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Biti hints on duty U-turn http://www.dailynews.co.zw By Gift Phiri, Senior WriterThursday, 26 January 2012 15:17 HARARE – Finance minister Tendai Biti has been forced to take steps to slash the shock 25 percent hike of surtax on imports of food and other basics. Biti admitted at a news conference in Harare yesterday that he had come under …
No money to protect elephants http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Zimbabwe has missed out on accessing money for elephant conservation programmes, due to its non-participation in the recent CITES committee meeting in South Africa.25.01.1210:02amby Stephen Tsoroti Six African states were allocated money for conservation initiatives at the meeting in December 2011. The CITES fund was launched in August 2011 and has received approximately …
Small-scale farmers to feed the nation http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Zimbabwe’s Global Hunger Index is at its lowest yet, according to this year’s report, and with continued investment in small-scale farmers and the government’s commitment to national social protection, it could continue to decrease.25.01.1202:56pmby JOY MORRISON The report was jointly published by the International Food Policy Research Institute, Concern Worldwide, and Welthungerhilfe. …
Zinara to increase toll gates http://www.dailynews.co.zw By Nkululeko Sibanda, Senior WriterWednesday, 25 January 2012 12:14 HARARE – Motorists complaining about toll gates increasing their travelling expenses should be prepared to fork out more. The Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) says it plans to increase more toll gates in the country to raise more cash for infrastructure rehabilitation. Announcing …
Zimbabwe mine licence fees set to soar – state media http://af.reuters.com/ Wed Jan 25, 2012 10:46am GMT HARARE Jan 25 (Reuters) – Zimbabwe is set to raise registration fees for platinum mines to $2.5 million from the $300 it currently costs to discourage the holding of claims for speculative purposes, state media reported on Wednesday. The government will …
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Post budget developments in the economy: press statement by hon. T. Biti M.P., Minister of Finance http://www.swradioafrica.com 25 January 2012 1. Introduction 1.1. The critical importance of the economy and macro-economic stability in our country predicates that there should be regular monitoring and oversight of all macro-economic indicators and vitals to allow Government, Business, Labour and all other …
Construction of new Zimbabwean power plant to start soon http://www.esi-africa.com/node/14090 Harare, Zimbabwe — ESI-AFRICA.COM — 24 January 2012 – The French consortium which has been granted a licence by the Zimbabwean government to build a US$3 billion thermal power plant in the country is in the process of finalising preparations to commence construction. Revealing this to New Ziana, …
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3.5 million Vulnerable Children Face Starvation-UNICEF http://www.radiovop.com Harare, January 23, 2012-At least 3.5 million vulnerable children face starvation as government fails to provide for their aged guardians, UNICEF has revealed. According to the Zimbabwe National Statistical Agency (ZIMSTATS) Zimbabwe has over 7 million people who can be described as children and over 3.5 million of these live under what …
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New constitution draft inspection could end in chaos —ZLHR http://www.dailynews.co.zw/ By Gift Phiri, Senior WriterMonday, 23 January 2012 12:22 HARARE – A forthcoming Zimbabwean conference to inspect a draft on a new constitution could descend into chaos, rights lawyers warned this week. Leading rights lawyers, Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR), said there was a high risk …
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Indigenisation board to enforce regulations http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Temerity Mpofu Harare As Zimbabwe’s indigenisation regulations are generating public debate and criticism in some sectors, the National Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Board (NIEEB) is set to enforce indigenisation regulations.23.01.1205:42pmby Wallace Mawire NIEEB is set to engage Compliance Officers to be part of a team spearheading the indigenous and economic empowerment programmes …