Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Armyworm devastates crops in Zimbabwe http://www.panapress.com Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Agriculture officials in Zimbabwe said Tuesday large swarms of armyworms had invaded farms in the main cropping northern and eastern areas of the country, threatening to severely reduce crop output. They said the pests were mainly targeting the maize crop, the country’s staple food. Godfrey …
Zim stops issuing passports http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Alex Bell04 January 2011 Zimbabwe has indefinitely stopped issuing birth certificates, identity cards and passports after a fire at the Registrar General’s office in Harare last week, which has damaged key electrical systems. Registrar General Tobaiwa Mudede said at a press conference on Monday that no key infrastructure used …
Unsung Heroes http://www.morningmirror.africanherd.com There are many unsung heroes in Zimbabwe, and one of those veryspecial people is Matron Mary Winifred Brewster who was on Thursdayawarded an MBE! In Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s New Year’s Honours List, (DiplomaticService and Overseas) Mary Brewster was bestowed as a Member of theBritish Empire for services to the sick and …
Zimbabwe bans SA poultry imports http://www.afriquejet.com Harare, Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe Friday banned chicken imports from a major South African supplier after press reports said the company was exporting expired products which posed a health risk. The media last week accused Supreme Poultry, the biggest supplier of chicken to Zimbabwe, of re-packaging expired meat for export. …
Political interference a major problem to Zim farming http://www.zimeye.org/?p=25524 By Gerald Chateta Published: January 1, 2011 Harare – The Commercial Farmers Union says because of political interference and disturbances which characterised the commercial farming sector in 2010 Zimbabwe will once again this season rely on food aid. “The rains have been fine, even the small …
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Zimbabwe Central ID and Passport production centre gutted by mysterious fire http://www.thezimbabwemail.com 31 December, 2010 09:18:00 Radio VOP The co-Minister of Home Affairs Theresa Makone could not confirm to the fire outbreak. Harare, – The Identification production centre for passports based at KG Six Army Headquarters in Harare was on Friday …
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Agriculture fragile despite recovery signs http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 30 December 2010 17:48 ONCE regarded as the breadbasket of southern Africa during the first two decades after Independence in 1980, Zimbabwe has for the past 10 years become a perennial importer of food and relying more on food handouts from aid agencies after “farm invasions” which started …
Zanu PF bigwigs face conservancy eviction http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 30 December 2010 18:16 ZANU PF bigwigs face eviction from conservancies they occupy in Matabeleland North to pave way for mining of coal deposits discovered on their properties. Government sources said Bulawayo provincial governor Cain Mathema would have to move from his Gwayi Ranch while his Matabeleland …
Price of fuel set to rise http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 30 December 2010 18:27 GOVERNMENT, in agreement with petroleum suppliers, is planning to increase the price of fuel to a minimum of US$1,40 a litre with effect from tomorrow after Finance minister Tendai Biti introduced a four-cent fuel levy on importers using road transport. The sharp rise …
Murerwa threatens to repossess farms http://www.newzimbabwe.com/ 29/12/2010 00:00:00 by Staff Reporter THE government will repossess farms that continue to lie idle while farmers failing to make improvements on their properties also risk lose their land, a cabinet minister has warned. Agriculture Minister Herbert Murerwa said some beneficiaries of the government’s controversial land reforms were undermining …