Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
250,000 need urgent food aid http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk An estimated 250,000 households in rural Manicaland are in need of urgent food assistance following poor harvests, according to statistics from the Provincial Administrator’s office.23.05.1211:49amby Tony Saxon Manicaland was affected by drought and poor farming preparations in the 2011-12 season, with some farmers failing to harvest anything. A cereal loan scheme introduced by …
Army Boss In Pensions Arrears http://www.radiovop.com By Professor Matodzi Harare, May 23 May 2012 – The National Social Security Authority (NSSA) has named and shamed controversial army chief, Major General, Martin Chedondo among new farmers who had not remitted workers’ pension contributions between December 2009 and June 2010. Court papers seen by Radio VOP show that Chedondo, the …
Bill Watch – Parliamentary Committees Series – 21st May 2012 [Public Hearings on ZESA & Wheat Farmers’ Problems] BILL WATCH PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES SERIES [21st May 2012] The Thematic Committee on Peace and Security will hold Public Hearingsin Mashonaland Central and Mashonaland West from 22nd to 24th May to hear the public’s views on the …
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Amid Ongoing Water Woes, Zimbabwe Orders Registration of Boreholes http://www.voanews.com 21 May 2012 Tatenda Gumbo & Marvellous Mhlanga Nyahuye | Washington The Zimbabwe National Water Authority or ZINWA has begun a national exercise to register boreholes throughout the country as the water crisis continues to affect many in the cities. Under new rules, the water ministry now …
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Kasukuwere urges ZANU PF youth to seize Indian businesses http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Tererai Karimakwenda22 May, 2012 The Indigenisation and Youth Development Minister Saviour Kasukuwere has reportedly been instructing ZANU PF youth structures to take over businesses, supermarkets, shops owned by Indians and to identify mining claims that they can take over as part of youth empowerment. Trusted sources who …
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Human Rights violations still rampant in Zimbabwe http://www.swradioafrica.com The United Nations High Commssioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay By Tichaona Sibanda22 May 2012 The visiting United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay has been told incidents of torture and intimidation still persist in Zimbabwe despite government denials. During her meeting with Justice …
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My perspective on the on-going preparations for a National Land Audit http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/7630 May 21st, 2012 [Part of the Zimbabwe Land Series] By Mandivamba Rukuni Introduction In this article I discuss how the land issue has been handled by the GNU as from its formation in 2009. Although progress towards a National Land Audit (NLA) …
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Zimbabwe’s cattle breeders face tough choices as pasture vanishes http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/zimbabwes-cattle-breeders-face-tough-choices-as-pasture-vanishes/ 20 May 2012 23:15 Source: Alertnet // Madalitso Mwando In this 2002 file photo, cattle graze in a failed maize field in the Gwanda south area 220 kilometers southeast of Bulawayo. REUTERS/Howard Burditt By Madalitso Mwando FILABUSI, Zimbabwe (AlertNet) – Lorraine Mabuza stands outside …
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Biti queries Green Fuel’s land deals http://www.newzimbabwe.com 21/05/2012 00:00:00 by Business Reporter FINANCE Minister Tendai Biti has claimed Green Fuel, the company behind the US$600 million ethanol project at Chisumbanje, did not pay a penny for the vast tracks of land it now controls which represent up to four percent of the country. The project is facing collapse …
Zimbabwe Denies State-Sponsored Violence Claims http://online.wsj.com/ May 21, 2012, 3:00 p.m. ET Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe—Zimbabwe’s justice minister rejected allegations that the country has state-sponsored violence and he vowed not to recognize gay rights after meeting with the U.N. human-rights chief Monday. But the nation’s main independent civic groups accused President Robert Mugabe’s party of trying to present …