Controversial magistrate collapses in court, dies in hospital

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Controversial magistrate collapses in court, dies in hospital http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Lance Guma13 January 2011 Samuel Zuze, a Chipinge magistrate notorious for his bias against MDC supporters, collapsed in court on Wednesday and was pronounced dead at St Peter’s Hospital in Checheche, the local MP has confirmed. Chipinge East MP Mathias Mlambo, also a victim of …

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CFU welcomes debate on land ‘reform’

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CFU welcomes debate on land ‘reforms’ http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Written by TREVOR GRUNDYWednesday, 12 January 2011 14:50 LONDON  – The Director of the Commercial Farmers Union (CFU), Hendrick Olivier, has welcomed the idea of an open debate on the successes and failures associated with the Zanu (PF) land “reforms” that were accompanied by violence and sometimes murder …

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Land: Supreme Court case settles all legal issues

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LAND: SUPREME COURT CASE SETTLES ALL LEGAL ISSUES   The Herald 12 January 2011   Assistant News Editor   THE Supreme Court has settled all legal issues raised in the constitutional applications regarding land acquisition that were still pending in the superior court, Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku has said.   Officially opening the 2011 Legal …

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Parliament, executive must respect the judiciary – Chidyausiku

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Parliament, executive must respect the judiciary – Chidyausiku http://www.dailynews.co.zw By Reagan MashavaveMonday, 10 January 2011 15:20 HARARE – Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku on Monday called on the executive and parliament to desist from hearing or commenting on matters that are before the courts saying the two arms of government should respect the judiciary’s constitutional role. …

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Ethonol project on course

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Ethanol project on course http://www.dailynews.co.zw/ By Staff ReporterWednesday, 12 January 2011 12:16 HARARE – Construction of Africa’s largest ethanol plant in the Lowveld is on course, with management indicating Tuesday that fuel sales will commence March. Zimbabwe’s Green Fuel company is expected to start producing ethanol fuel in March, a development expected to impact positively …

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War vet Sibanda threatens 2000 at Masvingo rally

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War vet Sibanda threatens 2000 at Masvingo rally http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Tererai Karimakwenda12 January 2011 Self proclaimed war vet leader, Jabulani Sibanda, is reported to have brought his language of hate and political threats to the town of Triangle in Masvingo over the weekend. According to the Crisis Coalition, Sibanda and his thugs forced about 2,000 …

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ZanuPF frustrating council’s bit to stop illegal cultivation

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Zanu (PF) Frustrating Council’s Bid To Stop Illegal Cultivation http://www.radiovop.com 11/01/2011 11:53:00 Harare, January 11, 2011 – Znau (PF) has accused the Bulawayo and Harare led city councils of undermining President Robert Mugabe’s efforts by slashing maize crops planted by residents in undesignated areas. Sanu (PF) Harare province chair Amos Midzi defended the practise, which …

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Tobacco bounces back

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Tobacco bounces back http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/ Written by Ngoni ChanakiraTuesday, 11 January 2011 10:00 HARARE  – ONCE Zimbabwe’s best performing export crop, tobacco is slowly bouncing back and reaping huge rewards for the poor country – earning millions once again. Figures given to The Zimbabwean by the Ministry of Agriculture show that tobacco in 2010 stood at …

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No quality control measures for food, alcohol imports

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No quality control measures for food, alcoholic imports http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Monday, 10 January 2011 10:58 BY JENNIFER DUBE GOVERNMENT does not have a reliable monitoring mechanism to ensure that imported food and alcoholic beverages items are safe for human consumption, exposing consumers to harmful substances, officials admitted last week. The shocking admission followed government’s ban on …

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