adminFarmers prepared to reap benefits from land reform
BEIJING – New policy to allow transfer of land-use rights will help boost development of rural economy, report Wang Zhenghua in Anhui province and He Na in Beijing.
Rural migrants set to benefit from country’s urbanisation reform
BEIJING – Population urbanisation, which will offer rural migrants the same public services that city residents enjoy, is the goal of the country’s rural reform, a senior agricultural official said.
Move on reforms, but not rashly, Xi says
BEIJING – President Xi Jinping has urged officials to push forward reforms but avoid being rash and reckless in the process. During an inspection tour of the eastern coastal province…
Libya: bomb kills electricity plant manager
BENGHAZI – A bomb killed an electrical power plant manager on Thursday in eastern Libya, while authorities also found the head of a man who had been kidnapped for ransom.
Economic impact of land reforms in Zim
Pranjal Bajaj Having often travelled to Zimbabwe since 2003 and during my intermittent stay there I never found an issue which aroused more passions than land reforms.
EU applauds Zim
Peter Matambanadzo Senior Reporter The European Union has applauded Zimbabwe for respecting and promoting human rights as evidenced by constitutional provisions guaranteeing citizens’ liberties. Speaking at the International Human Rights…
Banks urged to fund A2 farmers
Herald Reporter Banks should fund A2 farmers to address food security and nutrition, a Cabinet Minister has said. Speaking at the National Defence College in Harare on Wednesday on the…
Budget attracts mixed reactions from MPs
Lloyd Gumbo Herald Reporter PARLIAMENTARIANS yesterday received with mixed reactions next year’s proposed National Budget with the majority of Zanu-pf legislators welcoming it, while the minority MDC-T Members of Parliament…
RBZ banker of last resort status restored
Business Reporter GOVERNMENT will restore the banker of last resort function of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe with effect from April 2014 by injecting US$100 million into the institution, Finance…
Budget allocates close to US$1bn to education
Business Reporters FINANCE Minister Patrick Chinamasa yesterday reaffirmed the Government’s high regard for education with close to US$1 billion of the US$4,2 billion vote in the 2014 National Budget allocated…