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Tanganda to relist on ZSE
ZIMBABWE'S largest producer and distributor of tea and other beverages, Tanganda Tea Company Limited, is expected to relist on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) after over a decade of absence. This wi...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 07:32hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
Govt unveils 2021 crop producer prices
GOVERNMENT has announced new producer prices for commercial crops for the 2021/22 marketing season.Sugar beans will be sold at $90 000 per metric tonne, groundnuts ($40 000), sunflower ($40 00...Published: 15 Apr 2021 at 07:39hrs | 1651 | by Staff reporter
Zapu to decide on Khaya Moyo, Mathema's fate on Parly recalls Saturday
ZAPU will Saturday hold its National People's Council (NPC) meeting where the proposed recall from Parliament of former senior party members who are now Zanu-PF MPs will be top of the agenda.T...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 07:38hrs | 3581 | by Staff reporter
Tobacco production target raised to 300 million kgs
The new tobacco selling season opened yesterday with Government hoping that the industry cannot just survive at present levels but raise production to 300 million kilogrammes annually through the impl...Published: 08 Apr 2021 at 08:38hrs | 88 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's tobacco selling season kicks off today
The new tobacco selling season kicks off today with the opening ceremony this morning at the Tobacco Sales Floor in Harare and with contract sales opening tomorrow. The Tobacco Industry and Ma...Published: 07 Apr 2021 at 06:44hrs | 244 | by Staff reporter
Crop hectarage increases by 23%
Farmers planted different crops on over 3,4 million hectares in the 2020/2021 agricultural season, driven by a good rainfall forecast, early distribution of inputs and capacitation of extension worker...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 06:14hrs | 102 | by Staff reporter
Bumper harvest to save US$200m
The forecast record maize harvest of 2,8 million tonnes and significant output of other crops such as soyabean, cotton and traditional grains could save the country more than US$200 million, which cou...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 06:42hrs | 108 | by Staff reporter
Mangwana brothers team up to kick villagers out of farm
Zimbabwe government spokesman Nick Mangwana has enlisted the services of his brother Paul's law firm to enforce and expedite the eviction of 70 families from a property he recently grabbed.Lawyers...Published: 27 Mar 2021 at 10:31hrs | 3385 | by Staff reporter
Lack of capacity hampers Zimbabwe exports
Low production levels are one of Zimbabwe's biggest impediments as the economy seeks to expand its exports, Foreign Affairs and International Deputy Minister David Musabayana has said. Deputy ...Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 05:37hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
Mangwana has been accused of brandishin a gun while trying to evict some 70 families
Zimbabwe government spokesman Nick Ndavaningi Mangwana brandished a gun and told a defiant farmer to "leave peacefully" as he intensified his desperate push to evict some 70 families from a farm he re...Published: 24 Mar 2021 at 12:45hrs | 1294 | by Staff reporter
Record maize harvest since Land Reform Programme expected
Zimbabwe is set for a record maize harvest since the Land Reform Programme, with 2,8 million tonnes expected to be delivered to the Grain Marketing Board, in a development that is expected to drive ec...Published: 24 Mar 2021 at 06:08hrs | 291 | by Staff reporter
'Food deficit still lurks in Zimbabwe despite heavy rains'
THE Famine Early Warning System Network (Fewsnet) yesterday said Zimbabwe's anticipated above average 2021 harvest will significantly improve the country's food security, but warned that some areas pa...Published: 23 Mar 2021 at 06:15hrs | 178 | by Staff reporter
Minister fires manager on the spot
Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement Minister Dr Anxious Masuka fired the head of an Agricultural Rural Development Authority (Arda)-run agriculture scheme in Lupane on the spot...Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 06:08hrs | 2484 | by Staff reporter
Nick Mangwana to evict villagers after farm grab
A group of villagers living on a farm near Chegutu say Zimbabwe government spokesman Ndavaningi Mangwana has ordered them off the land after six years, ZimLive reported.Some 70 families settle...Published: 21 Mar 2021 at 15:55hrs | 3596 | by Staff reporter
Tobacco pricing headache
THE "collapse" of the tobacco auction system has ignited debate on whether minimum auction prices should continue to determine the pricing of contract tobacco.Zimbabwe has a dual marketing sys...Published: 21 Mar 2021 at 08:16hrs | 92 | by Staff reporter
Police warn against mob violence
Police have warned members of the public against mob violence on any suspects they apprehend for committing crimes countrywide, as murder cases continue to increase. According to police, the p...Published: 19 Mar 2021 at 05:56hrs | 516 | by Staff reporter
Presidential inputs scheme surpasses target
The Presidential Inputs Support Scheme surpassed the 2020/21 target, contributing to the timely start to the season that is anticipated to bring a bumper harvest. According to Agricultur...Published: 17 Mar 2021 at 06:17hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
Botswana bounces back on international hunting map after long absence
Africa's hunting culture, including that of Botswana, will never die, no matter how much Western animal rights groups try to influence African leaders to ban it. For a country that missed...Published: 16 Mar 2021 at 16:53hrs | 1472 | by Emmanuel Koro
Chilonga SI amended
Government has published an amended Statutory Instrument aimed at paving way for the development of a massive irrigation scheme on 200 000 hectares in south eastern Lowveld. A few minor errors...Published: 10 Mar 2021 at 05:45hrs | 507 | by Staff reporter
White farmer gets greenlight to evict 12,000 black Zimbabweans
At least 12,000 villagers in Chilonga, Chiredzi, face imminent eviction from their ancestral lands to pave way for a dairy company owned by a white farmer with links to President Emmerson Mnangagwa....Published: 03 Mar 2021 at 17:01hrs | 4494 | by Staff reporter
Warm weather conditions expected
WARM weather conditions are expected countrywide starting today following the cold spell that was experienced from Saturday. The fluctuation in weather conditions is likely to cause respirator...Published: 03 Mar 2021 at 06:15hrs | 1104 | by Staff reporter
Rains to ease off
Rains are expected to ease off countrywide from Monday to Sunday with sunny breaks by today with warmer conditions and sunshine expected from tomorrow, the Meteorological Services Department has said....Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 20:00hrs | 2711 | by Staff reporter
Heavy rains leave farmers at crossroads
After getting off to a sluggish start dominated by a long dry spell for the better part of the first half (October to December 2020), the 2020/21 farming season has since metamorphosed into a term wit...Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 06:31hrs | 480 | by Staff reporter
Minister orders JOC to probe maize theft
LANDS and Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka has ordered members of the Joint Operations Command (JOC) to work together with sugar company Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe to investigate theft of maize from f...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 05:05hrs | 1038 | by Staff reporter
Headlands bridge collapses
Mwarazi River bridge in Headlands was washed away by heavy rains on Friday cutting off farmers, mining companies and communities in Chendambuya, Mayo, Chikore and Chinyuke areas threatening economic a...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 04:50hrs | 434 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean agriculture recovery in motion
ZIMBABWE is an agrarian economy and has huge potential to produce enough for its people and surplus that can be exported to generate foreign currency. However, there is a puzzling divergence between i...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 10:43hrs | 482 | by Dr John Basera
Heavy rains spell doom for Plumtree villagers
After receiving poor rains in the 2019-2020 forming season which culminated in hunger, Macingwane, Ezimnyama, Ngwanyana and other villages in Mangwe, Matabeleland South province, remain in despa...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 08:55hrs | 727 | by Staff reporter
Chombo remanded in custody
Former Local Government Minister Ignatius Chombo, arrested on Tuesday on charges of illegally parcelling out land in Harare and Zvimba, will hear today whether his application for bail is successful a...Published: 25 Feb 2021 at 06:20hrs | 719 | by Staff reporter
Baboons wreak havoc at Matopo High School
A TROOP of monkeys and baboons has unleashed havoc at Matopo High School in Matabeleland South province, causing infrastructural damage that includes the breaking of windows and furniture, the Souther...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 21:48hrs | 835 | by Staff reporter
Zinwa should also check on levels of siltation in dams
NUMEROUS media channels have recently been inundated with stories on the national average dam levels breaching the 88 percent mark, which generated lots of excitement among farmers intending to produc...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:41hrs | 203 | by Obert Chifamba
RBZ projects inflation fall
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) yesterday forecast annual inflation to plummet to less than 10% this year, driven by a good agricultural season, fiscal and financial sector stability.Zimbab...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 07:16hrs | 387 | by Staff reporter
ZimParks raises concern over surge in human-wildlife conflicts
THE Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) has attributed the surge in human-wildlife conflicts to overpopulation and encroachment of human settlements into conservancies....Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 06:29hrs | 286 | by Staff reporter
DDF starts roads rehabilitation
THE District Development Fund (DDF), which is responsible for most primary roads in rural areas, last week launched an emergency rehabilitation programme with an initial national fund of $40 million....Published: 15 Feb 2021 at 08:03hrs | 699 | by Staff reporter
Elephants on rampage in Beitbridge
Elephants have been destroying crops in Beitbridge in the last two weeks, especially along the Shashe River on the Botswana border and the Limpopo on the South African border with the animals reported...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 05:36hrs | 415 | by Staff reporter
Record harvest expected in 2020/21 season
Government is expecting an increase in crop production under Command Agriculture after the planting hectarage increased by over 18 percent for the 2020/21 farming season, with maize, tobacco and cotto...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 05:34hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
Heavy rains leave a trail of destruction in Matebeleland South
INCESSANT rains have caused serious damage to infrastructure and crops in Matabeleland South, with villagers fearing for the safety of their houses.Matobo district ward 15 councillor Dickson M...Published: 09 Feb 2021 at 06:52hrs | 1436 | by Nelson Chamisa
Council to slash maize fields
HARARE City Council plans to slash maize planted on undesignated land amid concerns chemicals from fertilisers used by farmers are contaminating the city's water sources.There are also fears o...Published: 07 Feb 2021 at 06:36hrs | 1480 | by Staff reporter
3 Chegutu dams burst walls
AT LEAST five goats were swept away and an unknown number of hectares of crops were destroyed after three dams near Pickstone Mine in Chegutu burst their walls on Wednesday.The dams, Farnam, M...Published: 04 Feb 2021 at 19:31hrs | 707 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe is back to cattle country status
LIVESTOCK, especially cattle, play a critical role in the sustenance of most rural communities and commercial farmers in Zimbabwe and across Africa. Traditionally a symbol of wealth and a way ...Published: 03 Feb 2021 at 06:12hrs | 1124 | by Staff reporter
Storms wreck nearly 10 000 homes in Zimbabwe
NEARLY 10 000 homes in Zimbabwe were destroyed by cyclones Chalane and Eloise, which swept across parts of the country over the past few weeks.This comes as the UN International Organisation o...Published: 31 Jan 2021 at 18:51hrs | 1180 | by Staff reporter
Mozambican community's promising hunting revenue powered development
Wildlife hunting is increasingly becoming the main 'driver' for not only socio-economic development but also for wildlife and wildlife habitat conservation, in southern African communities that co...Published: 27 Jan 2021 at 17:03hrs | 4306 | by Emmanuel Koro
Young agri-entrepreneur shines in rural Zimbabwe
While agriculture forms an integral part of Zimbabwe's economy, many young people still think of it as back-breaking labour that offers little economic benefit.However, things are slowly chang...Published: 26 Jan 2021 at 07:04hrs | 1458 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland South under armyworm attack
FARMERS in Matabeleland South fear a reduced harvest following an outbreak of the fall armyworm that is causing massive damage to crops especially the late planted ones. The fall armyworm has ...Published: 22 Jan 2021 at 06:33hrs | 287 | by Staff reporter
'Rainy season to end in March'
THE Meteorological Services Department has urged farmers to plant early maturing crops amid indications that the rainy season would end in March.Bulawayo provincial meteorological officer Chip...Published: 20 Jan 2021 at 07:06hrs | 2880 | by Staff reporter
55 000t fertiliser on the way
UP to 55 000 tonnes of top dressing fertiliser have been imported, while resources have also been set aside to ensure accelerated imports of fertiliser to avert local shortages and ensure summer crops...Published: 20 Jan 2021 at 06:50hrs | 307 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge poised for bumper harvest
BEITBRIDGE, which is one of Zimbabwe's most arid districts that has been often supported with food aid, is this year poised for a bumper harvest.The district is in agro-ecological region five,...Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 07:29hrs | 845 | by Staff reporter
Heavy rains leave farmers concerned
Farmers' organisations have expressed concerns over the incessant rains that have pounded the country for the past few days as they have potential to ruin crops. Most parts of Mashonaland Cent...Published: 18 Jan 2021 at 06:36hrs | 1778 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe braces for locusts threat
Resources have been mobilised to minimise the effects of any invasion of the African migratory locust from Botswana and Namibia where outbreaks have been reported. Shingirai Nyamutukwa, head o...Published: 18 Jan 2021 at 05:46hrs | 423 | by Staff reporter
Heavy rains leave Zimbabwe farmers concerned
FARMER'S organisations have expressed concerns over the incessant rains that have pounded the country for the past few days as they have the potential of ruin their crops.Most parts of Mashona...Published: 17 Jan 2021 at 13:32hrs | 1890 | by Staff reporter
High hopes as crop assessment begins
THERE are expectations the 2020/2021 summer cropping season would be one of the most productive seasons post-land reform, as the Government prepares to undertake a national crop and livestock assessme...Published: 17 Jan 2021 at 09:19hrs | 119 | by Staff reporter
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