Govt maize subsidy boon for economy • . . . saves $300m in grain import costs • Experts dismiss $120m budget deficit claims

Sydney Kawadza Senior Reporter STAKEHOLDERS have dismissed reports that Government efforts to subsidise maize productivity through programmes such as Command Agriculture could increase the budget deficit by $120 million.

An ode to the magic of books

Christopher Farai Charamba The Reader “I don’t believe in the kind of magic in my books. But I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a good…

Hansen calls for simpler rules

AUCKLAND. — All Blacks coach Steve Hansen appealed yesterday for rugby’s rules to be simplified, saying a referee’s wrong call cost the All Blacks a chance to win the deciding…

Chipembere bounce back

Grace Chingoma Senior Sports Reporter Black Rhinos ………… (1) 3 Tsholotsho ……………… 0

Embrace benevolence: VP

Kuda Bwititi Vice-President Emmerson Mnangawa has implored Zimbabweans to embrace the culture of benevolence, saying giving to charity is essential for a creating a model society. Addressing guests at the Republic…

Archer recalls retrenched workers

Dumisani Nsingo, Senior Business Reporter BULAWAYO textile company, Archer Clothing Manufacturers has re-employed part of the workforce it retrenched last year buoyed by a surge in exports.

Command Agric abusers face jail

Harare Bureau FARMERS who misuse inputs accessed under the Specialised Maize Production and Import Substitution Programme (Command Agriculture) face criminal prosecution or loss of property under new regulatory measures introduced…

EDITORIAL COMMENT: Africa should follow President Mugabe’s lead to ensure self sustenance

Africa can feed itself. And it can make the transition from hungry importer to self-sufficiency in a single generation.”

Reclaiming our lost pride: Recommendations for tourism sector revival

Butler Tambo THIS is the third and final instalment in a series that I began by looking at the policy environment around the tourism sector in Zimbabwe, its contribution to…

Cash crunch impacts negatively on livestock prices

Dumisani Nsingo, Senior Farming Reporter PRICE disparities in the livestock market emanating from the prevailing cash crunch have impacted negatively on efforts by farmers to get meaningful returns from their…

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