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Waiting for the “Heavens to Weep” http://www.ipsnews.net/ By Ignatius Banda BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Dec 20, 2011 (IPS) – Duduzile Sibanda takes a break from preparing her long stretch of land for her maize crop in rural Mberengwa, in Zimbabwe’s Midlands province. She wipes her brow under the scorching sun and looks upwards. The sparse clouds are a cause of …
Eviction leaves farm workers stranded http://www.dailynews.co.zw By Xolisani Ncube, Staff WriterMonday, 19 December 2011 10:40 HARARE – The recent demolition of lodgings at Bromley Farm has left former workers scrounging for shelter as rains continued to pound and destroy their belongings. Bromley farm was once a tobacco processing concern before the former white owner Lombard deserted the venture …
Zimbabwe Financial Experts Question Government’s Latest Agro-Finance Plan http://www.voanews.com 16 December 2011 Some see the program as a desperation move as agricultural experts warn that many Zimbabwean farmers have found it more difficult than ever to purchase the seed and fertilizer they need Violet Gonda | Washington Zimbabwe Bankers Association President John Mushayavanhu said: “The main problem is …
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Eric Bloch Column: Deterrents to foreign investment http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 15 December 2011 15:35 AFTER observing the extent to which government (or major components of government) continue to pursues policies which can achieve naught but self-advancement or enrichment, ongoing demolition of the economy with concomitant poverty, and wide-ranging and diverse advice on the ills of those policies, many inevitably ponder …
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More farm seizures ahead http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk At least 200 farms will be seized from white farmers and handed over to Zanu (PF) supporters, according to a report tabled at the party conference last week.14.12.1108:35amby Staff Reporter About 4000 white-owned farms have already been occupied – some violently – by supporters of President Robert Mugabe in the controversial land reform programme. …
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Bromley Farm workers evicted http://www.dailynews.co.zw By Taurai Mangudhla, Staff WriterWednesday, 14 December 2011 11:14 HARARE – Close to 150 families at Bromley Farm were yesterday left homeless after they were forcibly evicted by the new landowner, who apparently acquired the property from its former white owners. The families were left in the open with their children and …
220 poachers arrested, Parly told Tuesday, 13 December 2011 00:00 ABOUT 220 wildlife poachers were arrested and four killed in Hwange National Park between January and October this year, legislators heard yesterday. The poachers killed 146 wildlife, among them 23 elephants in the same park during the same period. Parks and Wildlife …
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