Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
PM, Mugabe agree on Save invasions http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ November 9, 2012 in News PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai have agreed to end invasions of the money-spinning Save Valley Conservancy –– the largest private wildlife sanctuary in the world –– by army generals and party heavyweights. Report by Staff Writer In a recent interview with Zimbabwe Independent …
CSU statement on continued detention of staff 8 November 2012 Dear Colleagues, Fidelis, Zachariah and Tafadzwa have just spent their third night in the police cells, two in Harare Central and last night, in Bulawayo Central Police Station after an unwarranted transfer to Bulawayo. They were transported on the back of an open pick up truck, registration ACD …
Civil Society Coalitions issue response to police crackdown http://www.swradioafrica.com By Tererai Karimakwenda08 November 2012 Civil Society Coalitions, which represent hundreds of member organisations in Zimbabwe, met in Harare on Thursday and issued a collective response to the intensifying crackdown on human rights defenders and political activists in the country. The gathering of key groups came in the wake …
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Coltart condemns police double standards http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/ Education and Culture Minister, David Coltart has condemned the police and the Attorney General’s double standards for arrestting Counselling Services UNION (CSU) representatives yet failing to arrest named Asiagate match fixers.08.11.12 by Ashly Sibanda Coltart called on the police and the AG, Johannes Tomana to arrest Asiagate match fixers with the same speed …
CSU workers bailed after “illegal”transfer to Bulawayo http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Tererai Karimakwenda08 November 2012 The three employees from the Counselling Services Unit (CSU) in Harare, arrested on Monday after police raided their offices, were on Thursday released on bail by a Bulawayo magistrate. Fidelis Mudimu, Zachariah Godi and Tafadzwa Gesa had been “illegally” transferred from Harare to Bulawayo on …
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Anthrax outbreak hits Zim http://www.dailynews.co.zw Thursday, 08 November 2012 10:09HARARE – At least 100 cattle have died and hundreds of people hospitalised in Zimbabwe following an outbreak of the cattle disease, anthrax. Farmers say attempts to control the spread of the disease have been undermined by dwindling supplies of vaccines and the failure to prevent the movement of …
Why Zimbabwe’s tobacco industry is unhappy with WHO http://www.guardian.co.uk/ The World Health Organisation says its guidelines aim to alert governments to declining demand for tobacco. But producers say they put farmers’ livelihoods at risk A curing house for grading, sorting and weighing tobacco leaves in Zimbabwe. Photograph: Chad Ehlers/Alamy There is …
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ZCTF Report – Nov 2012 ZIMBABWE CONSERVATION TASK FORCE Only after the last tree has been cut down. Only after the last river has been poisoned. Only after the last fish has been caught. Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten. Cree Indian Prophecy 3rd November 2012 …
Ten new power producers licensed http://www.newzimbabwe.com 06/11/2012 00:00:00by Roman Moyo SOME ten independent power producers with a capacity to generate over 5,000 megawatts of electricity have been licensed by the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA). The new producers are expected to complement power utility ZESA which is struggling to meet demand and has rationed supplies to both domestic …
Fundamentals for the Future – Property Rights In 1980 when Zimbabwe became a democratic State after 86 years of government by various white settler dominated governments, the new government took control of an economy that had been created without significant overseas aid, had very little debt, a currency that was worth twice the value …