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Dams body hauls Harare Council to Court http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Saturday, 10 April 2010 19:23 UPPER Manyame Sub-Catchment Council is suing the Harare City Council for allegedly defaulting in paying close to a million dollars in levies for water abstracted from various supply dams. In papers filed at the High Court in January, the Catchment Council is demanding …
Mliswa arrested for threatening white businessman http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Saturday, 10 April 2010 19:43 CONTROVERSIAL Zanu PF businessman Temba Mliswa was arrested last week for allegedly threatening a white businessman whose business he intends to acquire in line with the controversial Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act. The Act directs that all foreign-owned businesses should cede 51% of …
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Zimbabwe and the Causes of African Poverty http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/10/zimbabwe-and-the-causes-of-african-poverty/ April 10, 2010, 10:05 pm By NICHOLAS KRISTOF In my Sunday column, I cite Zimbabwe as evidence that Africa’s basic problem has been bad governance. So here’s your chance to weigh in on the larger question of why Africa has been left behind. Clearly colonialism – and …
Elephant ambassador http://www.travelafricamag.com/content/view/2704/29/ Kate Eckman sits down with Sharon Pincott, author of The Elephants and I, to hear her personal story of hope and heartbreak while trying to protect the Presidential Elephants of Zimbabwe. Sharon Pincott may not have any biological children of her own, but she serves as a nurturing, loving and protective mother …
Minister in trouble over missing Mugabe birthday gifts http://www.thezimbabwemail.com/zimbabwe/5022.html 12 April, 2010 02:35:00 Masvingo, – Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Walter Mzembi and Masvingo governor Titus Maluleke have been implicated in the disappearance of Mugabe’s birthday gifts which were donated by Triangle Limited, individuals and other companies. The gifts which include 30 tonnes of sugar, …
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Nigeria: White Zimbabwean Farmer Found Dead in Kwara Vanguard (Lagos) Demola Akinyemi 11 April 2010 Ilorin – One of the white farmers from Zimbabwe working in Kwara State, Mr James Chisholm, was mysteriously found dead beside the stream in Labintan village, Bakase in Asa Local Government Area of the state, weekend. Informed source told Vanguard …
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Zimbabwe suspends majority local-ownership rules http://www.reuters.com Tue Apr 13, 2010 2:32pm EDT * Rules to sell majority stake to locals suspended * Deadline for proposals had been Thursday * Regulations being reviewed HARARE, April 13 (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s unity government has suspended and will review rules forcing foreign-owned firms to sell a majority stake to …
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Chombo Employing Tactics To Evade Land Grab Allegations http://news.radiovop.com 13/04/2010 16:10:00 Harare, April 13, 2010 – The Minister of Local Government and Urban Development, Ignatius Chombo, has gone ahead with counter investigations on the Harare city councillors who exposed him for land fraud as the battle for control of town house between Zanu (PF) and …
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New travel document unveiled http://www.herald.co.zw/ Tuesday, April 13, 2010 Herald Reporter THE Registrar-General’s Office will from tomorrow start issuing six-month multiple-entry Temporary Travel Documents to replace the existing 21-day Emergency Travel Documents. The new TTD will cost US$38. At a Press conference in Harare yesterday, RG Mr Tobaiwa Mudede said this would address the challenges …
US$7m needed for Zim met services http://www.zimonline.co.za/ by Norest Musvaba in Nairobi Tuesday 13 April 2010 ZIMBABWE requires more than US$7 million to upgrade its archaic meteorological department to meet the demands of global climatic changes increasingly affecting farming patterns across the world, meteorological services chief Amos Makarau has said. The Zimbabwe meteorological services director, …