 Business From George Maponga in MasvingoMasvingo’s biggest irrigation scheme, Mushandike, is facing collapse amid reports that some corrupt village heads and senior Government officials were illegally demarcating new plots on land set aside for irrigation. The scheme, which straddles nearly 1 000 hectares was the food lifeline for villagers …
China opens market for Zim small stock producers July 22, 2016 Business Agriculture Deputy Minister in charge of Livestock, Cde Paddy Zhanda Business EditorTHE People’s Republic of China has opened a market for Zimbabwean small stock farmers who could benefit immensely from the trade relations between the two countries, a Cabinet minister has said. Small to …
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Panic as hyena kills 30 cattle July 21, 2016 Local News Whinsley Masara, Chronicle ReporterBUBI Rural District Council has engaged the services of a professional hunter to track down a hyena that has killed more than 30 cattle. Bubi council’s chief executive officer, Mr Patson Mlilo, said the hyena has killed more than 30 cattle as well …
ZDIT projects an eight percent increase in milk production By Own Correspondent In the 5 months to May 2016 raw milk production increased by 16,6 percent to 26,5 million liters. THE Zimbabwe Dairy Industry Trust (ZDIT) is projecting an eight percent increase in milk production this year from prior year level largely driven by the decline …
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Food insecurity to worsen By Tabitha Mutenga, Features and Supplements Editor Rural food insecurity prevalence in June 2016 was estimated at six percent and is projected to reach 42 percent during the peak of the hunger period (January to March 2017). ZIMBABWE’s food insecure population in the rural areas will increase from 2,8 million …
HCC swoops on 1 000 illegal settlers By Andrew Kunambura, Political Reporter THE Harare City Council (HCC) has resolved to evict over 1 000 families who illegally settled on the local authority’s three farms. Since last year, the land hungry settlers, mainly ruling ZANU-PF party supporters, have been erecting residential structures right inside Ingwe, …
Government rejects ZESA’s electricity tariff hike proposal By Phillimon Mhlanga, Business Reporter The power utility is owed more than US$1 billion by electricity consumers and has been struggling to collect this debt. GOVERNMENT has rejected a hike in electricity tariff proposed by the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), the Financial Gazette can report. ZETDC, a …
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Farmers should engage in conservation agriculture July 21, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis Conservation agriculture involves minimum soil disturbance, surface cover through use of crop residues and diverse crop rotations and associations Brenda Ziga : Features Correspondent Erratic rainfall and high input costs continue to hamper agricultural production. The challenges have had a negative impact on Zimbabwe’s status …
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Lodging an objection or appeal July 21, 2016 Business Any client who is not satisfied by any assessment issued or by any decision made by the Commissioner General of the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) may lodge an objection in terms of provisions of the laws which are administered by the Authority. Objections are done in accordance with the …