Water Irrigation

Zim national herd declines by 5% due to drought and disease

Farai Mabeza The national cattle herd decreased by 4.7 % from 5 774 525 in 2018 to 5 489 364 in 2019, according to the First Round Crop and Livestock Assessment Report for the 2019/2020...
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Unki platinum production up 13% in Q1

Staff Writer  HARARE - Platinum production at Shurugwi based mine, Unki increased by 13 percent to 21 800 ounces in the first quarter of 2020 from 19 300 ounces recorded in the comparable period last...
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Govt, private sector agree price freeze on basic goods

Farai Mabeza Government has announced a price moratorium on basic goods after prices skyrocketed following the start of the COVID-19 lockdown at the beginning of April. The moratorium was announced by Vice President Kembo Mohadi who...

Committee for allocation of vending sites

Munyaradzi Doma A Special Allocation Committee has been set up to oversee the allocation of vending sites following the destruction of illegal ones by local authorities in recent days. The destruction of illegal vending stalls which...
Mapiritsi

‘We have no dealings with President, son’ says Drax International

Staff Writer Drax International, a Switzerland based company which last year won a tender to supply medical drugs and sundries to government hospitals in Zimbabwe worth US$20 million says they are happy with progress on delivery...
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Coca-Cola Zimbabwe donates $100 000 to ZRCS for covid-19 fight

Tawanda Marwizi The Coca-Cola foundation handed over a donation of USD100 000 to the Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS) to be used for the procurement of equipment such as rapid test kits and personal protective equipment...
Corona Virus

Govt to decentralise tobacco floors under COVID-19 lockdown

Farai Mabeza Tobacco sales are set to be held at different locations across the country after the government gazetted a new statutory instrument which gives the Minister of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement the authority to...
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Alternative prescriptions to the currency crisis: Restore policy confidence and credibility

Samuel Mapuranga Zimbabwe’s five-year de-dollarization strategy leading up to the year 2024, which was un-procedurally released on Wednesday revealed that the country would phase out the issue of foreign currency such as US dollars for...

New registration fees for pension funds as administrator rules are amended

Tapiwanashe Mangwiro HARARE - The ministry of Finance gazetted a new statutory instrument, which deals with fund administrators, principal officers, registration fees as well as financial results of pension funds. For a person to be a...
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Sakunda’s US$3m equipment for Arundel Hospital arrives

HARARE – The US$3 million Sakunda Holdings’ equipment and supplies meant to fight COVID-19 has arrived in Harare as preparations for the opening of Arundel Hospital gather momentum. The arrival of the equipment is a...