Fewer exhibitors register for Harare Agricultural Show

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Fewer exhibitors register for Harare Agricultural Show Posted on August 20, 2013 by ZimSitRep_S — No Comments ↓ via The Zimbabwean – Fewer exhibitors register for Harare Agricultural Show “We have so far registered 745 commercial and industrial exhibitors compared to last year’s 750 over the same period of time,” said Heather Madombwe, ZAS spokesperson in an interview. “In the livestock …

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Parks authority embarks on restocking programme

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Parks authority embarks on restocking programme Posted on August 20, 2013 by ZimSitRep_S — No Comments ↓ via Chronicle – Parks Authority embarks on restocking programme Victoria Falls ReporterPARKS and Wildlife Management Authority of Zimbabwe has embarked on a restocking exercise at Zambezi National Park to replenish the dwindling wildlife population at the game reserve. Addressing conservationists, tour and adventure operators …

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Next step: Batoka Dam

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Next step: Batoka Dam Posted on August 20, 2013 by ZimSitRep_S — 2 Comments ↓ via VictoriaFalls24 – Next step: Batoka Dam Zimbabwe pays US$40M Kariba debt, paving way for Batoka Dam The Zimbabwe Government has paid US$40 million towards its Federation-era power debt to Zambia, paving the way for construction of the Batoka Gorge hydro power station. The payment was …

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Zim in conservation dilemma

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Zim in conservation dilemma Posted on August 20, 2013 by ZimSitRep_S — 2 Comments ↓ via The Financial Gazette – Zim in Conservation Dilemma Nelson Chenga ZIMBABWE is in a dilemma: Its elephant population of over 100 000 jumbos now far exceed the country’s carrying capacity by threefold. This is at a time when the country is prohibited from trade in …

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Agriculture sector can still recover

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Agriculture sector can still recover August 16, 2013 in Opinion     FOR at least a century, until 2001, agriculture was the foundation of Zimbabwe’s economy. Column by Eric Bloch So great was the agricultural production that Zimbabwe was renowned as the region’s “breadbasket”. Not only did the nation produce enough to feed the entire population, but …

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Parks translocates wildlife to Victoria Falls

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Parks translocates wildlife to Victoria Falls Posted on August 16, 2013 by ZimSitRep_J — 1 Comment ↓ via Parks translocates wildlife to Vic Falls | The Herald by Isdore Guvamombe THE Government has started translocating hundreds of wild animals from Save Valley Conservancy in Masvingo to beef up the populations at Zambezi National Park in Victoria Falls ahead of the United Nations World …

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Don’t be fooled: Zimbabwe’s land reform is no success

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Don’t be fooled: Zimbabwe’s land reform is no success http://www.groundup.org.za/content/don%E2%80%99t-be-fooled-zimbabwe%E2%80%99s-land-reform-no-success July 31, 2013 –Jack Lewis OPINIONIt is election day in Zimbabwe. This is a good day to reconsider the Zimbabwean land reform experience and what to make of it, especially as we consider what should be done about land reform in South Africa.When you think of Zimbabwean …

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Prominent Zanu PF farmer evicts 5 families for supporting MDC-T

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Prominent Zanu PF farmer evicts 5 families for supporting MDC-T   http://nehandaradio.com/         JULY 23, 2013   By Lance Guma   ZVIMBA – A former Zipra commander who was also the late Dr Joshua Nkomo’s personal bodyguard, Frederick Mutanda, has evicted five families from their homes at his Winray Estates farm, out …

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Mugabe gutted enterprise agriculture – Mawere

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Mugabe gutted enterprise agriculture – Mawere MUTUMWA MAWERE  •  23 JULY 2013 9:20PM  •  3 COMMENTS SHARE THIS ARTICLE: Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on linkedinShare on pinterest_shareShare on google_plusone_shareShare on emailMore Sharing Services8   HARARE – What is the true meaning of the statement “taking back the economy” which is the election campaign cry of Zanu …

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Smallholders Feed a Nation as Land Reform Fails

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Smallholders Feed a Nation as Land Reform Fails http://www.ipsnews.net/ By Misheck Rusere HARARE , Jul 23 2013 (IPS) – Moses Chiengerere is one of the Zimbabwe’s hundreds of thousands of smallholder maize farmers keeping this southern African nation’s granaries stocked with the grain. “I make it a point that anything over 24 bags (about two tonnes) goes …

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