GMB bosses in looting spree

GMB bosses in looting spree Posted on February 12, 2014 by ZimSitRep_J — 4 Comments ↓ via GMB bosses in looting spree – DailyNews Live by Helen Kadirire 12 FEBRUARY 2014   Top management at the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has been fingered in a looting spree as the company struggles to service a $108 million maize import debt. Documentary evidence in possession of the Daily …

Farmers urged to form export consortium

Farmers urged to form export consortium Posted on February 11, 2014 by ZimSitRep_J — 6 Comments ↓ via Farmers urged to form export consortium February 11, 2014 NewsDay LOCAL farmers should consider forming an agriculture export market consortium to enable them to penetrate foreign markets and improve their incomes, ZimTrade Bulawayo regional manager Similo Nkala has said. Nkala said the formation of a …

Zimbabwe scouts for investors to bail out CSC

Zimbabwe scouts for investors to bail out CSC Posted on February 11, 2014 by ZimSitRep_J — 14 Comments ↓ via Zimbabwe scouts for investors to bail out CSC February 10, 2014 By Victoria MtombaNewsDay GOVERNMENT has started scouting for investors to bail out the cash-strapped Cold Storage Company (CSC), Deputy Agriculture minister Paddington Zhanda told Parliament last week. Zhanda told the House of …

Evicted villagers demand land report

Evicted villagers demand land report Posted on February 8, 2014 by ZimSitRep_J — 9 Comments ↓ via Evicted villagers demand land report | The Zimbabwean by Regerai Tututuku  Villagers, evicted for allegedly occupying black-owned farms, have accused lands and rural resettlement minister Douglas Mombeshora of sweeping under the carpet a land audit that could have exposed multiple ownership in the country. Hundreds of …

Maize meal 12% price hike looms

Maize meal 12% price hike looms Posted on February 9, 2014 by ZimSitRep_J — 4 Comments ↓ via Maize meal 12% price hike looms – Southern Eye 9 February 2014 ZIMBABWE’S millers have predicted a 12% hike in the price of maize meal after the government arbitrarily re-instated the Grain Marketing Board’s (GMB) monopoly on grain procurement and banned private maize imports. This …

Consumers owe Zesa $818 million

Consumers owe Zesa $818 million Posted on February 9, 2014 by ZimSitRep_J — 5 Comments ↓ via Consumers owe Zesa $818 million – DailyNews Live by John Kachembere National power utility Zesa Holdings (Zesa) says it is owed $818 million by consumers — including government, domestic and commercial users. It said the unpaid bills were hampering its operations and viability. Last week, Zimbabwe …

Government blamed for Tokwe Mukorsi flooding

Government blamed for Tokwe Mukorsi flooding Posted on February 7, 2014 by ZimSitRep_J — 7 Comments ↓ via Government blamed for Tokwe Mukorsi flooding | SW Radio Africa by Mthulisi Mathuthu on Friday, February 7, 2014 Government bungling has been blamed for the Tokwe Mukorsi flooding which has seen a last minute rush to evacuate vulnerable villagers. MDC-T Bulawayo South legislator Eddie Cross …