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Indigenisation law to dominate Council of Ministers meeting Thursday http://www.swradioafrica.com By Tichaona Sibanda3 March 2010 The dispute between ZANU PF and the MDC over the recently gazetted indigenisation regulations is set to dominate Thursday’s Council of Ministers, which is to be chaired by the Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai.Tsvangirai and Robert Mugabe met on Monday during …

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Zimbabwe needs foreign capital – Mandiwanza  http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Written by JOHN CHIMUNHUTuesday, 02 March 2010 14:37 HARARE – The Zimbabwean economy needs foreign capital if it is to emerge from the doldrums Robert Mugabe has driven it into through years of mismanagement and corruption, a senior executive linked to the President has said. Anthony Mandiwanza, a …

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Union leader flees to South Africa http://www.zimonline.co.za/ by Caroline Mvundura Tuesday 02 March 2010 HARARE – Top Zimbabwean union leader Gertrude Hambira has fled to neighbouring South Africa, as police raided her Harare offices on Monday wanting to arrest her for releasing a video showing how President Robert Mugabe’s supporters committed rights abuses and other …

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Drought destroys 200,000ha of maize in Zimbabwe http://www.postzambia.com By Kingsley Kaswende in Harare, ZimbabweMon 01 Mar. 2010, 23:10 CAT MORE than 200,000 hectares of the current maize crop in Zimbabwe has been written off after being scorched during the dry spell that affected the country during December and January. A livestock and crop assessment that …

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Zimbabwean man jailed for US tax fraud http://www.thezimbabwetimes.com/?p=27630 March 1, 2010 By Our Correspondent SHERMAN, Texas – A Zimbabwean man who conspired with four compatriots to commit tax fraud amounting to millions of dollars in the United States was on Friday jailed for five years. The convicted man, Simbarashe Soko, who conspired with, among others, …

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Release of rhino poachers exposes widespread enforcement failures http://www.panda.org/ Posted on 02 March 2010 Bookmark and Share Gland, Switzerland – The release of six alleged rhino poachers from custody two weeks before a meeting of the largest wildlife trade convention is emblematic of the chronic lack of political will to enact enforcement efforts required to …

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Bridging the knowledge gap: Indigenisation, empowerment http://www.zimonline.co.za by Mutumwa Mawere Tuesday 02 March 2010 OPINION: President Robert Mugabe celebrated his 86th birthday last week and Zimbabwe will celebrate its 30th independence anniversary in a few weeks. Mugabe is the oldest head of state and government in Africa. He has been privileged to have a long …

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  ZCTU position on the indigenization regulations    The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions has been following closely developments in the country over the past weeks with particular concern over the Indigenization and Economic Empowerment Regulations. We believe this move that is coming under the guise of empowering ‘indigenous people’ has the potential to throw the …

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