Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Zanu ministers clash over Save http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/ Two Zanu (PF) cabinet ministers, Walter Mzembi and Francis Nhema, have clashed over how to treat the Save Valley conservancies, further exposing acrimony within the party and President Robert Mugabe’s growing helplessness.17.10.12 by Staff Reporter The allocation of conservancies have caused an uproar among environmental experts, former owners and foreign embassies who are …
CIO chief among ZANU PF officials linked to illegal hunting in Zim http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell17 October 2012 Zimbabwe’s head of the notorious Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), and other key ZANU PF officials, have been linked to years of illegal hunting in the country’s conservancies, which is said to have been a key source of revenue for the …
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Farmers Not Accessing Agricultural Inputs http://www.voazimbabwe.com Gibbs Dube16.10.2012 The forthcoming agricultural season looks disastrous as some farmers are failing to access agricultural inputs while the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) appears to have scaled down its free seed and fertilizer scheme owing to the massive abuse of the program last year by some politicians and farmers aligned to Zanu PF. …
Wikileaks – various cables about the Save Conservancy http://www.insiderzim.com/stories/4695-us-ambassador-raised-save-valley-issue-with-mugabe.html? US ambassador raised Save Valley issue with MugabeMonday, 15 October 2012 12:02 United States ambassador to Zimbabwe James McGee took advantage of a meeting between President Robert Mugabe and congressman Donald Payne to ask Mugabe about the fate of an American-owned property in the Save Valley Conservancy that was …
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Mozambique to boost power supplies: ZESA http://www.newzimbabwe.com 14/10/2012 00:00:00by Staff Reporter ZESA has reduced its debt with Mozambique’s Hydro Cahora Bassa from US$76 million to just under US$3 million over the last six months with officials saying this would help improve power supplies across the country. Zimbabwe needs about 2,200 megawatts of electricity at peak consumption but ZESA …
White-collar crime ails economy http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ October 12, 2012 in Opinion AS often stated in this column, there are many causes of Zimbabwe’s severe economic problems. Eric Bloch Column Most of the economic morass stems from the ruling politicians’ penchant for pursuing destructive policies. These range from deterring much-needed foreign direct investment (FDI) and domestic investment, to gross fiscal mismanagement …
Cotton farmers at risk from pesticides http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ October 12, 2012 in Business Cotton farming has been a vital cog in Zimbabwean agriculture. It has dominated the local agricultural industry for almost a century. Report by Peter Makwanya Any talk of farming at any level, by any one, evokes images of cotton and the successes it brought about. …
ZESA cuts destroy crops http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Winter crops worth more than $20,000 have withered at Redwood irrigation scheme in Umguza after the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority cut power supplies for non–payment of bills.09.10.12 by Zwanai SitholeHarare “We admit we owe ZESA a debt of $3,000 but they should not have disconnected us without discussing our payment arrangements which we …
Nigeria Gains From Zimbabwe as Farmer Helps Cassava Drive http://www.bloomberg.com/ By Dulue Mbachu – Oct 11, 2012 Graham Hatty, who was forced off his land in Zimbabwe a decade ago, is helping Nigeria in its drive to return to food self-sufficiency.The cassava he grows in central Kwara state was on the first ship exporting the crop to …
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Outcry as ZESA continues disconnections over unpaid bills http://www.swradioafrica.com By Tichaona Sibanda09 October 2012 There has been huge outcry from ZESA consumers countrywide following the power utility’s ongoing program to cut off supplies from those with outstanding bills. Two months ago, Energy and Power Development Minister Elton Mangoma ordered ZESA to stop disconnecting all consumers with unpaid bills, …
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