adminOlivine to spend $1,6m on soya bean production
Edible oils producer Olivine Industries will this cropping season spend $1,6 million contracting farmers to produce soya bean on 10 000 hectares, up from 2 000 hectares last year.
Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and AICO Africa Limited jointly own Olivine Industries with 51 percent and 49 percent stakes respectively.
Shortages of soya beans, liquidity crunch and imported products have affected the company’s viability over the years.
Impumelelo Shining Stars celebrate 11th anniversary
Chronicle Correspondent
POPULAR Imbube outfit, Impumelelo Shining Stars, celebrated their eleventh anniversary in style when they put up a scintillating performance at Seedco Midlands Provincial field day in Gokwe on Tuesday.
Students to miss November exams
Chronicle Reporters
HUNDREDS of Bulawayo Polytechnic students are likely to miss their November Higher Education Examinations Council (Hexco) examinations, as the institution is insisting on full payment of fees before registration.
Lake Harvest to create 1 300 jobs in Kariba
Lake Harvest Aquaculture (LHA) plans to add 1 300 new jobs at its Kariba operation this year following a $8 million capital injection by the African Development Bank (AfDB), an…
EMA condemns Chisumbanje ethanol plant
The ethanol plant in Chisumbanje was built without an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) study having been conducted, Parliament heard on Tuesday.Green Fuel built the $600 million plant under a Build…
We must win at all costs: Nyoni
Harare Bureau
BELGIAN-based midfielder Vusa Nyoni believes the Warriors have to guard against errors and win the match against Guinea at all costs to kick-start their World Cup qualifying campaign on a splendid note on Sunday.
Zimbabwe play the Slyi Nationale, who are expected to arrive tomorrow morning, in their opening Group G match with the Germinal Beerschot player expected to be one of the key players in the side.
Umguza River polluters to appear before EMA
Temba Dube
COMPANIES involved in the pollution of Umguza River will soon appear before the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) board for stiffer penalties, which may include prison terms for their chief executive officers.
Zimra officer up for theft
Beitbridge Reporter
A Beitbridge-based Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) officer appeared in court yesterday for allegedly stealing an impounded High Definition (HD) television set worth $500 from the State warehouse.
Moving towards gender imbalance
Emmanuel Ndlovu
Gender equality has become an issue of concern around the globe due to the influence by most feminist activists. They emerged with the aim of correcting gender imbalances that existed centuries ago in patriarchal societies where men dominated almost every facet of human life. In this contemporary society where women start to dominate the professional world, it seems that we are on a sure trajectory to become a matriarchal society.
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Weed out bogus traditional healers
Fly-by-night traditional healers are wreaking havoc in communities around the country through literally extorting livestock from vulnerable villagers who are being herded to witch-hunting ceremonies and later forced to part with their livestock as fines.