Tabitha Mutenga Features Editor, Author at The Financial Gazette

Thriving US$6m citrus farm under siege

A ZIMBABWEAN citrus exporter, Pellier Enterprises (Pellier), has petitioned the government after its thriving Smithfield Farm (Smithfield) lemon plantations in Mazowe were invaded by a group of marauding artisanal miners, documents show. (more…)

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June 13, 2019

National Report

Zim’s national herd remains stagnant

COMMERCIAL and A2 livestock producers are failing to grow their cattle herds due to disease outbreaks and the lack of medium to long term financing, a study commissioned by The Financial Gazette and the Zimbabwe Agricultural Society has revealed. (more…)…

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June 13, 2019

Companies & Markets

Zinwa records $1,8m profit

THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) is back in the black after it registered a $1,8 million profit after tax in 2018, up from a loss of $2,5 million in 2017. (more…)

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June 13, 2019

Top Stories

Zimbabwe owes Afreximbank US$1,25 billion

ZIMBABWE’S debt to the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has surged by 66 percent to US$1,25 billion this year as the southern African nation continues to borrow for consumptive purposes. (more…)

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June 9, 2019

National Report

Cotton prices go up

ZIMBABWEAN cotton farmers will this year receive US$10 and RTGS$150 for every bale of the crop sold, the Agricultural Marketing Authority (AMA) has said. (more…)

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June 6, 2019

Top Stories

Govt recovers $70m from Command Maize farmers

FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube says government has so far recovered $70 million from farmers who participated in the maize import substitution programme, commonly known as Command Agriculture, between 2016 and 2018. (more…)

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June 6, 2019

Top Stories

Zim to import 1,3 million tonnes of cereal

ZIMBABWE’s cereal production is estimated at 850 000 tonnes against a national requirement of 2,2 million tonnes of grain, the 2018/19 Crop Assessment report has revealed. (more…)

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June 6, 2019

National Report

Zimbabwe exporting only 15 percent of agric produce

ZIMBABWE is currently exporting only 15 percent of the total agricultural produce while 85 percent of the produce is sold on the local market, the 2018/19 Agriculture Sector Survey has revealed. (more…)

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June 6, 2019

National Report

Zimbabwe not ready for Africa free trade

ZIMBABWE does not have capacity to join and compete favourably within Africa’s largest free trade area, the central bank has warned. (more…)

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June 2, 2019

Top Stories

Load-shedding Zimbabwe exports power

ZIMBABWE’S cash strapped power utility Zesa Holdings (Zesa) is still exporting electricity to Namibia despite implementing crippling power shortages. (more…)

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