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Retailers Increase Sugar, Meat Prices http://www.voazimbabwe.com Gibbs Dube19.03.2013 WASHINGTON — Prices of some basic commodities such as meat, mealie-meal and sugar have gone up by $1 following an increase of excise duty on fuel announced by the government last week. Residents of Harare, Gweru, Bulawayo and Lupane Business Centre told VOA Studio 7 that the price of a …
Heavy rains pound Harare http://www.dailynews.co.zw Wednesday, 20 March 2013 09:38HARARE – Heavy rains and strong winds caused havoc in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare and surrounding areas yesterday bringing down electric pylons and trees, creating an unprecedented traffic jam. The afternoon hailstorm followed a particularly hot day and clogged the central business district whose drainage is in a state of …
Grim food security outlook for Zimbabwe* http://www.irinnews.org Photo:IITA Image Library One in five people in rural Zimbabwe need food assistance, according to WFP HARARE, 14 March 2013 (IRIN) – Laina Tavengwa, 34, from Wedza District in Zimbabwe’s Mashonaland East Province, no longer sees a point in farming her family’s four-hectare plot. When …
Maize shortage renews debate over GM in Zimbabwe http://www.irinnews.org Photo:Plant Stories Project Maize shortages affect both Zimbabwe and Zambia HARARE, 4 March 2013 (IRIN) – A major shortage of maize has sent the price of maize meal, used for porridge and poultry feed, spiralling in Zimbabwe, prompting traders to lobby the government …
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Six million hungry in southern Africa http://www.iol.co.za March 4 2013 at 05:56pmBy Reuters File image – A malnourished child lies in his bed at a feeding centre. REUTERS/Antony NjugunaGeneva – More than 6 million people across Angola, Lesotho, Malawi and Zimbabwe are at risk of severe food shortages because of repeated cycles of drought and flooding, the global …
Villagers appeal for more food aid http://www.thestandard.co.zw March 3, 2013 in Community News BEITBRIDGE — Hunger-stricken villagers here have appealed for continued food aid this year, amid indications that a joint government and World Food Programme (WFP) food distribution scheme currently operational in the district might be stopped this month. BY JENNIFER DUBE The food aid programme is …
Vendors yet to reap from tobacco http://www.thestandard.co.zw March 3, 2013 in Community News BUSINESS is yet to improve for scores of vendors and traders who have flocked to Boka Tobacco floors hoping to capitalise on the tobacco-selling season. By Tawanda Marwizi Contrary to the past seasons when business was brisk from the onset, there was little activity, attributed …
Govt moves to thwart inflow of contaminated meat from SA http://www.thestandard.co.zw March 3, 2013 in Local THE government is wary that contaminated beef products from South Africa could have found their way into Zimbabwe, as the country is a net importer of processed foods from the neighbouring country. BY NQABA MATSHAZI It has since moved in to …
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Let’s prioritise food production Daily News 28 February 2013 Opinion – Wellington Gadzikwa Prices of basic commodities like cooking oil and lately maize meal have been silently rising. This has further eroded the already weakened buying power of most poor households living below both the food poverty line and poverty datum …
Mujuru pleads for partnerships to save agriculture http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/ 26.02.13 by Tarisai Jangara Zimbabwe needs strategic business partnerships in the agriculture sector to ensure it is adequately funded for the country to regain its bread basket status. Zimbabwe was at one time well-renowned as a vibrant farming country, until agriculture was disrupted by an unplanned land redistribution programme that started …
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