Timber reserves face extinction

Timber reserves face extinction November 12, 2013 in Environment, National, News     ENVIRONMENTAL Management Agency (EMA) director-general Mutsa Chasi has warned that the country’s timber reserves faced extinction within the next five years given the rate at which they are being decimated by veld fires. BY VENERANDA LANGA Addressing legislators attending an environmental workshop in Harare over the …

Minister named in land grab

Minister named in land grab FUNGI KWARAMBA  •  12 NOVEMBER 2013 9:23AM  •  0 COMMENTS SHARE THIS ARTICLE: Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on linkedinShare on pinterest_shareShare on google_plusone_shareShare on emailMore Sharing Services2   HARARE – Fortune Chasi, deputy minister of Justice, allegedly used his political power to block the police and the messenger of court from …

BBC Farmers

Just a handful of former white commercial farmers remain on the farms thirteen years after President Robert Mugabe launched his controversial farm seizures. This week the Commercial Farmers Union was having its congress in Harare – against a background of a food crisis that has put close to 2.2 million at the brink of starvation …

Zimbabwe gets $319 mln Chinese loan for Kariba expansion

Zimbabwe gets $319 mln Chinese loan for Kariba expansion Posted on November 11, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — No Comments ↓ via Zimbabwe gets $319 mln Chinese loan for Kariba expansion | The Source  November 11, 2013   China Exim Bank on Monday gave Zimbabwe $319 million to fund the expansion of Kariba Power Station project which could help reduce the electricity crunch that …

Zim tobacco ‘boom’ marred by environmental warnings

Zim tobacco ‘boom’ marred by environmental warnings Posted on November 11, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — 1 Comment ↓ via Zim tobacco ‘boom’ marred by environmental warnings | SW Radio Africa by Alex Bell on Monday, November 11, 2013  Deforestation, threats to water supply and an ongoing failure to produce critically needed food are just some warnings marring Zimbabwe’s tobacco ‘boom’. The much publicised …