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Chisumbanje villagers furious over lack of consultation for Ethanol project http://www.swradioafrica.com Lack of consultation infuriates Chisumbanje villagers A week of drama has been experienced in Chisumbanje as over a thousand villagers refused to be cowed by Macdom pvt ltd.The much publicised Ethanol project hangs on a thread if the Macdom and ARDA remains stubborn by imposing and defining …

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The farmer Mujuru evicted speaks out http://nehandaradio.com August 18, 2011 1:49 pm This is the story of how Retired army General Solomon Mujuru came to occupy the farm that he died in, 60 km outside Harare in Beatrice. The farmer Guy Watson-Smith and his wife were forced out and left with a suitcase of clothes after Mujuru sold …

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Thousands destitute after Nyazura farm invasions http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Alex Bell16 August 2011 See pictures of the du Toit farm after the invasion Thousands of people have been left destitute after a spate of land invasions in Nyazura in recent months. Four of the remaining five white commercial farms in the district have been invaded by a mob …

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Another Nyazura farm family attacked by land invaders http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Alex Bell15 August 2011 Another farming family in Nyazura has faced attack by a mob of land invaders this weekend, becoming the fourth family in the area to be forced off their farm since March. Dolf and Alida du Toit from Excelsior farm were on Friday night …

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Jabulani Sibanda threatens to ‘roast livers’ of opponents http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Sunday, 14 August 2011 18:44 BY PATIENCE NYANGOVE CONTROVERSIAL war veterans’ leader Jabulani Sibanda allegedly warned Masvingo villagers that the former liberation war fighters would be “roasting livers” of sellouts in the next election. He allegedly made the remarks at Zvehuru Primary School but he denied the accusations when …

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Violence perpetrators must pay for 2008 abuses http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 04 August 2011 17:33 By Arnold Tsunga ZIMBABWE achieved its Independence in 1980 after a brutal war during which widespread and serious human rights atrocities were committed. The new Prime Minister, Robert Mugabe, called for reconciliation and forgiveness and no one was prosecuted for the atrocities. A few years …

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Grace abused funds say Chinese monks http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/ The Chinese volunteers who helped Grace Mugabe set up her so-called ‘children’s home’ here have pulled out, citing disagreements with President Robert Mugabe’s wife, The Zimbabwean can reveal.03.08.1110:34amby John Chimunhu The Chinese Bhuddist monks vehemently objected to Grace’s alleged abuse of aid funds to transform the project into a luxury lodge …

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From bread-basket to basket case: Land seizures from white farmers have cost Mugabe’s Zimbabwe £7billion   http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ Robert Mugabe’s family now control 39 seized farms Food production dropped 70% in former British colony UN says Zimbabwe needs 1/2billion in aid this year By Gerard Hunt Last updated at 5:54 PM on 3rd August 2011 Redistribution? …

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Zimbabwe Loses $12 Billion of Produce, Farmers’ Union Says http://www.businessweek.com August 02, 2011, 7:41 AM EDT By Brian Latham Aug. 2 (Bloomberg) — Zimbabwe lost about $12 billion in agricultural output in the 10 years through 2009 after the government seized commercial farms from whites, the country’s Commercial Farmers’ Union said. Total agricultural production based on today’s …

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