Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
NOCZIM – the chickens have come home to roost By Clifford Chitupa Mashiri, Political Analyst, London 22/01/11 In my view, the fuel problems being experienced in some parts of Zimbabwe are due to what I would call 50 -50, meaning 50 percent NOCZIM’s management fault and 50 percent politicians’ or government’s fault. We all know …
Diesel shortage hits Harare http://www.newzimbabwe.com 22/01/2011 00:00:00 by Staff Reporter LONG queues have resurfaced in Harare as a shortage of diesel threatens to cripple business operations in the country. Motorists waited patiently in meandering queues stretching two kilometres in places for a chance to be served at the few filling stations that still had diesel …
Fuel shortage to persist http://www.dailynews.co.zw By Staff ReportersFriday, 21 January 2011 17:33 HARARE – Commuters should brace for transport woes and steep fares as the shortage of fuel is set to persist despite assurances by the government that it will release funds to improve supplies. A survey by Daily News showed anxious and desperate motorists …
Commodities Exchange to boost small-scale agriculture http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Saturday, 15 January 2011 19:05 BY KUDZAI CHIMHANGWA THE newly-launched Commodities Exchange in Zimbabwe (Comez) is set to regularise trading of commodities in line with market fundamentals and increase financing availability for the agricultural sector, observers said last week. The development is anticipated to benefit small-scale farmers in …
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Govt probes new car number plate tender http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Saturday, 15 January 2011 19:45 BY NQABA MATSHAZI THE Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), Mildred Chisi is instigating investigations into alleged irregularities in the award of a tender for the production of new vehicle number plates amid revelations that the price for the plates is inflated. Motorists, …
Price of fuel set to rise http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 30 December 2010 18:27 GOVERNMENT, in agreement with petroleum suppliers, is planning to increase the price of fuel to a minimum of US$1,40 a litre with effect from tomorrow after Finance minister Tendai Biti introduced a four-cent fuel levy on importers using road transport. The sharp rise …
Stakeholders slam agric budget allocation criticised http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 02 December 2010 17:55 TREASURY’S allocation of US$122 million to agriculture is grossly inadequate for a sector that is expected to spur economic growth after a decade of stagnation, agricultural analysts have said. To make matters worse, the analysts said there was no specific funding for A2 …
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Zimbabwe sees higher 2011 growth but no foreign aid http://af.reuters.com Thu Nov 25, 2010 5:59pm GMT By MacDonald Dzirutwe and Nelson Banya HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe expects its economy to grow nearly 10 percent next year as the key mining and agriculture sectors expand, and will rely largely on domestic revenue to fund its budget …
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Ethanol project set to transform energy sector http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 11 November 2010 21:15 A MASSIVE US$600 million ethanol project, set to transform the country’s energy and agriculture sectors, is taking shape in Chisumbanje in Chipinge, Manicaland, with the first production of the fuel expected in the first quarter of next year. The ambitious project is …
Zimbabweans feel pinch of strengthening rand http://www.mg.co.za/ GODFREY MARAWANYIKA | HARARE, ZIMBABWE – Oct 31 2010 07:03 Luke Nyoni thought dollarising Zimbabwe’s economy meant an end to inflation, but the weaker greenback is causing headaches in a country that relies on imports for most of its goods. Much of Zimbabwe’s food and consumer goods now …