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Mnangagwa frets over resurgent black market
In his State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered during the official opening of the second session of the 10th Parliament in Mt Hampden, President Emmerson Mnangagwa expressed deep concern over the...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 08:58hrs | 610 | by Staff reporter
Government to construct more small earth dams
Government through the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development plans to construct small earth dams across all the country’s eight catchment areas under the Catchm...Published: 16 Feb 2024 at 17:17hrs | | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Umzingwane Dam chokes
TWO unregistered dams built in the Umzingwane Dam catchment area and gold panning activities along Umzingwane River have contributed to the Bulawayo supply dam not impounding adequate water since the ...Published: 11 Feb 2022 at 05:43hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe dams gain record inflows in more than 5 decades
Dams in the country have gained a record 47,5 percent inflows since 1974 following improved rains in the current 2020–2021 summer season, the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) says. ...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's dam water levels register massive rise
Zimbabwe's national dam levels stood at 89 percent as of February 15, 2021 - a 50,7 percent rise from levels of September 28, 2020, according to the latest update from the Zimbabwe National Water Auth...Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 17:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Why Bulawayo dams are not filling up
THE fact that Bulawayo and Matabeleland South province have been receiving torrential rains since January is evident to everyone.The fact that most dams nationally are full and spilling (inclu...Published: 10 Feb 2021 at 05:53hrs | | by Khumbulani Maphosa
IDBZ to build 300MW plants
THE Infrastructure and Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) is scouting for investors to finance the construction of mini-hydro and solar projects with capacity to generate 300 megawatts (MW), as the c...Published: 28 Aug 2019 at 07:42hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
China leads Zimbabwe cities revamp
THE future has arrived, and it looks nothing like what anyone expected. In the midst of a debilitating economic crisis, Zimbabwean urban centres are plagued by pollution, poverty and crumbling infrast...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 05:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo's words inspire farmer
KHULUMAUSENZA is a name of a village in Mapulubusi area in Tsholotsho district in the sprawling Matabeleland North Province.The name of the village is Ndebele, and in English it literally mean...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:37hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mushohwe pushes for Mnangagwa win
MUTARE West legislator and Zanu-PF Politburo member Christopher Mushohwe has urged losing candidates in Zanu-PF primary elections to abandon personal interests and work closely with those standing for...Published: 20 Jun 2018 at 06:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt gets 1 500 early warning radios
Government has acquired 1 500 community "early warning'' radios that will be distributed to all corners of the country, acting as local early warning systems to avert climate and weather-related disas...Published: 16 Apr 2018 at 06:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Minister issues floods warning for 2017/18 season
THE 2017/18 rainfall season is expected to generate between 18 billion to 24 billion cubic metres of water at a time when the country's dams can take in 14 billion cubic metres, Environment minister O...Published: 28 Sep 2017 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean scientists unravel El Nino origins
A new study by two Zimbabwean climate science experts could make it possible to predict El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) ENSO several months before its occurrence.Climate experts say ENSO i...Published: 14 Aug 2017 at 08:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt targets value addition says Mnangagwa
Acting President Emmerson Mnangagwa says government is targeting value addition and penetrating the export markets as there is potential of increased agricultural production under the command agricult...Published: 07 Jun 2017 at 19:09hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Command Rain Water Harvesting introduced countrywide
Government is introducing what it terms Command Rain Water Harvesting programme in which it seek to construct weirs in all 10 provinces aimed at harnessing water from floods and exces...Published: 22 Mar 2017 at 05:38hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Govt offers $100 to flood victims
GOVERNMENT has said it is assisting each of the families whose homes were destroyed by floods with $100.The Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Saviour Kasukuwe...Published: 10 Feb 2017 at 05:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Villagers sell cattle for $50
Cattle owners in Masvingo province are selling their livestock for a little as $50.This is due to crippling shortage of water, reduced pastures and high cost of stock feed.Close to...Published: 05 Sep 2016 at 07:13hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
45,000 cattle under threat due to drought
ABOUT 45 000 cattle in Masvingo are under threat due to a shortage of pastures, a development that has resulted in cattle prices falling to as low as $50 from about $250.Masvingo Beef Farmers'...Published: 05 Sep 2016 at 07:00hrs | | by Walter Mswazie
Mnangagwa launches desilting programme
Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa has launched the national dams desilting programme amid assurances that the country will attain a food secure position within the next four seasons.The de...Published: 22 Jun 2016 at 22:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Don't be fooled, its election time
The state media today released the third part of a paper on development in Matabeleland by Bulawayo Metropolitan Province Governor Cain Mathema.In a statement Mathema claims that: ...Published: 11 Jul 2013 at 04:08hrs | | by Bhebhe Mandla
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