Zimbabwe Needs Loans to Revive Economy, Finance Minister Says

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Zimbabwe Needs Loans to Revive Economy, Finance Minister Says http://www.voanews.com/ Sebastian MhofuSeptember 07, 2012 HARARE — Zimbabwe’s economy is growing but has yet to recover from the catastrophic collapse it suffered in the decade prior to 2009. This week the country’s finance minister said he will seek loans from neighboring countries in hopes of meeting some urgent needs …

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Zim needs agricultural recovery

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Zim needs agricultural recovery http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ September 7, 2012 in OpinionZIMBABWE needs to restore fiscal viability and probity, ensure substantive growth of the mining sector, rehabilitation of the manufacturing sector, and reinstate a comprehensive, and fully serviceable infrastructure among many issues. Report by Eric Bloch However, among Zimbabwe’s foremost requirements is a substantive recovery and growth of the agricultural sector. …

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Cattle rustlers decimate herds

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Cattle rustlers decimate herds http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk A syndicate of cattle rustlers is reportedly wreaking havoc in the Somabhula resettlement area and has been accused of working in cahoots with a local butcher who slaughters the animals for re-sale.05.09.1211:03am by Dumisani Ndlovu According to farmers from the area, the men drive cattle for several kilometres before slaughtering them. Although official …

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Save Conservancy, Zim shoots self in foot

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Save Conservancy, Zim shoots self in foot http://www.financialgazette.co.zw/ Wednesday, 05 September 2012 19:29Tinashe Madava, Senior Reporter THE Zimbabwean political scene is like a tainted tiara. While the country is blessed with vast natural resources, bickering and looting has seen the majority of the country’s population benefiting very little in a sea of abundance.The Save Valley Conser-vancy is the …

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Scale of graft shocks Mugabe

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Scale of graft shocks Mugabe http://www.financialgazette.co.zw Wednesday, 05 September 2012 19:44Clemence Manyukwe, Political Editor PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe has been shocked by the extent of asset-grabbing in Masvingo Province by heavyweights in his party following complaints raised by traditional chiefs in southern Zimbabwe who met him recently.The ZANU-PF leader’s meeting with three chiefs from Chiredzi highlights growing divisions in …

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Chiefs Waylay Mzembi To Demand For Answers In Conservancy Saga

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Chiefs Waylay Mzembi To Demand For Answers In Conservancy Saga http://www.radiovop.com Harare, September 06, 2012 – The Minister of Tourism Walter Mzembi was yesterday forced to have an impromptu meeting with angry chiefs who want Zanu PF officials invading conservancies evicted from the Lowveld area. Mzembi met the weary looking chiefs who had been waiting for him …

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Chisumbanje farmers want their land back from Rautenbach

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Chisumbanje farmers want their land back from Rautenbach http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Tichaona Sibanda6 September 2012 The MDC-T legislator for Chipinge South has said villagers who lost their land through the construction of the Chisumbanje ethanol plant are still waiting for a cabinet resolution of how they will be compensated. Three years ago Macdom Investments took over Chisumbanje Estate …

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More ZANU PF Save Conservancy ‘looters’ named

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More ZANU PF Save Conservancy ‘looters’ named http://www.swradioafrica.com By Tererai Karimakwenda06 September, 2012 A more detailed list of military officials and top ZANU PF chefs, given concessions in the Save Valley Conservancy, was revealed this week and the list reads like a who-is-who of the Mugabe regime elite. The Conservancy is the current focus of a ZANU …

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Housing schemes affect urban farming

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Housing schemes affect urban farming http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Rapid urban expansion, demand for housing and growth of the informal market means land used for urban farming will be compromised, according to town planners.05.09.1210:43amby Tonderayi Matonho “More people are buying land in urban and peri-urban communities, the so-called in-fills” said a senior official responsible for planning in the City of Harare, Dombo …

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Green Fuel dispute political: ARDA boss

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Green Fuel dispute political: ARDA boss http://www.newzimbabwe.com/ 05/09/2012 00:00:00by Brian Paradza THE dispute over the US$600 million Green Fuel project is political, ARDA boss Basil Nyabadza has said, adding the MDC-T was determined to see the company to collapsing because they believe it is a Zanu PF project. Production at the firm’s Chisumbanje ethanol plant stopped several …

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