Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
ZIM EUROMONEY CONFERENCE 300 Business Tycoons Gather for Investment Conference http://www.radiovop.com 08/03/2011 16:45:00 Harare, March 08, 2011 – More than 300 business executives from South Africa, London and the United states of America (US) are gathered in Harare for a one-day investment conference organised by Euro money Conferences in London. The conference theme was: Zimbabwe – The Emerging …
Zimbabwe clinches US$500m Chinese cotton deal http://www.afriquejet.com Harare, Zimbabwe – China and Zimbabwe have struck a US$500 million cotton production and export deal, officials said Monday. Under the agreement, China Development Bank will advance the funds to a Chinese firm, Sinotex to finance cotton production in Zimbabwe through its venture with a local company. The Zimbabwean company, Cotton Company …
Ruling gives journalists a ray of hope http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Monday, 07 March 2011 10:28 BY JENNIFER DUBE A Harare magistrate says journalists who are challenging the constitutionality of Section 31 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, which has been widely used to arrest media practitioners have a strong case. The section deals with publication …
New farmers owe council US$200 000 http://www.dailynews.co.zw By Midlands CorrespondentMonday, 07 March 2011 15:25 GWERU – Newly resettled farmers under the A2 model owe Vungu Rural District Council about $200 000 arising from unpaid development levies since 2009, according to the council’s chairperson. Speaking on the sidelines of a belated provincial World Aids Day commemorations in Chiwundura recently, …
Darkness looms for Zimbabwe http://www.businesslive.co.za 05 March, 2011 19:11 Regional power utilities supplying power to Zimbabwe might pull the plug if its government fails to settle debts owed by the country’s power utility. The Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) evidently owes regional suppliers more than US$100-million in accumulated debt. Yet despite facing electricity supply problems, Zimbabwe is …
Zimbabwe State-Owned Power Utility Staggering Under US$900 Million Debt http://www.voanews.com ZESA Public Relations Manager Fullard Gwasira said ZESA’s financial position would improve if local consumers would cough up US$450 million in outstanding bills – but consumers accuse ZESA of overcharging Gibbs Dube | Washington 04 March 2011 Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority Holdings Limited is technically insolvent given its …
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Zim auctions elephants, leopards http://www.zimonline.co.za by Tobias Manyuchi Friday 04 March 2011 HARARE – Zimbabwean wildlife authorities will today auction hunting packages for big game including elephants, lions and leopards with dozens of local and foreign hunters expected to take part in the auction. The packages known as hunting camps consist of animal species packaged into bags to …
Comment: Business gulps from poisoned chalice http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ eThursday, 03 March 2011 19:36 BUSINESS executives this week set themselves up as President Mugabe’s surrogates when they stepped up to append their signatures on the anti-sanctions petition. The business leaders led by Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) president Joseph Kanyekanye perhaps meant well when they signed the petition because, as they …
Eric Bloch: Lies, damned lies and statistics http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 03 March 2011 19:33 Eric Bloch IT was a British prime minister of the 19th century, Benjamin Disraeli, who said that there are “lies, damned lies, and statistics”, and that is the impression gained by this columnist from a recently published book, Zimbabwe’s Land Reform: Myths and Realities, by …
Committee wants agreement revised http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 03 March 2011 19:49 Paidamoyo Muzulu THE Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Lands and Resettlement wants the ambitious US$600 million Chisumbanje ethanol project partnership agreement revised to curtail businessman Billy Rautenbach’s free hand and reflect the Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (Arda)’s shareholding. The committee said the 20-year partnership agreement should be aligned …