Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe ivory stockpile grows amid sale ban (AFP) – 9 hours ago HARARE — Zimbabwe’s ivory stockpile has rocketed to 42,000 kilos up from a previous record of 29,000, but the country cannot sell it due to a ban, state media reported on Sunday. “At the moment there is a nine-year moratorium on the international …
Poachers Target Rhinos in Limpopo Park http://www.portalangop.co.ao/ 2/5/11 10:50 AM Maputo Maputo — The authorities of the Limpopo National Park (PNL) in southern Mozambique fear that well-organised gangs of poachers are driving to extinction the small rhinoceros population in the park. Vino Macamero, the PNL official in charge of protecting its wild life, cited on …
Harare fine-tunes empowerment plans http://www.zimonline.co.za by Tobias Manyuchi Friday 04 February 2011 HARARE — Zimbabwean authorities say they are working to harmonise with national laws recommendations by special committees appointed last year to help the government set the percentage of shareholding foreign-owned companies in different sectors of the economy must transfer to locals. The decision …
Zim’s Sugar Conglomerates Take-Over Okayed http://www.radiovop.com 04/02/2011 14:55:00 Masvingo, February 04, 2011 – A closed door meeting which was attended by Zimbabwean Vice President John Nkomo is believed to have given a green light for the complete takeover of sugar conglomerates Hippo Valley and Triangle and parcel out the land to indigenous black farmers who …
Zimbabwe licenses five private power producers http://af.reuters.com/ Fri Feb 4, 2011 2:55pm GMT By Alfonce Mbizwo HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe has licensed five independent power producers whose projects are aimed at helping a struggling power sector by doubling current electricity output to 4,450 megawatts, a government minister said on Friday. Power shortages have hurt mining …
Zim Soldiers Continue Violence In Masvingo http://www.radiovop.com 04/02/2011 08:57:00 Bulawayo, February 04 2011 – A ZIPRA War Veterans Trust deputy chair has accused the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) soldiers of embarking on unprecedented political violence in Mwenezi area in Masvingo province targetted at Movement of Democratic Change (MDC) supporters. Retired col Bester Magwizi accused two …
Govt oblivious to economic realities http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 03 February 2011 18:29 A MAJOR contributor to the economic ills which continue to confront Zimbabwe is the magnitude of governmental policies pursued solely for their perceived objectives, with total disregard for the negative consequences. Recurrently, in pursuit of policies which are generally — but not always — …
Lending rates remain prohibitive http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 03 February 2011 17:43 Paul Nyakazeya THE average loan-to-deposit ratio for Zimbabwean banks last year was 65, 01% as banks slowed down on lending following the dollarisation of the economy in January 2009 and persistent liquidity crisis. The levels are remarkably low compared to a regional average of about …
The Silence of the Lawyers Jeremy Gauntlett 01 February 2011 http://www.politicsweb.co.za/politicsweb/view/politicsweb/en/page71619?oid=219487&sn=Detail&pid=71616 Jeremy Gauntlett questions the dangerous complacency of the legal profession Speech by Adv Jeremy Gauntlett, SC, to the Conference of the Society of Law Teachers, Stellenbosch, January 17 2011 Thank you for the honour this invitation constitutes. It stirred many feelings in …
Mawere loses case in Supreme Court http://www.swradioafrica.com By Lance Guma03 February 2011 The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed an application by businessman Mutumwa Mawere, challenging the takeover of his business empire in 2004 using the Reconstruction of State-Indebted Insolvent Companies Act. Mawere’s Shabanie Mashaba Mines, amongst a host of other companies, was controversially seized using …