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Fumvudza/ intwasa input scheme in disarray over US$300 million debt to suppliers
A government initiative aimed at providing free access to seed and fertilizer for communal farmers is encountering significant obstacles, as it has been revealed that the state owes suppliers more tha...Published: 30 Oct 2024 at 08:28hrs | 168 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's ED-UNZA Scholarship Fund raises US$600,000
THE ED-UNZA (University of Zambia) Scholarship raised US$600 000 during a fundraising dinner held at State House two weeks ago.President Emmerson Mnangagwa is the patron of the fund, which was...Published: 22 Dec 2023 at 18:17hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Fossil Group set to retrench 2,000; move follows US decision to hit company with sanctions
FOSSIL Group, parent company of Fossil Agro and Fossil Contracting, which was Monday added to America's sanctions list alongside proprietor Obey Chimuka, is set to retrench 2,000 employees in response...Published: 14 Dec 2022 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fossil retrenches 2000 employees
The recent placement of Fossil Group on Sanctions by United States has pushed the firm to lay off more than 2000 employees. United States of America put Fossil on sanctions list ami...Published: 13 Dec 2022 at 14:35hrs | 7 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Harare
Farmers should not pay for Presidential inputs
FARMERS are not expected to pay for the transportation of agricultural inputs under the Presidential Input Scheme as Government has already paid the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) for the service....Published: 06 Oct 2022 at 06:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
IMF raises red flag on murky Command Agric
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed concern over the limited levels of transparency and accountability on the country's agriculture import substitution programme, widely known as Comma...Published: 16 Apr 2022 at 20:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sakunda Holdings breaks silence on command agric TBs
OIL company Sakunda Holdings, which played the leading role in the implementation of the specialised maize production programme popularly known as command agriculture, has broken its silence over the ...Published: 20 Mar 2022 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MPs defend US$1.6bn Command Agric looting
Zanu-PF members of Parliament are defending the looting of US$1.6 billion under the Command Agriculture programme and are plotting to crucify vocal individuals, mainly from the opposition, they accuse...Published: 19 Mar 2022 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Parly clarifies Command Agriculture figures
Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has said the Government extended about $1,1 billion to private sector participants in the Command Agriculture Programme instead of the falsely touted US$3,...Published: 10 Mar 2022 at 05:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
US$1,6bn Command Agriculture bombshell
A DAMNING parliamentary report on Command Agriculture has exposed how former Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa (pictured) and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe superintended over a murky and illegal proce...Published: 05 Mar 2022 at 17:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Whites more corrupt than us, says Mliswa
OUTSPOKEN Independent Norton legislator Themba Mliswa says white owned companies in Zimbabwe are looting the country's natural resources much more than those owned by indigenous people.In a se...Published: 28 Jul 2021 at 07:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chiwenga-linked cartels take over public firms, mines, fuel sector - report
HIGHLY secretive cartels linked to President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Vice President Constantino Chiwenga are reported to have taken over the operations of key state-owned companies, including private f...Published: 10 Feb 2021 at 07:33hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
FSG speaks on fertiliser deals
Farming inputs manufacturer, Fertiliser Seed Grain (FSG), this week said it has fulfilled its contractual obligations with the Government, dismissing recent claims that it was paid US$400 million with...Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 07:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Funeral company' given government tender for fertilizer speaks out
A controversial company called FSG which was reportedly paid USD$400 million by the government to supply fertilizer for Command Agriculture has opened up on the deal. FSG issued a statement on...Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 06:28hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Biti exposed
The chairperson of the Public Accounts Parliamentary Portfolio Committee, Tendai Biti has been exposed for lying under oath after claiming that government paid US$400 million to a bogus fertiliser com...Published: 27 Aug 2019 at 21:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa top ally 'Queen B' in $1 billion storm
TREASURY failed to account for about US$1,03 billion it paid to Sakunda Holdings, a company owned by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's close ally and adviser, Kudakwashe Tagwirei, under the fabled Comman...Published: 27 Aug 2019 at 07:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Exposing government links with mysterious FSG company
It seems Parliament has a knack for asking all the right questions when it comes to Fertiliser, Seed Grain (FSG) private limited. Investigations have revealed that the company is located at number 75a...Published: 26 Aug 2019 at 20:36hrs | 287 | by Nicholas Ncube
Government pays funeral company USD$400 million to supply fertiliser?
The Government of Zimbabwe is alleged to have paid USD$400 million to a former funeral services company called FSG to provide fertiliser under the Command Agriculture program. The officials fr...Published: 26 Aug 2019 at 15:18hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimnat assists families of deceased miners
Zimnat, one of the leading players in the Zimbabwean life assurance and short-term insurance industries since 1946, has donated funeral services worth $10 000 for the burial of 10 of the miners killed...Published: 22 Feb 2019 at 16:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Rusape bus crash declared a national disaster
Government has declared a state of national disaster an accident in which 46 people were killed when two buses side-swapped at the 166-kilometre peg along Harare-Mutare highway on Wednesday evening. ...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 05:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's US$800m forex reserve gap
Zimbabwe requires a foreign currency cover of US$1 billion, against current reserves of US$200 million and needs to further increase production to narrow the gap, an official has said.Ms Jesim...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA grants Zimbabweans with expired permits right to travel home
SOUTH Africa has granted Zimbabweans holding expired permits permission to travel home during the festive season as long as they have proof that they have applied for new permits that will come into e...Published: 13 Dec 2017 at 05:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean Exemption Permit Update: 62000 applicants complete permit renewal process so far
As of 4 November 2017, close to 62000 Zimbabweans have successfully completed the full permit renewal process for the ZEP programme, i.e. submission of application and required documents, and enrolmen...Published: 06 Nov 2017 at 11:32hrs | | by Agencies
South Africa starts processing permits for Zimbabweans
SOUTH Africa has started accepting new applications for permits that would allow Zimbabweans to stay in the neighbouring country for the next four years.The Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) r...Published: 18 Sep 2017 at 06:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
South Africa introduces new rules for Zimbabwe permit holders
The South African government has announced new regulations for the new four-year, non-renewable permit for nearly 200 000 Zimbabweans working and studying in South Africa.The new permits, know...Published: 08 Sep 2017 at 19:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean Exemption Permit statement - Fulltext
Ladies and gentlemen, good day, and once more welcome, and thank you for attending. The purpose of the media briefing is to announce the expiry, on 31 December 2017, of the Zimbabwean Special Permit (...Published: 08 Sep 2017 at 19:08hrs | | by DHA
SA permits to be issued in Bulawayo
PEOPLE from Matabeleland seeking South African work and study permits can now process their papers in Bulawayo as the Embassy of South Africa has opened offices locally.The opening of the ...Published: 07 Dec 2016 at 04:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
GEF SPG provides civil society grants for projects
The Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP), implemented by UNDP, provides communities and civil society organizations grants to enable them to implement projectsIn a stat...Published: 01 Jul 2016 at 05:14hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
ZSP Online Application closes on 31 December 2014 - Apply now
All DZP's will expire on 31 December 2014, irrespective of when it was issued and irrespective of expiry date mentioned on the permit.The ZSP on-line application process must be completed by 3...Published: 10 Dec 2014 at 10:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Over 100,000 Zimbabweans submit applications for SA permits
More than 100,000 Zimbabweans living in South Africa are believed to have so far applied for permits under the Zimbabwe permits program, which started on the first of October.Mthokozisi Nd...Published: 26 Oct 2014 at 11:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA's Zimbabwe special permits process hits snag
THE processing of new special permits for Zimbabweans wishing to work or study in South Africa started yesterday but was bogged down by technical glitches on that country's Visa Facilities Service...Published: 02 Oct 2014 at 22:25hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya
SA permits appointment schedule commence for Zimbabweans
Department: Home Affairs REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICAZSP APPLICATION ENROLMENT ONLINE APPOINTMENT SCHEDULING COMME...Published: 01 Oct 2014 at 13:14hrs | | by Staff Reporter
South Africa flushes out illegal immigrants
SOUTH AFRICA has issued a deportation warning starting this week on Zimbabweans resident in that country who failed to acquire permits under the 2010 Dispensation for Zimbabwe Project (DZP). ...Published: 28 Sep 2014 at 22:32hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabweans in SA to start renewing their permits next week
PRETORIA - Zimbabweans working in South Africa can begin renewing their special work permits next week, South Africa Home Affairs minister Malusi Gigaba said yesterday.Gigaba said the upcomin...Published: 26 Sep 2014 at 07:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
The new special dispensation permit, what it means for Zimbos
When tougher new immigration rules were first announced by the South African government earlier this year the...Published: 18 Aug 2014 at 17:09hrs | | by Researched by Sintha Chiumia and Anim van Wyk
Crucial information for Zimbabweans in South Africa
We want people to be independent and to be able to get their applications through within the given 3 months period from the 1st of October to the 31st of December 2014. One way of doing so will be to ...Published: 16 Aug 2014 at 15:51hrs | | by Butholezwe Nyathi
New SA visa rules: 6 major changes
Cape Town - The newly gazetted immigration rules have been called unconstitutional with considerable legal upheaval expected.While government believes it has drawn a clear distinction between ...Published: 28 May 2014 at 11:31hrs | 7 | by Robbie Ragless
Mugabe's interview on the eve of his 90th birthday - Video Part 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6hwLLQFfSgPart 1 | ...Published: 21 Feb 2014 at 12:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Liverpool sacks Kenny Dalglish manager - 'King Kenny knocked off his throne'
Kenny Dalglish has been sacked as Liverpool manager following face to face talks with the club's American owners. A statement on the club's official website read: "Fenway Sports Group (FSG) ...Published: 16 May 2012 at 15:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
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