adminPresident Sata to officially open ZITF
Business Reporter
ZAMBIA President Michael Sata will officially open this year’s Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF), Industry and Commerce Minister Professor Welshman Ncube said yesterday.
Lack of knowledge forces rural farmers to sell livestock at give-away prices
Chronicle ReporterFARMERS in rural areas are being forced to sell the their livestock at half price by middlemen due to lack of knowledge on how to grade their livestock.
Farmers revealed this on Friday during a workshop organised by Hlekweni Training Centre and Practical Action Southern Africa.
The workshop held under the “Protracted Relief Programme”, brought together 50 farmers from Matabeleland South Province, which includes Bulilima, Mangwe and Gwanda districts.
Government to stamp out illegal hunting
Chronicle Reporter
THE Government is gearing to stamp out the illegal engagement of freelance professional hunters and safari operators by local authorities to control problem wild animals.
Man kills friend in argument over rumour
Midlands BureauA Lower Gweru man stabbed his friend to death following an argument over allegations that the accused was spreading rumours that the now deceased had broken window panes at his late brother’s house.
Vehicle parts dealers warned over double dealing
Business reporterTHE Motoring Industry Association of Zimbabwe (MIAZ) has called on vehicle parts wholesalers who are doubling as retailers to stop the act since they are working against their dealership agreements.
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Provide affordable accommodation
It is everyone’s dream to have a roof over their heads, moreso one they can call their own.
That is why every working man or woman dreams of one day owning a house or a stand to build one.
According to American scholar and philosopher, Abraham Maslow, each one of us is motivated by needs and among the biological and physiological needs is shelter, which in today’s world is a home.
Legal Resources Foundation faces cash flow challenges
Court ReporterTHE Legal Resources Foundation, an organisation which has over the years been offering free legal advice to the needy, is facing serious cashflow problems.
According to a letter addressed to branches scattered throughout the country, the national director of LRF, Ms Deborah Barron, said from 20 February this year, everyone would work a three-day week.
70 businesspeople evicted
Chronicle ReporterAT least 70 Bulawayo businesspeople were yesterday left stranded when they were evicted from a building they have been operating from in the central business district.
Ethanol our best bet
Features ReporterThe use of renewable energy, also called green fuels, is being encouraged the world over because they are more friendly to the environment than fossil fuels.
One of them, ethanol, is a clean burning fuel with high octane.
Importation of cars by the physically handicapped
Customs duty is wholly suspended on certain specified motor vehicles imported by physically handicapped persons for their own use. In terms of the suspension regulations, a physically handicapped person can import one passenger or one light commercial motor vehicle without payment of the applicable customs duties.
The passenger motor vehicles qualifying under the suspension regulations are those principally designed for the transport of less than 10 persons and these include station wagons. These are vehicles classified under tariff heading 8703. The applicable light commercial motor vehicles are those classified under any of the following tariff codes: 8704.2130, 8704.2140, 8704.3130 or 8704.3140. Please note that the list does not include double cab vehicles.