BUSINESS NEWS

ZETDC guarantees 150 MW for winter wheat farming

In a strategic move to strengthen Zimbabwe's agricultural resilience, the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has ring-fenced 150 megawatts (MW) of electricity exclusive...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 June 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe focuses on boosting productivity in winter season

Zimbabwe has positioned itself for a strong winter cropping season with an estimated 141,000 hectares available for wheat production following an extensive rehabilitation of irrigation infrastructure....

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 May 2025

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Winter wheat production takes off in Matebeleland South

Matebeleland South Province is ramping up preparations for the 2025 winter wheat season, with land preparation currently underway and a target of cultivating 2,300 hectares - a modest increase from la...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 May 2025

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Zimbabwe targets 600 000 tonnes winter wheat output

Zimbabwe is aiming to produce 600,000 tonnes of wheat this year as part of a major push to sustain and expand its winter crop production. The country is stepping up preparations for a successful seaso...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 April 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe has sufficient water for winter irrigation

The Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) has said the country's dams have sufficient water to meet the winter cropping irrigation needs.ZINWA spokesperson, Marjorie Munyonga told Business Times t...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 June 2022

OPINION

Inside Chamisa's winter of discontent

On  Monday we woke up to a screaming headline in an opposition-leaning newspaper that told us that the MDC-Alliance had given the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission an ultimatum of 24 hours to address...

By Tichaona Zindoga | Published: 18 July 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

'No winter blackouts'

Power utility Zesa Holdings, says it has put in place measures to ensure that there will be no blackouts during winter when demand for electricity increases.Zimbabwe has not experienced major power bl...

By Staff reporter | Published: 15 May 2018

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Command Agric boosts SeedCo winter growth

SEED Co Group, Africa's biggest seed producer, says the Government's 2017 Command Agriculture Programme boosted demand for winter cereals, which saw the group registering a 257 percent growth in overa...

By Staff reporter | Published: 29 September 2017

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Winter wheat output to rise

ZIMBABWE will this year import about 345 000 tonnes of wheat as preliminary data indicates that the 2017 winter crop will produce an estimated 105 000 tonnes.The Grain and Feed Annual Report (GFAR) fo...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 September 2017
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