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Parliament Told Country Failing to Utilize Harvested Water

by ...Agriculture (archives) March 21, 2012No Comments

Parliament Told Country Failing to Utilize Harvested Water http://www.voanews.com 19 March 2012 For years now many people in Zimbabwe have remained without a constant supply of clean tap water, creating serious health risks for residents as they resort to unclean sources of water for survival Studio 7 Reporters | Washington/Harare The Zimbabwe National Water Authority says it …

Power cut hits Mugabe office, city

by ...ZESA (archives) March 21, 2012No Comments

Power cut hits Mugabe office, city http://www.dailynews.co.zw/ By Xolisani Ncube, Staff WriterTuesday, 20 March 2012 12:08 HARARE – Business came to halt in Harare’s city centre yesterday afternoon including at President Robert Mugabe’s Munhumutapa offices due to intermittent power cuts by the country’s rot- ridden, Zesa Holdings. Munhumutapa offices which houses several core government offices was forced to …

VIPs confirm Zesa bills

by ...ZESA (archives) March 21, 2012No Comments

VIPs confirm Zesa bills http://www.dailynews.co.zw/ By Bridget Mananavire, Staff WriterTuesday, 20 March 2012 12:01 HARARE – Zesa Holdings’ bid to protect senior government officials defaulting on paying their power bills has failed as some of the VIPs have personally confirmed to the Daily News that they are in arrears. Residents also turned the heat on Zesa and …

Farmers warn that Zim agriculture is in ‘major crisis’

by ...Agriculture (archives) March 21, 2012No Comments

Farmers warn that Zim agriculture is in ‘major crisis’ http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell20 March 2012 The Commercial Farmers Union (CFU) has warned that Zimbabwe is facing a “major crisis,” after a third of the country’s maize crops were declared a write off. The state media has quoted Agriculture Minister Joseph Made as stating that the country faces a …

Zimbabwe business grab scares investors

by ...Indigenisation (archives) March 20, 2012No Comments

Zimbabwe business grab scares investors http://uk.news.yahoo.com AFPBy Reagan Mashavave | AFP – 3 hours ago The launch of the Zvishavane Community Share Ownership Trust at Mimosa Mine in Zvishavane last month. Zimbabwe’s forcing of foreign firms to hand over a 51% stake will scare away much-needed investment, with no clarity on how the cash-strapped state will fund its …

Zimbabwe writes off a third of maize crop, deficit looms

by ...Agriculture (archives) March 20, 2012No Comments

Zimbabwe writes off a third of maize crop, deficit looms http://af.reuters.com/ Mon Mar 19, 2012 9:02am GMT HARARE, March 19 (Reuters) – Zimbabwe faces a huge grain deficit this year after a third of the current maize crop was written off due to a prolonged dry spell, state media reported on Monday. The southern African country, once …

Outrage over top government ZESA defaulters

by ...ZESA (archives) March 20, 2012No Comments

Outrage over top government ZESA defaulters http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell19 March 2012 There is growing outrage in Zimbabwe after top government officials were exposed as defaulting on their power bills, with outstanding payments believed to be in the millions of dollars. A month long investigation by the Daily News newspaper has listed the top ZESA offenders, with Robert …

Farmers, war vets swindled of millions

by ...The Courts (archives) March 19, 2012No Comments

Farmers, war vets swindled of millions http://www.dailynews.co.zw By Chris Goko, Bridget Mananavire and Everson MushavaSunday, 18 March 2012 11:58 HARARE – Thousands of farmers, pensioners and war veterans could have been swindled of millions by a “bogus” college called the Zimbabwe Institute of Technicians and Artisans (ZITA), investigations by the Daily News on Sunday have revealed. While a …

Audit reveals rot at GMB

by ...The Courts (archives) March 19, 2012No Comments

Audit reveals rot at GMB http://www.dailynews.co.zw/ By Lloyd Mbiba, Staff WriterSunday, 18 March 2012 11:51 HARARE – The loss making Grain Marketing Board (GMB), is being run by incompetent people who have contributed to its inability to sustain itself on commercial activities, an audit report has revealed. The audit report sent to the Comptroller and Auditor General …

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Industry wants Zesa board fired

by ...ZESA (archives) March 19, 2012No Comments

Industry wants Zesa board fired http://www.dailynews.co.zw By Taurai Mangudhla, Business WriterSunday, 18 March 2012 12:20 HARARE – State-owned power utility Zesa Holdings should dissolve its board of directors for failing to collect $500 million tariff arrears from consumers, Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries president Joseph Kanyekanye said yesterday. He told the Daily News on Sunday the directors’ failure to …

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