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Darkness looms for Zimbabwe http://www.businesslive.co.za 05 March, 2011 19:11 Regional power utilities supplying power to Zimbabwe might pull the plug if its government fails to settle debts owed by the country’s power utility. The Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) evidently owes regional suppliers more than US$100-million in accumulated debt. Yet despite facing electricity supply problems, Zimbabwe is …
Zimbabwe State-Owned Power Utility Staggering Under US$900 Million Debt http://www.voanews.com ZESA Public Relations Manager Fullard Gwasira said ZESA’s financial position would improve if local consumers would cough up US$450 million in outstanding bills – but consumers accuse ZESA of overcharging Gibbs Dube | Washington 04 March 2011 Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority Holdings Limited is technically insolvent given its …
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Zim auctions elephants, leopards http://www.zimonline.co.za by Tobias Manyuchi Friday 04 March 2011 HARARE – Zimbabwean wildlife authorities will today auction hunting packages for big game including elephants, lions and leopards with dozens of local and foreign hunters expected to take part in the auction. The packages known as hunting camps consist of animal species packaged into bags to …
Comment: Business gulps from poisoned chalice http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ eThursday, 03 March 2011 19:36 BUSINESS executives this week set themselves up as President Mugabe’s surrogates when they stepped up to append their signatures on the anti-sanctions petition. The business leaders led by Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) president Joseph Kanyekanye perhaps meant well when they signed the petition because, as they …
Eric Bloch: Lies, damned lies and statistics http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 03 March 2011 19:33 Eric Bloch IT was a British prime minister of the 19th century, Benjamin Disraeli, who said that there are “lies, damned lies, and statistics”, and that is the impression gained by this columnist from a recently published book, Zimbabwe’s Land Reform: Myths and Realities, by …
Committee wants agreement revised http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 03 March 2011 19:49 Paidamoyo Muzulu THE Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Lands and Resettlement wants the ambitious US$600 million Chisumbanje ethanol project partnership agreement revised to curtail businessman Billy Rautenbach’s free hand and reflect the Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (Arda)’s shareholding. The committee said the 20-year partnership agreement should be aligned …
Principals agree to start GPA implementation http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 03 March 2011 20:03 Faith Zaba THE three political principals in the inclusive government have agreed to start implementing the 24 agreed principles in the Global Political Agreement in accordance with timelines set out in the implementation matrix they adopted in August last year.This comes as South Africa, the Sadc-appointed …
RioZim power plant ready in 2014 http://www.newzimbabwe.com 03/03/2011 00:00:00 by Business ReporterE mail this to a friend Printable Version MINING group RioZim expects to produce its first electricity from the planned 2 400 MW Sengwa coal power plant by 2014, a senior official said on Thursday. The company also expects to seal a strategic partnership deal for …
AAG Names A Hit List Of Foreign Controlled Firms http://www.radiovop.com/ 03/03/2011 09:06:00 Harare, March 03, 2011 – The Affirmative Action Group (AAG), has targeted five firms including commercial banks which are foreign owned and are operating in Zimbabwe, showing their solidarity with 87-year-old President Robert Mugabe. President Mugabe on Wednesday launched an anti-sanctions campaign at a rally in Harare …
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Africa Hunting : Zimbabwe: Non-Trophy Elephant Permits Within National Parks – Primarily Hwange, on 2011/2/23 12:15:45 (321 reads) http://huntnetwork.net/modules/news/article.php?storyid=6090 Some confusion and concern has been raised about whether the permits issued by National Parks to hunt non-trophy elephant within Hwange and oTher National Parks, are legal. I would like to shed a little …
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