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CSC, Boustead Beef deal sparks court battle
The Cold Storage Company (CSC) has officially terminated its partnership with Boustead Beef, leading to legal action, according to Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development Minister, ...Published: 21 Oct 2024 at 07:42hrs | 235 | by Staff reporter
Foot-and-mouth disease hits Buhera, Chikomba
GOVERNMENT has prohibited the movement of livestock from Buhera district in Manicaland and Chikomba in Mashonaland East provinces following an outbreak of the foot-and-mouth disease.The Depart...Published: 29 Feb 2024 at 05:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Botswana blames buffalos from Zimbabwe
Botswana has put restrictions on the movement of cloven-hoofed animals in the northeast of the country after an incursion of buffalo from Zimbabwe put cattle at risk of contracting possible foot-and-m...Published: 20 Sep 2023 at 06:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man kills colleague over R200
A suspected facilitator for border jumpers using Beitbridge on Wednesday appeared in court for allegedly fatally stabbing his colleague who wanted more money to help four Zimbabweans illegally cross i...Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cattle sales still banned at ZITF
GOVERNMENT has said there will be no cattle sales at the Bulawayo Agricultural Society's (BAS) pens located within the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) showgrounds.The move is part of ...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga meets State entities
Fostering rapid economic growth towards the attainment of an empowered upper middle-income economy by 2030, demands that everyone including State entities, play their part, Vice President Constantino ...Published: 14 Apr 2023 at 07:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge quarantine centre opens
The Beitbridge Border Post plant and animal quarantine centre is now operational. The facility is part of the US$300 million Beitbridge Border Post modernisation project, which is being undertaken by ...Published: 14 Apr 2023 at 00:01hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe eyes return to beef export
ZIMBABWE is eager to regain its seat in the beef export sector and is banking on the resuscitation ot the Cold Storage Commission (CSC).Speaking at the launch of the Boran quarantine station a...Published: 27 Jun 2022 at 08:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's abattoirs struggle
ZIMBABWE'S abattoirs are struggling to secure slaughter stock, as farmers have turned to livestock to store value and hedge against inflation, according to a report by the Livestock and Meat Advisory ...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 08:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ministry spearheads tick-borne diseases vaccine production
THE Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water and Fisheries will spearhead a programme for the local production of vaccines for tick-borne diseases to reduce the import bill and to boost production of liv...Published: 30 Jun 2021 at 06:47hrs | 6 | by Staff Reporter
How to kill a country
Nearly forty years ago Ian Smith, the Prime Minister of Rhodesia, became the first and only white colonial ruler to break away from the British Crown. He had tired of London's nagging about the subjug...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 16:49hrs | 2 | by Samantha Power
Smugglers wreak havoc in Plumtree
PLUMTREE villagers say they are being terrorised by gangs involved in the smuggling of goods from neighbouring Botswana who rob them of their valuables.The smugglers, who operate from illegal ...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 09:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's beef industry stampedes back to life
After more than a decade in limbo, beef farmers are back in business Zimbabwe's famed beef industry, which collapsed in the 2000s following outbreaks o...Published: 15 May 2019 at 20:50hrs | 3 | by Ray Mwareya
Drought ravages Matebeleland South, Masvingo
LIVESTOCK farmers in Beitbridge, Gwanda and parts of Mwenezi districts have reported a marked deterioration in the health of their animals as drought tightens its grip on parts of Matebeleland South a...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 07:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Foot-and-mouth disease hits Beitbridge
THE Veterinary Department last week announced a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Beitbridge at a hastily convened meeting in the district which came after officials, with police assistance, put down...Published: 01 Oct 2018 at 07:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Foot-and-mouth disease wreaks havoc in Mash Central
FOOT-and-mouth disease has wreaked havoc in Mashonaland Central province's eight districts after an outbreak, suspected to have originated in Mozambique, was recorded in June.Provincial veteri...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa blamed for failure to address 'legitimacy' issues, prices soar
THE prices of basic commodities have risen sharply since elections held on July 30 to levels that are too high for a dollarised economy.The bout of inflation is blamed on excessive government ...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 06:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa doesn't want elections'
CHANGE swept Zimbabwe on the evening of November 14 2017 and like a ferocious but silent storm, its effects have reshaped Zimbabwe's political scene. The resignation of former President Robert...Published: 22 May 2018 at 12:23hrs | | by Tafadzwa Masango
Govt introduces digital cattle tracking system
THE Government has introduced a sophisticated digitalised cattle tracking system to curb stocktheft and quicken the process of cattle clearance in the country.The system, which is linked to th...Published: 07 May 2018 at 07:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF launches #EDhasMyVote campaign
THE Zanu-PF youth league will this week launch the much-hyped #EDhasMyVote campaign to drum up support for President Emmerson Mnangagwa ahead of the elections to be held in the next few months....Published: 24 Jan 2018 at 05:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe struggling to contain livestock diseases
GOVERNMENT is struggling to mobilise adequate resources to contain livestock diseases such as foot-and-mouth (FMD), which it needs to eradicate to be allowed to export beef to the European Union (EU),...Published: 03 Jul 2017 at 06:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Foot and mouth in Mat'land worry government
Matabeleland foot-and-mouth outbreak is giving government a headache as it has not yet been completely contained, Agriculture deputy minister (Livestock) Paddy Zhanda told parliament on Thursday....Published: 13 May 2016 at 07:50hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe: Emergency Response Project Cushions Farmers From El Niño Blow
8,000 smallholder farmers benefit "Just the thought of a drought and its effects made me shudder as the one we experienced during the 2014-2015 se...Published: 20 Apr 2016 at 16:11hrs | | by FAO Zimbabwe Communications
1 300 cattle killed by drought
CHIPINGE'S resource poor smallholder farmers are accruing huge livestock losses due to drought and diseases, with the latest statistics indicating that more than 1 300 cattle have died in the past few...Published: 02 Jan 2016 at 10:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe suspends Botswana beef import deal
Government has reportedly suspended an import deal between the Cold Storage Company (CSC) and Botswana Meat Company to protect the local beef industry. When the deal collapsed early this y...Published: 12 Oct 2015 at 08:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's foot and mouth outbreak threatens SA
Intensified border patrols, quarantine zones and many, many inoculations have been launched by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) in South Africa and has taken following an o...Published: 07 Sep 2015 at 07:33hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Foot and Mouth causes headaches for Gwanda agricultural show
THE 58th edition of the Matabeleland South Agricultural Show kicks off today in Gwanda with organisers keeping a close eye on livestock carrying the deadly foot and mouth disease.Measures to c...Published: 13 Aug 2015 at 08:13hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mbokodo suspends operations due to foot-and-mouth outbreak forces
THE Veterinary Services Department has ordered Mbokodo abattoir and butchery to suspended operations as the government continues to investigate the gravity of the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak th...Published: 25 Apr 2015 at 07:15hrs | | by Staff Reporter
CSC in bid to tap into the Angolan beef market
THE Cold Storage Company (CSC) says it plans to tap into the Angolan beef market as it plots ways to escape from crippling financial problems.CSC's marketing director Isiah Machingura told Sou...Published: 22 Jun 2014 at 08:13hrs | 10 | by Staff Reporter
'Zim beef might be banned in EU again'
HEAD of the Department of Veterinary and Livestock Services Dr Josphat Nyika has warned that Zimbabwe's beef products might soon be banned again by the European Union following an outbreak of foot-and...Published: 18 Feb 2014 at 07:08hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Philippines bans livestock from Zimbabwe
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has barred the entry of animals from Zimbabwe in the wake of an outbreak of the dreaded foot-and-mouth (FMD) disease in a farm close to a wildlife preserve....Published: 18 Jun 2013 at 20:07hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Livestock disease outbreak - Department of Veterinary Services
The Department of Veterinary Services has recorded an increase in reported cases of tick-borne diseases affecting livestock. The latest reports from the department show that there has been an ...Published: 11 Feb 2013 at 20:48hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Botswana resumes cattle sales to Zimbabwe
MAUN - Cattle exports to Zimbabwe from foot-and-mouth disease (FMD)-affected areas will resume next month as Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) battles to reduce overstocking in areas like Ngamiland....Published: 24 Jan 2013 at 07:21hrs | | by Mmegi
CSC yet to resume regional beef exports
THE Cold Storage Company (CSC) is yet to resume regional beef exports due to a slowdown in the number of cattle from Botswana meant to improve beef supply on the local market.Last year, the C...Published: 03 Aug 2012 at 06:14hrs | | by Business Reporter
Mugabe's cows eat our grass claims South Africans
LIVESTOCK time bomb is ready to explode in the northern part of Mzansi claims the a South African tabloid the Daily Sun!Cattle, donkeys and other animals are crossing through holes in the ...Published: 31 May 2012 at 15:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Beef prices plummet
BEEF prices that soared in December last year have started plummeting in Bulawayo amid revelations that cattle buyers are facing losses because of the new prices. Players in the beef industry yesterd...Published: 01 Mar 2012 at 22:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
CSC to slaughter more cattle from Botswana
THE Cold Storage Company (CSC) has started receiving cattle from Botswana under the second phase of the livestock slaughter deal that will see at least 60 000 animals being slaughtered per year over ...Published: 15 Dec 2011 at 21:52hrs | | by staff reporter
Biological weapons terror accused 'driven by Zim situation'
Johannesburg - A South African businessman accused of threatening to unleash biological weapons on Britain and the United States may have been driven by concern over the plight of white farmers in nei...Published: 23 Jun 2011 at 10:59hrs | | by ap
Repression of the Press in Zimbabwe
To date, Zimbabweans have the privilege to read a handful of independent newspapers, courtesy of the government of national unity, which has proffered the need for press freedom and access to informat...Published: 06 Jun 2011 at 09:22hrs | 1 | by Stephen Tsoroti
Riddle of a 'Rhodesian bio-terrorist'
A terrorist in business, the "most stubborn and arrogant man in the world" - but also "an approachable man who always smiles when he greets you".These are the conflicting descriptions from for...Published: 21 Feb 2011 at 05:46hrs | 1 | by Byo24NEWS
S. African terror threat suspect due in court
A Zimbabwean-born South African businessman living west of Pretoria, South Africa evoked the wrath of international law-enforcement agencies when he allegedly threatened to unleash an unprecedented bi...Published: 14 Feb 2011 at 06:20hrs | | by Byo24NEWS
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