Mugabe roped into Zimbabwe poaching war

Mugabe roped into Zimbabwe poaching war http://nehandaradio.com July 20, 2012 5:57 pm By Richard Chidza HARARE – Tourism minister Walter Mzembi has sought President Robert Mugabe and his deputy Joice Mujuru’s help in a vicious fight against top Zanu PF chefs who have invaded wildlife conservancies with the backing of some top army officials. Highly placed sources told …

Court ruling no pretext for early polls

Court ruling no pretext for early polls http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ July 20, 2012 in Opinion Qhubani Moyo THE ruling by the Supreme Court last week specifically ordering the holding of by-elections in the three vacant constituencies, namely Bulilima East, Nkayi South and Lupane East — and by extension other areas as well — has provoked a heated debate and lots …

Indigenisation Regulations Suspended For New Investors

Indigenisation Regulations Suspended For New Investors http://www.radiovop.com/ Harare, July 19, 2012 — Government on Wednesday clipped the wings of Youth Development Indigenisation and Empowerment minister, Saviour Kasukuwere, in a charm offensive to lure investors amid revelations that potential investors were scared by the empowerment legislation. The empowerment law states that locals should have 51% in all companies operating in …

Tobacco sales to surpass target, TIMB

Tobacco sales to surpass target, TIMB http://www.newzimbabwe.com/ 17/07/2012 00:00:00by Roman Moyo THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has said tobacco deliveries for the 2012 surpassed the revised target of 133 million kgs two weeks before the close of the marketing season. The initial output target of 180 million kgs was revised downwards early this year following a …

Villagers accuse farmer of robbery

Villagers accuse farmer of robbery http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/ New farmers and villagers here have expressed concern at what they described as daylight robbery, by a debt collector working in cahoots with a local farmer, whose identities have been withheld pending investigations. Angry villagers told The Zimbabwean that they had been ordered by the debt collector to pay $886 each as restitution …

Why Zimbabwe needs to maintain a multi-form land tenure system

Why Zimbabwe needs to maintain a multi-form land tenure system   http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/7906   July 17th, 2012 By Mandivamba Rukuni, a discussion paper in the Zimbabwe Land Series Introduction An important recommendation of the Commission of Inquiry into Land Tenure Systems in Zimbabwe (1994) that I chaired was that Zimbabwe should maintain a multi-form tenure regime. …