Competition and Tariff Commission order against ZESA

    COMPETITION AND TARIFF COMMISSION     ……………………………………     Notice of Order in terms of Section 31(4) of the Competition Act [chapter 14:28]     …………………………………….     It is hereby notified, in terms of section 31(4) of the Competition Act [Chapter 14:28], (hereinafter referred to as “the Act” that: the Competition and …

Lower prices hit late tobacco deliveries

Lower prices hit late tobacco deliveries http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Friday, 20 August 2010 16:15 TOBACCO farmers keen to make a killing by holding onto their crop until the end of the selling season have been caught out as prices have depreciated by US52 cents since the beginning of the season. According to figures at hand, prices fell …

Zim issue suspiciously blocked from SADC debate

Zim issue suspiciously blocked from Sadc debate http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Friday, 20 August 2010 09:33 ACCUSATIONS of political chicanery at the just-ended South African Development Community (Sadc) summit in Windhoek, Namibia, have surfaced following the failure of regional leaders to fully discuss Zimbabwe in their main proceedings and reflect the issue in detail on the communiqué. Diplomats …

Zesa ordered to carry out meter readings

Zesa ordered to carry out meter readings http://www.herald.co.zw Saturday, August 21, 2010 Herald Reporters THE Competition and Tariffs Commission has ordered Zesa Holdings to carry out actual meter readings when billing consumers. This follows a probe by the commission into the power utility’s operations vis-à-vis its tariff structure. Zesa yesterday said it would comply with …

Zim at “extreme risk” of hunger

Zim at “extreme risk” of hunger http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/ Written by Vusimuzi BhebheSaturday, 21 August 2010 11:54 HARARE – Zimbabwe is ranked among the top 10 countries in danger of hunger this year, according to a new reported published by British risk analysis and rating firm Maplecroft last week. Maplecroft’s Food Security Risk Index (FSRI) for 2010 …

Zimbabwe minister appoints Mugabe allies to spearhead indigenisation program

Zimbabwe Minister Appoints Mugabe Allies to Spearhead Indigenization Program http://www1.voanews.com/ Former Defense Force officials are prominent among appointees including retired Major-General Gilbert Mashingaidze, retired Air Commodore Mike Karakadzai and retired Colonel Karikoga Kaseke, who is also the chief executive of the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority Gibbs Dube | Washington 20 August 2010 Indigenization Minister Saviour Kasukuwere …

Zimbabwe leaders agree on body to audit land reform programme

Zimbabwe leaders agree on body to audit land reform programme http://www.apanews.net/ APA-Harare (Zimbabwe) Zimbabwe’s three main political leaders have agreed to set up an independent Land Commission whose main task would be to oversee the implementation of a long-awaited audit to rid the country of multiple land owners, sources at the ministry of Lands and …

Farm workers face outreach backlash

Farm workers face outreach backlash http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/ Written by MAXWELL CHAITWAFriday, 20 August 2010 14:54 SHAMVA — For Madziwa Muchemwa* (24) the coming of the constitutional committee’s outreach team to hold meetings here in Shamva was like a dream come true. The meeting held at the local Mumurwi School last month was the first time ever …

Zimbabwe’s ‘new’ farmers finally start to blossom

Zimbabwe’s ‘new’ farmers finally start to blossom http://www.mg.co.za/ GODFREY MARAWANYIKA | MAPINGA, ZIMBABWE – Aug 22 2010 06:35 Douglas Mhembere had only a plastic bag in hand when he took over a farm eight years ago under Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe’s land reforms. “I arrived here with nothing, just buns and a drink in a …

Sundayview: What next after Tribunal suspension?

Sundayview: What next after Tribunal suspension? http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Sunday, 22 August 2010 18:43 QUITE  often in my life I find myself caught by the words my grandfather said one day as we talked about how the world hates the truth. He told me how a boy who ate his guavas at night was disappointed to find …