Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
AGRI ALERT Several years ago Zimbabwe not only produced enough maize to feed its people but also had surpluses to export. More recently Zimbabwe’s food security position is governed by its inability to attain self-sufficiency in maize production and this position is now set to get worse. Output in 2012 is less than half of …
Corporate Collaboration Lets Mugabe Continue Abuses http://www.counterpunch.org/ August 15, 2012 The Coming Corpse of Zimbabweby PATRICK BOND Zimbabwe’s political-economic crisis continues because dislodging decades of malgovernance has not been achieved by either a Government of National Unity that began in early 2009, civil society activism, or international pressure, including this week’s Maputo summit of the main body charged …
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ZCTF Report – Aug 2012 ZIMBABWE CONSERVATION TASK FORCE Only after the last tree has been cut down. Only after the last river has been poisoned. Only after the last fish has been caught. Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten. Cree Indian Prophecy 15th August 2012 …
No pasture for cattle http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Farmers have been left with no choice but to buy grass and animal feed for their cattle as pasture for livestock has been wiped out by the drought. 15.08.1208:13am by Stephen Tsoroti Cattle farmers cannot afford to keep their livestock alive. “I bought two bales of grass …
Zimbabwe’s forests go up in smoke amid energy crisis http://www.trust.org/ Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:19 GMT Source: Alertnet // Madalitso Mwando Zimbabwean children carry firewood on their heads near a slum in Hatcliffe, Harare, Dec. 9, 2008. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo By Madalitso Mwando BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (AlertNet) – Pensioner Thandazani Ndlovu earns his living …
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Pressure builds to stop mining at Mana Pools http://www.swradioafrica.com/ Mana Pools By Alex Bell15 August 2012 Pressure is continuing to build to prevent planned mining activities at Mana Pools, with conservation groups warning that the potential damage there will also ruin Zimbabwe’s international tourism reputation. Prospecting and exploration licences for …
COMMERCIAL FARMERS’ UNION CLASSIFIEDS WEDNESDAY 15TH AUGUST 2012 For those wishing to receive the CFU Classifieds by Email ‘free of charge’ please send details of Name, Company, Physical address, Contact phone numbers and Email address to where the Classifieds are to be sent to advert@cfuzim.org for our database records If you would …
Zambezi Society Special Bulletin – Mining in Mana Aug 2012 SPECIAL BULLETIN Newsletter of THE ZAMBEZI SOCIETY http://www.zamsoc.org The Zambezi Society is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation. We promote and conserve the wildlife and wild places of the Zambezi River for the benefit of wilderness, wildlife and people If you have not already made a 2012 Supporting donation to the Zambezi …
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Zimbabwe, looting big time while attention is on constitution By Clifford Chitupa Mashiri 14th August 2012 The recent issuing of hunting permits and 25-year land leases to top Zanu-pf officials without regard for merit principle is arguably part of the ongoing looting and plunder that is taking place in Zimbabwe while attention is on the controversial draft constitution. …
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Archbishop Tutu pledges support for the “Save the SADC Tribunal” campaign MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE14 August 2012 Nobel peace laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu has added his highly respected voice to an international campaign to reinstate the regional court of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Tribunal, a vital institution for legal redress. The campaign is spearheaded in …
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