Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Sudden power shut down at Kariba, Hwange http://www.swradioafrica.com Posted by admin on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 in ZESA, Zimbabwe politics A statement from Richard Maasdorp, chairman of the Zimbabwe Power Company, has said that there was s sudden “shut down” of both of Zimbabwe’s major sources of generation at 0625 hours Wednesday 9th November (Kariba and Hwange). The …
ZESA to increase tariffs by nearly 50% http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Tererai Karimakwenda09 November, 2011 A shocking 47 percent increase in electricity charges is being planned by the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA), after already raising tariffs by 31 percent earlier this year. The troubled parastatal said they needed an estimated $2.5 billion for construction and rehabilitation of the Kariba and …
Prosecutors resume strike http://www.dailynews.co.zw By Godfrey MtimbaTuesday, 08 November 2011 10:33 MASVINGO – Prosecuters in the country will today resume their job action after negotiations with government over a possible pay rise failed to yield results. The prosecutors grouped under the Zimbabwe Law officers Association (Ziloa) said they will re-launch their strike action which was suspended last month to …
Tongaat Hulett support for Zimbabwe sugar cane project 4 November 2011 | 14:50pm StockMarketWire.com – Zimbabwe vice-president Joice Mujuru has visited a sugar cane farming community project which is being supported by Tongaat Hulett. The project aims to help private farmers increase their supply of sugar cane to 1.4 million tons (equivalent to 180,000 tons …
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A Million Face Hunger As Zimbabwe Fails to Provide Seeds to Farmers http://www.voanews.com/ 04 November 2011 The Famine Early Warning Systems Network earlier this week warned that one in 10 Zimbabweans will need food aid through year’s end, more in early 2012 as the so-called hunger season develops before harvest Violet Gonda | Washington Parts of Zimbabwe …
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No Seeds for Zimbabwean Farmers http://www.voanews.com/ November 04, 2011 Peta Thornycroft | Johannesburg Zimbabwe’s summer rains have started but many peasant farmers have no seed to plant crops and many families, particularly in the south of the country, are desperately hungry because their crops failed last year. The Solidarity Peace Trust produced a detailed report this week about …
CFU warns of ‘disaster’ as farm invasions intensify http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell04 November 2011 The President of Zimbabwe’s Commercial Farmers Union (CFU) on Friday warned that the country was heading for ‘disaster’, with farm invasions intensifying across the country. CFU head Charles Taffs told SW Radio Africa that the situation is extremely serious, describing a “definite spike in …
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Zim faces prospect of failing to feed itself http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 03 November 2011 15:35 Paul Nyakazeya THE prospect of Zimbabwe once again failing to feed itself is looming as most farmers are now switching from growing staple food to the more lucrative cash crops such as tobacco. The migration to cash crops has been exacerbated by the Grain …
Tobacco grower profile shifts http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 03 November 2011 14:46 Reginald Sherekete TOBACCO output is likely to increase after more communal and small scale farmers dumped the traditionally preferred maize and cottons crops.Statistics released by the Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (TIMB) for the week ending 28 October 2011 show that 4 401 new communal farmers and 5 …