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President appoints land commissioners June 13, 2016 Local News Paidamoyo Chipunza Senior ReporterGovernment on Friday announced a nine-member land commission appointed by President Mugabe in terms of section 296 of the Constitution. The Zimbabwe Land Commission is chaired by commissioner Tendai Bare and deputised by Mr Tadious Muzoroza. Its other members are Retired Major Abdul Gabriel Credit …
SeedCo defies El Nino, posts higher FY profit June 13, 2016 Business LISTED seed-producer SeedCo registered a three percent increase in profit after tax to $15,4 million for the year ended March 31, 2016 from $15 million recorded the previous year. The group’s turnover was unchanged at $96 million from prior year. This was notwithstanding the effects …
Ethiopians keen on Zim cotton June 13, 2016 Business VP Emmerson Mnangagwa Lovemore Zigara Midlands CorrespondentVICE President Emmerson Mnangagwa says Ethiopian investors have expressed interest in financing cotton production in the country. The cotton sector has over the years taken a nosedive due to the plummeting prices of the commodity on the international market, which has resulted in …
Maitengwe Irrigation set for revival June 11, 2016 Local News Sukulwenkosi Dube, Plumtree CorrespondentBulilima Rural District Council has initiated efforts to revive the Maitengwe Irrigation Scheme that has been lying idle for more than 30 years. Council chief executive officer, John Brown Ncube, said the local authority was in the process of securing an investor for …
Midlands records decrease in veld fires June 11, 2016 Local News Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau ChiefTHE Midlands province has recorded a significant decrease in cases of veld fire incidents, the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) revealed yesterday. According to the organisation, the province saw a decline in hectarage destroyed by veld fires from 269,375,149 hectares in 2014 …
Reserve Bank hunts cash hoarders June 13, 2016 Headlines, Top Stories Minister Patrick Chinamasa Takunda Maodza Harare Bureau—THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has launched an operation targeted at assessing banking trends by high cash generators like wholesalers, retailers, mobile phone companies and fuel dealers amid revelations cash deposits fell by an average 40 percent last month. The …
White ex-farmers on cusp of compensation By ZimSitRep_M | June 12, 2016 2 Comments Source: White ex-farmers on cusp of compensation | The Sunday Mail June 12, 2016 Livingstone MarufuGOVERNMENT is finalising compensation for white former commercial farmers as part of measures to bring to finality the Fast-Track Land Reform Programme, a Cabinet minister has said. Finance and Economic Development …
Farmers should understand crop water requirements June 10, 2016 Business Quite a number of farmers have found themselves saddled with huge irrigation water bills which some are now failing to pay owing to their inability to appreciate and understand the water requirements for their crops. These farmers ended up committing themselves to water in excess of their …
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Govt eys power surplus by 2018 June 10, 2016 Business Government is targeting to have power surplus by 2018 as a result of several power projects that are being implemented in different parts of the country, an official has said. The director for Policy and Planning in the Ministry of Energy and Power Development Mr Benson Munyaradzi …
Binga quail breeding threatened June 10, 2016 Business Quails Business ReporterLACK of market access is threatening the viability of quail bird breeding projects in Binga as there are no buyers in the district, an official has said. The Zimbabwe Prison and Correctional Services (ZPCS), which is a major breeder of quails as part of skills development …