Political doubt hits Zimbabwe investors

Political Doubt Hits Zimbabwe Investors http://online.wsj.com/ By FARAI MUTSAKA in Harare, Zimbabwe and PETER WONACOTT in Johannesburg A daily stream of multinational executives ask Zimbabwe’s Industry and Commerce minister the same question: Does President Robert Mugabe plan to seize my company? “I can’t give them any firm assurance,” said the minister, Welshman Ncube, who belongs to the Movement …

From the Presidency to “ice-cream mission” to Zim

Mail & Guardian 25 Feb to Mar 3, page 25 From the Presidency to “ice-cream mission” to Zim Vusi Mavimbela, the former director general in the presidency, will soon be the ambassador to Zimbabwe. He becomes the latest in a crew of political outcasts to be sent on ambassadorial missions abroad. Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya, the fired …

SI 21 of 2011 Water (Subcatchment Council Rates) (Amendment) Regulations

Statutory Instrument 21 of 2011 [CAP. 20:24] Water (Subcatchment Council Rates) (Amendment) Regulations, 2011 (No. 5) THE Minister of Water Resources and Infrastructural Development has, in terms of section 119 of the Water Act [Chapter 20:24], and after consultations with the Subcatchment Councils, hereby make the following regulations:- 1. These regulations may be cited as …

Villagers benefit from wetlands conservation

Villagers benefit from wetland conservation http://www.dailynews.co.zw/ By Midlands CorrespondentTuesday, 01 March 2011 18:21 ZVISHAVANE – Villagers in Chebvute in Zvishavane district are reaping from benefits from conserving a wet land for nine years.They planted a maize crop on five hectares  and  the maize  is almost ready for harvest. The revelation came at a belated  World Wetlands Day …

SA court defers ruling on Zim farms case

SA court defers ruling on Zim farms case http://www.zimonline.co.za/ by James Mombe     Tuesday 01 March 2011 JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal on Monday postponed ruling on an appeal by the government against an earlier court order that it compensates a South African farmer for farms lost in Zimbabwe. The farmer, Crawford von Abo, lost …

Valuation Consortium Land Survey Report

Please click on each title to open the document, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. To download this please go to www.adobe.com:- Country Report by Valcon Whole Country Report(within the Commercial Farming Area) Farm Totals (district Breakdown) within the commercial Farming Area Farm Totals 2011

From handouts, Zimbabwe farmers target surplus harvest

From handouts, Zimbabwe farmers target surplus harvest By Godfrey Marawanyika (AFP) – 16 hours ago CHINAMHORA, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwean peasant farmer Munyaradzi Mudapakati gives a satisfied smile as he looks out at his lush maize crop, but he fears his good fortune will end if elections go ahead this year. For more than a decade, most rural …

Farm workers accuse employer of abuse

Farm workers accuse employer of abuse http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Saturday, 26 February 2011 19:09 BY JENNIFER DUBE A row over wages at a Marondera farm has turned nasty amid allegations of rampant abuse of employees agitating for an increment. In separate interviews, employees from Bemba Farm said management were unprocedurally sacking workers, especially those engaging in union activities. “Workers are …

Zanu PF supporters fume over Mugabe inputs scheme

Zanu PF supporters fume over Mugabe inputs scheme http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Saturday, 26 February 2011 19:10 BY CAIPHAS CHIMHETE SENIOR Zanu PF officials are allegedly looting farming inputs distributed under President Robert Mugabe’s US$33 million inputs scheme while giving poor urban farmers fertiliser and maize seed in lunch boxes. The scheme, which the Minister of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development …