Zim rakes in $17m from tobacco sales

Zim rakes in $117m from tobacco sales http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 06 May 2010 17:27 ZIMBABWE has raked in US$117,4 million from the sale of 37,9 million kilogrammes of flue-cured tobacco in both contract and auction systems since the beginning of the 2010 tobacco marketing season in February,  according to figures released by the Tobacco Industry Marketing …

Death Notices

  Hamish Chisholm Obituary James Alexander Gordon Chisholm or Hamish as he was more popularly known has passed away in Kwara state Nigeria of a heart attack on the 9 April 2010. Hamish was the son of Sandy and Cathy, born on the 5 September 1948 in Harare. He is survived by a loving wife …

Minister Coltart’s daughter bitten by lion

Minister Coltart’s daughter bitten by lion http://www.swradioafrica.com By Violet Gonda3 May 2010 Bethany, the eight year old daughter of Minister of Education David Coltart, was attacked by a lion at Antelope Game Park in Mkoba, Gweru, on Saturday morning. The Minister told SW Radio Africa on Monday that his traumatised daughter was airlifted to St …

Farm Owner and wife attacked in Centenary

Farm owner and wife attacked in Centenary http://www.swradioafrica.com/ Gerry Jackson05 May 2010 A farmer and his wife in Centenary were badly beaten at the weekend. There have been few details but a Commercial Farmers Union (CFU) statement said James and Wendy de la Fargue were attacked while they were sleeping. It appeared that they were …

Empowerment law affects US$445m mining project

Empowerment law affects US$445m mining project http://www.zimonline.co.za by Caroline Mvundura Thursday 06 May 2010 HARARE – Zimbabwe’s largest platinum producer Zimplats Holdings has said commencement of a US$445 million project to ramp up production to nearly 300 000 ounces annually was dependent on finalisation of “compliance issues” regarding the country’s controversial black economic empowerment laws. …

Labour Act I – V

eputy Chairman, Law Development Commission, Zimbabwe. Email : ldc@gta.gov.zw CHAPTER 28:01 LABOUR ACT Acts 16/1985, 12/1992, 20/1994 (s. 19), 22/2001 (s. 4), 17/2002, 7/2005. ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS PART I PRELIMINARY Section 1. Short title. 2. Interpretation. 2A. Purpose of Act. 3. Application of Act. PART II FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF EMPLOYEES 4. Employees’ entitlement to membership …

Zimbabwe, China in $400 mln power plant deal

Zimbabwe, China in $400 mln power plant deal http://af.reuters.com/ Mon May 3, 2010 3:31pm GMT HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe has signed a $400 million agreement with China’s Sinohydro to expand its Kariba hydro electricity plant at a time when rolling power cuts are threatening to dim the country’s economic recovery prospects. Noah Gwariro, the managing …

New twist to Mudenge – war vets land wrangle

New twist to Mudenge-war vets land wrangle http://www.thedailynewszw.com/?p=29193 May 3, 2010 By Owen Chikari MASVINGO – Fifty people, most of them war veterans who recently invaded Chikore Farm, yesterday appeared in court charged with illegally settling on a gazetted piece of land in a dramatic twist of events to the farm ownership wrangle between Higher …

RBZ Official Throws out Farmworkers

RBZ Official Throws Out Farmworkers http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Sandra Mandizvidza 2 May 2010 ABOUT 80 Chinhoyi families are stranded after they were evicted from Friedwall Farm in Chinhoyi by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe deputy governor Edward Mashiringwane last week. Mashiringwane accused the farm workers of refusing to work for him at the farm he forcibly took …