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Mugabe supporters grab university land http://www.universityworldnews.com Kudzai Mashininga16 January 2011Issue: 0069 Three supporters of President Robert Mugabe have moved to grab huge chunks of land belonging to a state-run university in a matter that has since spilled into the courts. This comes a decade after the African dictator launched a ruinous agrarian reform exercise. The …
Dairy herd count drops to 22,000 http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Written by Lovejoy SakalaFriday, 14 January 2011 09:45 CHIPINGE – Milk supplies here have dwindled as dairy farmers who use to supply the nation said the country`s dairy herd was down to less than 22,000 cows from 192,000 in 2000.Farmers said the low herd count had resulted in …
Two million need food aid in Zim –– Fewsnet http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 13 January 2011 17:56 Paul Nyakazeya AN estimated 2,2 million Zimbabweans are in need of food aid, the Famine Early Warning System Network (Fewsnet), an early warning system that monitors food security around the world, said in its latest report. However, government has dismissed …
Zim should compensate violence victims –– Tribunal http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 13 January 2011 18:47 Paidamoyo Muzulu THE NAMIBIAN-based Sadc Tribunal has adjudged that Zimbabwe is undermining the rule of law and violating the founding principles of the bloc by refusing to pay compensation to nine victims of state-sponsored violence and torture over the past decade.The judgment …
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Upbeat about the 2011 harvest http://www.irinnews.org HARARE, 14 January 2011 (IRIN) – Timely access to fertilizers, seeds and good rains have set Zimbabwe on course for a good harvest, say agriculture officials. The Agriculture Minister, Joseph Made, told journalists the area planted with cereals such as sorghum and maize had increased by thousands of hectares …
Zimbabwean Urban Gardeners Outraged as Authorities Cut Down Maize Crops http://www.voanews.com Urban management specialists say planting crops in certain areas must be regulated to prevent soil erosion and the accumulation of silt, among other detrimental effects that can arise from city farming Patience Rusere | Washington 13 January 2011 Maize meal or “mealie meal” is …
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War ‘Vet’ Nabbed For Planting Mbanje In A Former Coffee Farm http://www.radiovop.com 14/01/2011 08:40:00 Chimanimani, January 14 2011- A war veteran has been arrested for planting mbanje at a coffee farm which he helped to grab from Roy Bennett of the Movement of Democratic Change (MDC). Pachedu farm, one of the country’s major coffee growers …
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SADC court says Zim government undermining rule of law http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell14 January 2011 The human rights Tribunal of the Southern African region has ruled that the Zimbabwe government is undermining the rule of law, by refusing to pay compensation to nine victims of state sponsored political violence …
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RESPECT CONSTITUTIONAL SOVEREIGNTY OF JUDGES We publish here the full text of the speech made by Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku at the opening of the 2011 Legal Year in Harare yesterday. Mr Anderson Allow me to recognise and acknowledge the presence of: · The Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs; · …
LEAVE US ALONE – JUDICIARY The Herald 11 January 2011 Court Reporter Courts of law are not political tribunals and the executive and the legislature should not interfere with the judiciary on matters pending before the courts, Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku has said. This, he said, was central to the independence …