Zimbabwe Beef Prices Soar as Imports End and National Herd Dwindles

Zimbabwe Beef Prices Soar as Imports End and National Herd Dwindles http://www.voanews.com/ 09 November 2011 Residents of Harare, Bulawayo, Gwanda, Victoria Falls and other cities and towns said beef prices range from US$7 a kilogram for cheaper cuts to US$12 a kilo for fillet in most shops Gibbs Dube & Jonga Kandemiiri | Washington The price of …

Zim faces hunger again

Zim faces hunger again http://www.iol.co.za/ November 10 2011 at 09:01amBy Peta Thornycroft Zimbabwe’s first rains have fallen, yet hundreds of thousands of the poorest farmers have not yet received either seeds or fertiliser from the government to plant crops. And the weather department and the Commercial Farmers’ Union predict that good rains will only fall until January. Then …

Farm invasions stepped up

Farm invasions stepped up   http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk The President of Zimbabwe’s Commercial Farmers Union this week warned that the country was heading for ‘disaster’, with farm invasions intensifying across the country. 09.11.1108:44am by Rejoice Ndlovu Troy Maidwell who was hit over the head with the barrel of a gun during the attack in Umvutcha last weekend. …

Course on Thermal use of Solar Energy

Course on “THERMAL USE OF SOLAR ENERGY” Presenter:    Anton Schwarzlmuller Venue:         Commercial Farmers Union Agriculture House Cnr Adylinn Rd / Marlborough Drive Marlborough Harare Date:                    28th, 29th, 30th November 2011 The three-day course focuses on the applications of solar-thermal technologies suitable for Zimbabwe. New developments on the solar market will be highlighted and …

Government to Distribute Planting Vouchers to Vulnerable Farmers

Government to Distribute Planting Vouchers to Vulnerable Farmers http://www.voanews.com/ 08 November 2011 Each Zimbabwean farmer considered to be vulnerable will receive 10 kilograms of maize seed, one 50-kilogram bag of compound D and one 50 kilogram bag of ammonium nitrate fertilizer Jonga Kandemiiri | Washington The Zimbabwean government says it is printing more than one million vouchers to …

Green Fuel launches ethanol-blended petrol

Green Fuel launches ethanol-blended petrol http://www.newzimbabwe.com/ 09/11/2011 00:00:00 by Gilbert Nyambabvu GREEN Fuel — a US$600 million bio-energy development in the eastern Chisumbanje district — has launched ethanol-blended with petrol on the local market in a development expected to cut fuel costs for motorists and help reduce the country’s fuel import bill. The fuel was available at selected …

War Vets Languish In Prison Over Land Dispute

War Vets Languish In Prison Over Land Dispute http://www.radiovop.com Masvingo, November 09, 2011– 33 war veterans were yesterday arrested by police for allegedly defying a court order to vacate Chikore farm involving a land dispute with Higher and Tertiary Education Minister, Stan Mudenge, despite having appealed against the court order. The war veterans are representing more than 60 …

Zimbabwe Plans Six Hydroelectric Generators, Newsday Reports

Zimbabwe Plans Six Hydroelectric Generators, Newsday Reports http://www.bloomberg.com By Brian Latham – Nov 9, 2011 4:37 PM GMT+1000 Zimbabwe will need $30 million to build six hydroelectricity generators to ease power shortages in the country, Newsday said, citing Deputy Energy Minister Hubert Nyanhongo. The hydropower generators will produce between 1 and 5megawatts of electricity each, Harare-based Newsday said …