Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe tobacco crop to leap with Chinese funding http://af.reuters.com Wed Feb 16, 2011 1:56pm GMT * Farmers receive more funding * Chinese firms now buying most of the tobacco By Alfonce Mbizwo HARARE, Feb 16 (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s tobacco output will increase at least 40 percent this year after a boost in funding to farmers …
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Zim expects higher tobacco output http://www.zimonline.co.za by Tobias Manyuchi Tuesday 15 February 2011 HARARE – Zimbabwe’s tobacco selling season opens tomorrow with more than 170 million kilogrammes expected to be sold this year up from 123 million kilogrammes sold last year, in yet another sign of recovery in the farming sector after a decade of …
ZESA agrees to comply with CTC ruling http://www.swradioafrica.com Alert: ZESA agrees to comply with CTC ruling The Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) has finally agreed to comply with the directive of the Competition and Tariffs Commission (CTC) to reduce tariffs by 43 percent for all consumers using load limiters. This follows lobbying by Bulawayo Progressive …
Lions wreck havoc in Zimbabwe’s western district http://english.people.com.cn 19:21, February 15, 2011 Lions have wrecked havoc in Hwange, a district in western Zimbabwe about 800 km from the country’s capital Harare, killing at least 42 cattle and over 25 goats over the past month, local media reported. The villagers got affected mainly under Chief Mvuthu …
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Zim Agriculture Minister Invites Soldiers To Work On Farms http://www.radiovop.com 15/02/2011 13:05:00 Harare, February 15, 2011 – Zimbabwe’s Agriculture Minister, Joseph Made on Monday said the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) must be involved in providing workforce in the farms across the country due to labour shortage because of poor working conditions and remuneration. Zimbabwe’s agriculture …
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Africa Hunting : Zimbabwe: Wildlife Players Siphon Millions on 2011/2/14 14:59:10 (171 reads) MAJOR players in Zimbabwe’s wildlife industry, with a million hectares of conservancy estates distributed among only a handful of them, are reportedly prejudicing the country out of millions of United States dollars by under-declaring their hunting proceeds while siphoning huge sums into off-shore accounts. …
Minister wants Namibia power deal review http://www.zimonline.co.za by Own Correspondent Monday 14 February 2011 HARARE – Energy Minister Elton Mangoma says Zimbabwe is subsidising Namibian power imports and wants terms of a 2008 barter deal between the two countries reviewed in order to come up with a win-win scenario. Mangoma said teams from the Zimbabwe …
South African farmer threatened biological terror attack on UK http://www.telegraph.co.uk A South African farmer threatened to unleash foot and mouth disease on British livestock in a biological terror attack unless he was paid a ransom of £2.4m ransom, a court heard.Stewart Maclean in Johannesburg 3:14PM GMT 14 Feb 2011 South African Brian Roach, 64, a …
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