MDC official’s death expose poor disaster preparedness

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MDC official’s deaths expose poor disaster preparedness http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Saturday, 01 May 2010 19:31 THE death of former Gweru Rural Member of Parliament and Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) secretary for lands and agriculture, Renson Gasela together with two other party officials in a horrific accident has exposed glaring handicaps in the country’s police and fire …

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Obituory – Gasela’s unfulfilled dream

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Obituary: Gasela’s unfulfilled dream http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Saturday, 01 May 2010 12:48 IN one of his many articles about the country’s collapsed agricultural sector, the late former Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) legislator for Gweru Rural, Renson Gasela wrote: “One thing that the government has been consistent on has been the annual failure to ensure farmers have …

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Zimbabwe to introduce indigenisation levy on companies

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Zimbabwe to introduce Indigenisation levy on companies http://www.zimdiaspora.com Friday, 30 April 2010 23:22 Companies with a net asset value of over US$500 000 will soon be levied to sustain the operations of the National Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Fund and finance empowerment programmes. NIEEF was mandated by Government to ensure full implementation of the Indigenisation …

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Tsvangirai continues crop assessment tour

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Tsvangirai continues crop assessment tour http://www.zimonline.co.za/ by Own Correspondent Saturday 01 May 2010 HARARE – Prime Minister (PM)  Morgan Tsvangirai on Friday continued his countrywide  crop assessment programme touring Mashonaland Central province, at time when the country is facing a 200 000 metric tonne maize deficit. The tour saw the PM visiting Guruve South, Chiweshe, …

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Land dispute – Murerwa subpoenaed

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Land dispute Murerwa subpoenaed http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 29 April 2010 19:57 A HARARE magistrate has subpoenaed Lands and Rural Resettlement minister Herbert Murerwa after he failed to appear in court three times to testify in a land dispute involving a Beatrice farmer. Courts issue subpoenas to compel a witness to give testimony and Murerwa is supposed …

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Zuma rules out farm invasions in SA

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Zuma rules out farm invasions in SA http://www.thedailynewszw.com April 29, 2010 By Our Correspondent JOHANNESBURG – South African President Jacob Zuma has reiterated that his government will not tolerate the lawless invasions of commercial farms as witnessed in Zimbabwe over the past 10 years. Zuma, however, acknowledged that his administration had to move with speed …

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Plea for independent land commission

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MDC wants independent land commission http://www.zimonline.co.za/ by Lizwe Sebatha Wednesday 28 April 2010 BULAWAYO – Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC party has called for the setting up of an independent commission to tackle the country’s divisive land question. The MDC, which last year formed a coalition government with President Robert Mugabe’s ZANU PF, said …

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Former Farm Workers Stranded and Living in Squalor

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Former Farm Workers Stranded and Living In Squalor http://news.radiovop.com 27/04/2010 10:47:00 Masvingo, April 27, 2010 – Ten families evicted from a farm by a former Zanu (PF) provincial lands secretary have been living in the open for almost a week at the 35 kilometre peg along the Masvingo-Mutare highway, Radio VOP has discovered. Despite the …

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Nhema, Maluleke differ on Gonarezhou invaders

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Nhema, Maluleke differ on Gonarezhou invaders http://www.thedailynewszw.com April 27, 2010 By Owen Chikari MASVINGO – Environment and Natural Resources Minister Francis Nhema has clashed with Masvingo governor Titus Maluleke over the fate of over 720 families who invaded Gonarezhou National Park in Chiredzi district. Maluleke insists that the invaders have to stay put in game …

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The Fat of the Land

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THE FAT OF THE LAND The Sunday Times – 25 April 2010 Zimbabwe’s anticipated land audit is expected to unearth irregularities in land redistribution and expose the country’s new politically-connected landlords, including President Robert Mugabe and his family. The investigation, if not stemmed by Mugabe and his family. The investigation, if not stemmed by Mugabe …

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