GMB officials stole 500 bags of fertiliser

GMB officials stole 500 bags of fertiliser Posted on March 19, 2014 by ZimSitRep_J — 3 Comments ↓ via GMB officials stole 500 bags of fertiliser | SW Radio Africa by Nomalanga Moyo on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 A Grain Marketing Board (GMB) manager and her assistant are accused of stealing 500 bags of fertilizer, meant for Goromonzi farmers under the Presidential Inputs …

Kariba dam on verge of collapsing

Kariba dam on verge of collapsing Posted on March 19, 2014 by ZimSitRep_J — 13 Comments ↓ via Kariba dam on verge of collapsing | Radio Dialogue by Sanele Njini March 19, 2014 A hydroelectric dam bordering Zambia and Zimbabwe threatens the lives of 3.5 million people in the southern African region as it is on the verge of collapsing, local newspaper Zambia Daily …

Flood victims facing fresh hunger emergency

Flood victims facing fresh hunger emergency Posted on March 19, 2014 by ZimSitRep_J — No Comments ↓ via Flood victims facing fresh hunger emergency | SW Radio Africa by Nomalanga Moyo on Wednesday, March 19, 2014  The Tokwe Mukosi flood victims urgently need food, after rains destroyed large quantities of maize earmarked for the displaced families. The district administrator for the area, Stanley …

Mugabe evicts villagers to set up Game Park

Mugabe evicts villagers to set up Game Park March 19, 2014 in News     PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe’s family has been linked to the on-going eviction of over 900 families at Manzou Farm in Mazowe, Mashonaland Central Province, amid reports that the First Family wants to annex the property and turn it into a wildlife sanctuary. BY …

Power supply not guaranteed: #Zimbabwe

Power supply not guaranteed: #Zimbabwe | The Herald Posted on March 18, 2014 by ZimSitRep_J — 3 Comments ↓ via Power supply not guaranteed: Govt | The Herald March 18, 2014 by Tendai Mugabe and Daniel Kachere Minister Mavhaire Energy and Power Development Minister Dzikamai Mavhaire says he cannot guarantee the nation of adequate power supplies to ensure successful implementation of Zim-Asset, especially in …

China Africa to complete coal mine, 300MW power plant in 2016

China Africa to complete coal mine, 300MW power plant in 2016 Posted on March 18, 2014 by ZimSitRep_J — 2 Comments ↓ via China Africa to complete coal mine, 300MW power plant in 2016 | The Source March 13, 2014 China Africa Sunlight Energy says it will complete its coal mine and a 300 megawatt power station at its concessions in Gwayi, Matabeleland …

Gonarezhou – a successful partnership

Gonarezhou – a successful partnership: VictoriaFalls24 Posted on March 18, 2014 by ZimSitRep_J — No Comments ↓ Gonarezhou – a successful partnership | VictoriaFalls24 18 March 2014 Down in the far South-Eastern corner of Zimbabwe is a large chunk of hard, wild bush,  Zimbabwe’s second largest National Park,  Gonarezhou.  Covering some 5000 km2, this park that has withstood tough times, suffering heavily from …

Is tobacco going the way of cotton?

Is tobacco going the way of cotton? Posted on March 17, 2014 by ZimSitRep_J — 2 Comments ↓ via Is tobacco going the way of cotton? March 17, 2014  NewsDay Editorial The land reform programme,under which 4 000 white commercial farmers were removed from their properties and replaced by hundreds of thousands of new black farmers, has 14 years on been described as …

Hundreds evicted in fresh Mazowe farm seizures

Hundreds evicted in fresh Mazowe farm seizures Posted on March 17, 2014 by ZimSitRep_J — 5 Comments ↓ via Hundreds evicted in fresh Mazowe farm seizures | SW Radio Africa  March 17, 2014  Hundreds of people in the Mazowe district of Mashonaland Central have been left homeless after police evicted them from the Spelenken Farm this weekend, to make way for an unnamed …

Zimbabwe: Curious case of the returned farm

Zimbabwe: Curious case of the returned farm Posted on March 15, 2014 by ZimSitRep_J — 5 Comments ↓ via Zim: Curious case of the returned farm | Mail & Guardian 14 MAR 2014 by Kudzai Mashininga Zanu-PF’s about-turn could be a warning to those who are not using the land they received. In Zimbabwe, there’s nothing unusual about a dispossessed white farmer going …