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Tobacco leads agriculture revival http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Sunday, 20 February 2011 15:29 BY KUDZAI CHIMHANGWA THE adoption of multiple currencies and above average rainfall will spur rapid growth of the agriculture sector this year, the Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers Union (ZCFU) has said.ZCFU’s upbeat outlook followed predictions that tobacco output would increase by at least 40% during the …
Zesa defends tariff hike http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Sunday, 20 February 2011 16:27 BY JENNIFER DUBE THE Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) has defended its decision to increase domestic electricity tariffs by 30% saying its services have improved. Industry regulator, the Zimbabwe Electricity Regulatory Authority on Wednesday said it had approved the new tariffs that would see electricity …
Late payment to blame for fuel crisis – supplier http://www.dailynews.co.zw/ By Guthrie Munyuki, Deputy News EditorSunday, 20 February 2011 19:00 HARARE – A South African fuel supplier accused of swindling Treasury of US$5million, has blamed the late payment by government and natural causes, for the delays in delivering fuel supplies which were due in January. …
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VP takes swipe at trophy farm owners http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/ Written by Lovejoy SakalaSaturday, 19 February 2011 13:12 BINDURA – Vice President Joice Mujuru has criticised some new black landowners for turning former white-owned farms into trophy farms kept only for show-off to relatives and friends with little or no production ever taking place on the farms. …
‘Zim can revert to old constitution if GPA fails’ http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Friday, 18 February 2011 09:27 Paidamoyo Muzulu ZIMBABWE can revert to the old constitutional order minus Amendment No19 if the Global Political Agreement (GPA) signed in September 2008 collapses, constitutional lawyers said this week. This follows statements from Zanu PF, including President Robert Mugabe who …
Court judgment deters investors http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Friday, 18 February 2011 09:36 THE RECENT Supreme Court judgment on the constitutionality of State-Indebted Companies and Reconstruction Act will further deter investors from doing business in Zimbabwe as it proves that the country does not protect individuals from losing their properties to the state, legal analysts have said.Chief Justice …
Zimbabwe Tobacco Selling Season Opens With Strong Output, Firm Prices http://www.voanews.com/ Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board executives said at least 60 percent of the crop will be sold under contract with the remainder going on the block in auction sales Gibbs Dube | Washington 17 February 2011 Zimbabwe’s 2011 tobacco-selling season has started in Harare …
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ZESA announces 30% increase in electricity charges http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Tererai Karimakwenda18 February, 2011 Charges for electricity have gone up again for struggling Zimbabweans, this time by a shocking 30 percent. A report in the state run Herald newspaper said the Zimbabwe Electricity Regulatory Commission (ZERC) had approved the 30 percent increase in domestic electricity tariffs, …
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Excited by the promise of power for Bulawayo http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/6359 Bulawayo cooling towers Finally there is some good news in the power supply drama that engulfs the lives of each and every Zimbabwean. Congratulations go to the Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association for spearheading demonstrations over Zesa’s extortionate rates and Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights …
Zim Magistrates On Go Slow http://www.radiovop.com 17/02/2011 11:21:00 Bulawayo, February 17, 2011 – Magistrates in the country’s second city, Bulawayo have embarked on a go slow ahead of a full blown strike action set for next Monday in protest over low pay and poor working conditions. Magistrates, who are one of the poorly paid state …