Last week’s blog discussed the massive growth of urban agriculture in Zimbabwe. How is this affecting the wider food system? What are the impacts on traditional sources of production in the rural areas? And what was the role of the … Continue reading → …
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EMA rolls out fireguards awareness and inspection blitz
Yoliswa Dube-Moyo, Matabeleland South Bureau Chief THE Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has embarked on an awareness and inspection blitz to ensure that communities put up fireguards as the fire season approaches. A fireguard is a belt of not less than nine meters that is cleared of all inflammable materials, to control the spread of veld […] …
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Capital markets achieve 100% settlements of trade
Senior Business Reporter THE Securities and Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe (SecZim) says tight monitoring of capital markets has ensured regulatory compliance in the sector, which has achieved 100 percent settlements of trades in 2021. No investor assets were lost during the year, the regulatory authority said, adding that the sector is keen to play a […] …
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The growth of urban agriculture in Zimbabwe
The growth of urban agriculture in Zimbabwe has been phenomenal. Every space seems to be cultivated, with a huge array of crops. Today you see tractors, irrigation pumps, trucks carrying produce to markets, with significant investments in commercialised agriculture happening … Continue reading → …
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Nakamba Foundation tourney launched
Harare Bureau GIANTS Dynamos and Highlanders’ youth teams are set to headline the inaugural Marvelous Nakamba Foundation (MNF) Under-17 Invitational tournament which kicks off in Bulawayo next weekend. The youth football extravaganza, which is set to be staged at White City Stadium on June 25 and 26, was launched in Harare on Thursday night. Organisers […] …
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Kwekwe weekend diary
Michael Magoronga, Midlands Correspondent The mining city of Kwekwe will be a hive of activity this weekend as a number of entertainment activities are lined up. The main attraction will be the Annual Winter Fun Colour Run which is being hosted by King Solomon’s Hotel. The event, the first of its kind in Kwekwe, will […] …
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How to respond to ‘drought’: rethinking standard approaches
Over the last four weeks, a blog series has asked what is the best way to respond to ‘drought’? This is an important question for a country like Zimbabwe, and with climate change the question will become even more important. … Continue reading → …
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WATCH : Go well defender of Zimbabwe’s legacy!
Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Chronicle Reporter IT was a grand sendoff fit for a liberator as the body of the late Major General (Retired) Sikhulile Simpson Nyathi left his rural home yesterday in Mapate area in Gwanda on the final journey for burial at the National Heroes’ Acre in Harare. Mourners gathered at the Nyathi homestead for […] …
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High Court overturns fraud accused directors’ acquittal by magistrate
Judges of appeal, Justices Happias Zhou and Benjamin Chikowero upheld the appeal and found the respondents guilty as charged …
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Rethinking disaster responses: from risk to uncertainty
Previous blogs in this series have highlighted how farmers’ responses to ‘drought’ are focused on adaptive adjustments to farming and livelihood practices that unfold as a ‘performance’. A drought is not a single event, but emerges over time, and responses … Continue reading → …
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