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Zim food supplies stable http://www.zimonline.co.za by Tobias Manyuchi Tuesday 07 September 2010 HARARE — Zimbabwe’s food security has been stable throughout the year but humanitarian assistance is needed in October when the current food stocks run out, the Famine Early Warning System (Fewsnet) has said. “Food security at the national level is stable with contributions …
Rhino owners strike back http://www.zimonline.co.za by Own Corespondent Monday 06 September 2010 HARARE – Animal conservationists may have finally found the elusive solution to the age-old problem of rhino poaching – and the results are as deadly as the poachers’ ruthless methods. The fight against rhino – and elephant – poachers has hitherto been a …
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Mwenezi farmer unveils cattle-breeding project The Herald – 7 September 2010 A white commercial farmer and rancher in Mwenezi, Mr Brine Caywood, has unveiled a cattle-breeding project. He plans to use the project to donate more than one million artificial insemination doses from hybrid bulls to the local communal farmers over the …
Governor Maluleke appeals for money to avert starvation http://www.dailynews.co.zw By Energy BaraMonday, 06 September 2010 14:53 MASVINGO – As hunger and starvation stalk some parts of the country, the inclusive government is battling to resuscitate the food for work programme amid reports that over USD 200 million is required to avert disaster. Under the food …
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Farmers to stand trial http://news.radiovop.com/ 06/09/2010 09:32:00 Bulawayo – THREE white commercial farmers from Nyamandlovu, Matabeleland North province on Wednesday stand trial for posing a security threat to the state after they were found in possession of firearms. The three white commercial farmers – Nigel Fawcett, Mackomic Russel and Gary Godfrey – also face charges …
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Conservationists call for tougher penalties as poaching escalates in southern Africa http://www.apanews.net APA-Harare (Zimbabwe) Animal conservation group, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), on Saturday called for stiffer penalties for rhino poachers to respond to an escalating crisis that has seen more than 180 rhinos killed in southern Africa by ruthless syndicates believed to be …
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Comment: Indigenisation: Public policy for private gain http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Friday, 03 September 2010 18:32 LOOKING at the country’s indigenisation policy, especially the Indigenisation and Empowerment Act, leaves one with a feeling of having experienced déjà vu of some sort. It is an Act that aims to put into effect a policy which on the surface sounds …
Eric Bloch: Ending agriculture’s financial crisis http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Friday, 03 September 2010 18:22 SPEAKING at last week’s opening of the 100th Harare Agriculture Show, President Robert Mugabe said that “financial support for the agricultural sector remains a sore challenge, with limited resources being availed as costly agricultural loans”. He continued: “Thus, the need for properly planned …