Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
President scoffs at land appeals By Sydney Kawadza FORMER commercial farmers can appeal to any court — regional or international — but they will never reverse land reform, President Mugabe said yesterday. Addressing hundreds of mourners at the burial of liberation war hero Cde Reward Marufu, the President said efforts by some white farmers to …
Climate change reality dawns on rural farmers By Charlene Munhenga Rural folk across Zimbabwe are beginning to experience the effects of climate change, with crop yields declining as prolonged droughts and erratic rains start taking their toll. The changing climatic patterns have resulted in food insecurity in some areas as the hectarage of land under …
Ministers face US$22m lawsuit Court Reporter EIGHTEEN people — including a five-year-old boy — who were arrested on terror-related charges in 2008, have brought a US$22 million suit against four Cabinet ministers. The suit is for alleged torture, malicious prosecution, abduction and unlawful detention. The 18 were accused of plotting to bomb infrastructure and undergoing …
SMEs move into agric value addition By Fortious Nhambura Zimbabwe’s revolutionary land reforms have seen an increase in the participation of small and medium-sized companies in value addition and manufacturing. This has also seen the widening of the economic base and increasing participation of Zimbabwe’s indigenous companies in the agro processing, once a preserve of …
‘Agriculture key to economic success’ Beitbridge Reporter Government is committed to developing irrigation schemes in communal lands with underutilised dams and perennial rivers to ensure food security at household level, a Cabinet Minister said last Friday. Beitbridge East Member of the House of Assembly Cde Kembo Mohadi made the remarks at a field day at …
15 armed rangers for Marondera By Isdore Guvamombe National Parks and Wildlife Manage-ment Authority has deployed 15 armed rangers to Marondera Conservancy to protect over 2 000 plains game wild animals from landless youths who have been making frantic efforts to invade the sanctuary. The youths from Hwedza want to turn it into farming land. …
Sadc must implement protocols By JB Cronje The highest decision-making body, the Summit of Heads of State or Government of the Southern African Development Community met recently in Windhoek, Namibia to take stock among other things of the progress made in the implementation of various legal commitments. Sadc was established in terms of the Sadc …
Zanu PF power tussle chokes conservancy http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 26 August 2010 19:48 POWER tussles between two rival Zanu PF factions are threatening the viability of a wildlife-rich conservancy in Marondera after the party’s government ministers failed to evict supporters who invaded the animal sanctuary this week, the Zimbabwe Independent has learnt. Authoritative sources told the …
ZESA attacked for load shedding http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/ Written by Paul NdlovuMonday, 23 August 2010 16:13 BULAWAYO – Residents here have alleged bias in the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority’s (ZESA) load shedding regime. Angry residents alleged that some areas go for up to 19 hours a day without power while others, in which they claimed Zesa bosses …
Qaddafi’s Son Is Considering Investing in Dam, Ethanol Project in Zimbabwe http://www.bloomberg.com/ By Lauren van der Westhuizen – Aug 25, 2010 9:43 PM GMT+1000 Saadi Qaddafi, one of Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi’s sons, has expressed interest in building an ethanol plant in Zimbabwe’s Masvingo Province, the Zimbabwe Reporter said. Gaddafi is visiting the southern African …
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