Tea estate labour dispute rages on

Tea estate labour dispute rages on TENDAI KAMHUNGIRA  •  4 OCTOBER 2013 9:02AM  •  0 COMMENTS SHARE THIS ARTICLE: Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on linkedinShare on pinterest_shareShare on google_plusone_shareShare on emailMore Sharing Services0   HARARE – A labour dispute is raging between the country’s largest tea producer Eastern Highlands Plantations Limited and its former employees, who …

RBZ appeals against High Court order

RBZ appeals against High Court order TENDAI KAMHUNGIRA  •  4 OCTOBER 2013 9:15AM  •  0 COMMENTS SHARE THIS ARTICLE: Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on linkedinShare on pinterest_shareShare on google_plusone_shareShare on emailMore Sharing Services3   HARARE – The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has appealed against a High Court order compelling the central bank to return $1 …

Land Commission long overdue

Land Commission long overdue 2 OCTOBER 2013 9:05AM  •  0 COMMENTS SHARE THIS ARTICLE: Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on linkedinShare on pinterest_shareShare on google_plusone_shareShare on emailMore Sharing Services   HARARE – Proposed legislation by the Agriculture ministry to establish a Land Commission through an Act of Parliament should be given wholesome support and hailed considering the …

Remaking History: Citizenship, Power, and the Recasting of Heroes and Villains

    Remaking History: Citizenship, Power, and the Recasting of Heroes and VillainsSokwanele : 2 October 2013 We welcome your comments on articles in the Zimbabwe Land Series. Please visit http://www.sokwanele.com/zimbabwelandseries to leave comments, view other comments left on the papers, find links to downloadable versions of all papers in PDF format, and read background …

Impact of ANC Policy on the Farming Sector, Food Security, and Related Issues

Impact of ANC Policy on the Farming Sector, Food Security, and Related Issues Address by Dr Anthea Jeffery, Head of Special Research,  South African Institute of Race Relations, to the TAU SA Annual Congress, Pretoria 18 September 2013   The importance of the agricultural sector In 2012 the agricultural sector contributed 2.6% to South Africa’s …

US$1bn package for agric | The Herald

US$1bn package for agric | The Herald Posted on October 3, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — 1 Comment ↓ via US$1bn package for agric | The Herald October 3, 2013 NEARLY US$1 billion has been earmarked for the support of crop and livestock production in the 2013/2014 farming season to ensure Zimbabwe reclaims its status as the bread basket of Southern Africa. The collapse …

Fertiliser shortfall looms

Fertiliser shortfall looms Posted on October 3, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — No Comments ↓ via Fertiliser shortfall looms | The Financial Gazette 3 Oct 2013 Sable Chemicals, the country’s sole ammonium nitrate (AN) fertiliser manufacturer will not be able to meet the country’s requirements for the summer cropping season, which has already started in earnest. Zimbabwe requires at least 300 000 tonnes of …