Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Rhino horn smugglers appear in court http://www.eyewitnessnews.co.za/ Eyewitness News | 7 Hour(s) Ago Three men will appear in a Zimbabwean court for rhino horn smuggling on Wednesday. This after they tried to smuggle US$120,000 (R960,000) worth of horns into South Africa. Authorities believe the men shot and killed a rhino on a farm in eastern Zimbabwe on New …
War vet and white farmer behind Chiredzi ranch invasions http://www.swradioafrica.com By Tererai Karimakwenda11 January, 2012 A white farmer named Ken Drummond is reported to have teamed up with war vet Francis Zimuto, who calls himself Black Jesus, and the unlikely duo are alleged to be intimidating the remaining white farmers in the Chiredzi and Hippo Valley area, taking …
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Rabies Alert www.kubatana.net There have been an increasing number of Rabies infection in the stray dog population in Harare – more than 10 cases from most areas of Harare – Greystone Park, Mandara, Chisipite, Highlands, Greendale, Umwinsidale, Borrowdale, Pomona,Alex Park and Haig Park. These have mainly been rabid dogs, but also horses, a zebra, squirrel, bat and a duiker. …
Anthrax outbreak claims lives of more than 165 wild animals in Zimbabwe http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/ 88 hippos, 45 buffaloes, 30 elephants and two kudos found dead in Mana Pools national park Tests confirm hippos were killed by anthrax By Stewart Maclean Last updated at 11:48 AM on 10th January 2012 More than 165 wild animals including 88 hippopotamuses …
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Border Timbers invaded by ZANU-PF “settlers” http://www.swradioafrica.com By Tererai Karimakwenda10 January, 2012 Zimbabwe’s leading timber producer, Border Timbers, is reportedly struggling to cope with ongoing invasions by groups of “settlers” who are not only destroying the soil but are ignoring bilateral investment protection agreements, intended to protect the German owners. The police have made no arrests and management …
Brown Revolution Brings New Hope http://ipsnews.net By Busani Bafana VICTORIA FALLS, Jan 10, 2012 (IPS) – Picking spots for cattle to graze could reverse desertification and even do its bit to retard climate change, new experiments in Zimbabwe have shown. It’s what is coming to be called the Brown Revolution. Planned grazing of livestock is helping restore formally …
Maize crop down 35 percent: Agritex http://www.newzimbabwe.com/ 10/01/2012 00:00:00 by Godfrey Marawanyika I Bloomberg ZIMBABWE planted 247,000 hectares of maize from November to January, down from 379,993 hectares in same period a year earlier as a result of late rains, the Agricultural Extension Services said. The country’s farmers planted 130,944 hectares of sorghum and other small grains, compared …
Rogue Judges to be fired – Judge Code says ‘Report’ rogue Judges http://bulawayo24.com by Sehlule Zondo2012 January 09 13:41:04 ROGUE judges that violate the new provisions set out of them in the Judicial Code of Ethics for Zimbabwe face firing from the bench, a senior judge has said. Addressing lawyers and guests at the High Court of …
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Kaunda warns Zuma on ‘serious’ land question http://www.timeslive.co.za ZINE GEORGE and MAYIBONGWE MAQHINA | 09 January, 2012 08:15 Former Zambian president Kenneth Kaunda warned South Africa against repeating the same mistakes that other African countries, such as Zimbabwe, had made in trying to resolve the land issue. “To you Comrade [Jacob] Zuma, you have more serious problems …
Game Parks In Zimbabwe Sitting On 40 Tons Of Ivory http://www.bernama.com/ HARARE, Jan 9 (BERNAMA-NNN-NEW ZIANA) — Zimbabwe’s Parks and Wildlife Management Authority is sitting on an ivory stockpile of 40 tonnes valued at US$250 per kg which has been accumulating over the years as international law does not allow the country to dispose of it, an official …
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