Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
50th anniversary of Kariba Dam http://www.eturbonews.com/ By Gill Staden, eTN | Mar 14, 2010 On May 16, 1960, the Kariba Dam was officially opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, with the switching on of the first electricity generators, bringing to life one of Africa’s most ambitious projects. The Kariba Dam was constructed …
Surge in rhino poaching devastates African populations http://www.latimes.com Organized gangs decimate Zimbabwe herds and may wipe out South Africa’s endangered black rhinos within a decade. Ranchers trying to save the animals find heartbreak amid carcasses shorn of horns. Rhinos in Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times) By Robyn Dixon …
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Mixed signals over state of Zimbabwe food security http://www.sabcnews.com March 13 2010 , 7:23:00 Thulasizwe Simelane, HarareThe Zimbabwean government appears confused over the assessment of the country’s food security situation. Following a tour of the countryside a few weeks ago, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai declared the situation catastrophic. However, the Agriculture Minister Joseph Made now …
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GMB suspends workers after maize, rice vanish http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Saturday, 13 March 2010 15:28 THE Grain Marketing Board has suspended three workers in the logistics department at its head office after 120 tonnes of rice and 30 tonnes of maize disappeared from the Aspindale depot in Harare. The Standard is reliably informed that on Friday last …
Energy crisis threatens economic recovery http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Saturday, 13 March 2010 15:23 GWERU – Industry and Commerce Minister, Welshman Ncube says an immediate economic turnaround will be difficult before the crippling electricity shortages are addressed. Zimbabwe’s electricity woes worsened last month after most generators at the Hwange thermal power station were decommissioned.Zesa is now toying around …
Comment: Dinha should hang his head down in shame http://www.thestandard.co.zw Saturday, 13 March 2010 18:10 President Robert Mugabe has said that the government will not tolerate the illegal leasing of land to former white commercial farmers and warned that those involved in the practice would be punished. He has said he was aware that the …
Sunday Opinion: Indigenisation law: another Zanu PF gravy train http://www.thestandard.co.zw Saturday, 13 March 2010 18:12 JOSEPH Chinotimba caused a stir at our offices a little while ago when he arrived unannounced demanding to see the Editor of The Standard. Understandably, the security guard at the reception was apprehensive about allowing the war veterans’ leader into …
Zimbabwe Government Turns To White Farmers For Help http://news.radiovop.com 13/03/2010 21:33:00 Guruve, March 14, 2010 – In a desperate attempt to restore productivity at repossessed farms, the government has recruited some former white commercial farmers as “consultants” to assist newly resettled farmers in Mashonaland Central Province. Some new farmers in Guruve confirmed during a field …
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HERALD 12 March 2010 LAND ACQUISITION ACT (CHAPTER 20:10) Preliminary Notice to Compulsorily Acquire Land Notice is hereby given, in terms of paragraph (a) of subsection (7) of section 5 of the Land Acquisition Act [Chapter 20:10], that the President intends to acquire compulsorily the land described in the Schedule for Urban Development. A plan of …
HERALD 12 March 2010 Govt property in SA untouchable, says minister White former commercial farmers cannot attach Government properties in South Africa for compensation as all of them are protected by diplomatic protocols, a Cabinet minister has said. Justice and Legal Affairs Minister Patrick Chinamasa, however, urged the former commercial farmers to come to Zimbabwe …