Tongaat ramps up winter maize
Sugar producer Tongaat Huletts Zimbabwe has pledged to continue seed maize production at its estates in Chiredzi and Mwenezi with the firm also appealing for assistance to procure equipment for … Read More
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Dairy sector coming out of the woods
THE dairy sector’s performance from 2015 to the present seems to have laid a strong foundation for the argument that it is finally on a growth trajectory that will see … Read More
EMA, police round up illegal brick moulders
Nine illegal brick moulders operating along Hopely-Chitungwiza Road were arrested in a joint operation by the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) and the police. The brick moulders were using an open … Read More
Artisanal miners need equipment to avert accidents
Small-scale and artisanal miners need machinery to increase their efficiencies and minimise accidents caused by poor practices. Zimbabwe Miners’ Federation (ZMF) president, Ms Henrietta Rushwaya, said poor mining skills have … Read More
Tobacco planting in full swing
Irrigated tobacco planting is in full swing in most areas, with over 67 000 growers already registered by the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) for the current season. The … Read More
Midlands appeals for more grain supplies
The Midlands Province has appealed to Government to make more grain available at Grain Marketing Board (GMB) depots across the province to cater for the growing number of people in … Read More
500 000 farmers complete Pfumvudza land preps
More than 500 000 farmers have completed land preparations under the Government’s Climate-Proofed Presidential Inputs Programme (Pfumvudza) with most of them confirming that they are ready to plant as soon … Read More
Business hours extended
THE Government has extended permitted businesses to operate any time between 6.30am to 6.30pm as part of a delicate process to balance the economy and respond to the Covid-19 threat, … Read More
ZimCoke US$255m deal cancelled
THE deal between defunct steel giant Ziscosteel and ZimCoke, has been cancelled with immediate effect, acting Ziscosteel board chair, Engineer Martin Manuhwa, has said. ZimCoke was set to take over … Read More
Expo Dubai 2020 postponed to 2021
THE multi-billion dollar innovation fair, Expo 2020 Dubai that was scheduled to run from next month in the United Arab Emirates has been postponed by a year to October 2021 … Read More
