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Zulu king’s title deed plans a positive step – bank Jun 09 2016 07:25 Renee Bonorchis and Derek Alberts King Goodwill Zwelithini (Picture: AFP) RELATED ARTICLES King’s trust to give land titles Tipoff leads cops to stolen royal cattle Zulu King snubbed xenophobia investigators – former judge Businessman, fraudster not a real prince – KZN …
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Matebeleland South cattle herd threatened by theft Companies & Markets June 9, 2016 By Mandla Tshuma Cattle ranchers have complained of increasing stock theft cases in Matabeleland South province. GWANDA — Increasing stock theft in the Matabeleland South province, where over 100 cattle are stolen monthly, is posing a serious threat to the region’s …
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Zimbabwe breaks into cigar tobacco By Own Correspondent The highest grade of the cigar tobacco was sold for US$5,60 per kg on the auction’s opening day, while the least quality fetched around US$2,50 per kg. Kenneth Matimaire BURMA Valley smallholder farmers in Manicaland have made a breakthrough into lucrative cigar tobacco farming after clinching …
Tobacco sales up 17% June 9, 2016 in Business Tobacco sales have increased by 16,59% to 116 885 299 kg as of Tuesday, as farmers deliver more crop to the auction floors, latest statistics from the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) have shown. BY BUSINESS REPORTER During the same period last year, 100 255 986 kg …
Pros and cons of contract farming June 9, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis Charles Dhewa Contract farming has been a central part of Zimbabwean agriculture for decades. There are as many advantages as there are disadvantages of contract farming. Examining both perspectives will empower farmers to make better choices in minimising the disadvantages and maximising the advantages …
Alliance Ginneries sets up mega plant June 9, 2016 Business Business Reporter AGRO industrial company Alliance Ginneries has installed a 10 000 tonne cotton seed processing plant in Norton, making it the country’s second cotton seed processor. Alliance, which is involved in every facet of the cotton value chain will focus on seed multiplication of Government bred …
Nesting of tobacco is a crime June 9, 2016 Business Whenever a bale is confiscated for nesting, farmers are certain to tell you one story as if singing from the same hymn book, “it’s my workers, baling took place whilst I was away”. This regrettably is no defense hence the twenty dollars (US$20) per bale penalty or …
Estimated assessments for income tax June 9, 2016 Business THE Income Tax Act (Chapter 23:06) Section 45 (1) allows estimated assessments to be issued by the Commissioner General of the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) in respect of taxable income and assessed losses. Estimated assessment can be raised in the following circumstances:– If the client defaults in …
Tobacco farmers destroy 50 000ha forests annually June 7, 2016 Local News Tedious Manyepo Herald ReporterTobacco farmers across the country destroy about 50 000 hectares of forested land to cure the crop every year, a senior Forestry Commission official has said. In an interview on Friday last week, Forestry Commission operations manager, Mr Stephen Zingwena said the …
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Dendairy assists herd revitalisation June 7, 2016 Business Lovemore Zigara Midlands CorrespondentKWEKWE based milk processor, Dendairy has partnered the Zimbabwe Association of Dairy Farmers (ZADF) and the Zimbabwe Dairy Industrial Trust (ZDIT) to facilitate the importation of 400 dairy heifers. Part of the herd has already been delivered as part of efforts to boost milk production. The …