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Govt projects grain surplus Wednesday, 20 April 2011 21:44 Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Joseph Made Herald Reporter GOVERNMENT is projecting a harvest of over 1 877 700 tonnes of grain this year, surpassing the national annual cereal requirement of 1,8 million, a Cabinet Minister revealed yesterday. This comes at a time when …
Pivotal regional rail system is in the doldrums http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Written by John BatwellMonday, 18 April 2011 20:50 John Batwell reviews Zimbabwe’s strategic rail system in Southern Africa 30 years after independence…… Three decades ago, the fledgling Southern African independent state of Zimbabwe inheritedfrom its “colonial masters” one of the continent’s finest railway systems – once a vitallyimportant, seamless …
Cotton prices increased by 200% http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Written by Ngoni ChanakiraWednesday, 20 April 2011 12:01 HARARE – ZIMBABWE’S struggling cotton farmers are smiling all the way to their commercial banks after the Minister of Agriculture, Dr Joseph Made gave them a 200 percent hike for their “white gold”. Cotton prices have been increased from the paltry US$0,30 per …
SADC Tribunal review upholds unlawful land grab judgement http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Alex Bell19 April 2011 A controversial review of the role and functions of the regional human rights Tribunal has defended the court’s findings in the legal battle against land seizures in Zimbabwe. The Tribunal of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) ruled in 2008 that Robert Mugabe’s land …
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Tycoon riles villagers over land http://www.dailynews.co.zw By Business WriterMonday, 18 April 2011 17:03 HARARE – Tycoon Billy Rautenbach’s lowveld investment companies have reportedly clashed with villagers in Chipinge over land rights. Through Macdom and Rating Investments, the business magnate entered into a joint venture with the Agricultural Rural Development Authority, Arda, to build a US$600 million ethanol plant, …
Two million Zimbabweans lose cell phone contact http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell18 April 2011 About two million Zimbabweans have had their cell phones cut off by the government Telecommunications Authority, for failing to register their sim cards. The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has announced that at least 2.1 million Econet Wireless and Telecel subscribers have been …
Zesa wants country to use energy-saving bulbs http://www.timeslive.co.za Apr 16, 2011 1:16 PM | By VLADIMIR MZACA Zimbabwe has a shortfall of 400 megawatts (MW) of electricity of the 2000MW required daily and the country’s power utility intends to cover that through the introduction of energy-saving legislation. The country currently produces only 1300MW and imports 300MW, leaving …
Govt won’t pay for mining shares: Kasukuwere http://www.newzimbabwe.com/ 17/04/2011 00:00:00 by Business Reporter IN remarks that may rattle the country’s mining sector further, Indigenisation and Empowerment minister, Saviour Kasukuwere has hinted that the government may consider the value of minerals to be equal to 51 percent of the value of companies and so pay them nothing. Under the …
Fish population below Sadc average http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Saturday, 16 April 2011 21:20 BY CHIPO MASARA IN a country where the majority live in abject poverty and struggle to put food on the table, fishing is contributing immensely towards food security and income generation in Zimbabwe.Unfortunately, owing to detrimental fishing methods, the fish population has been dwindling in the country’s …
Workers attach minister’s property http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Sunday, 17 April 2011 09:24 BY JENNIFER DUBE EMPLOYEES at a company where Youth Development, Indigenisation and Empowerment minister Saviour Kasukuwere is a partner have seized property worth US$63 440 to recover their overdue salaries. The UTc Victoria Falls workers attached the property with the help of the Deputy Sherriff after obtaining a …