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Disenfranchisement of ‘aliens’ xenophobic http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ May 24, 2013 in Opinion IT has been argued that in today’s world where countries are increasingly racially and culturally diverse, progressive nations are, among other key indicators, judged by their treatment of minorities. Candid Comment with Stewart Chabwinja It is thus baffling Zimbabwe is systematically disenfranchising a substantial minority, effectively rendering them …
Zim faces food crisis http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ May 24, 2013 in Business THIRTEEN years after its fast track land reform programme, Zimbabwe is still importing most of its food and is far from regaining its breadbasket status. Report by Taurai Mangudhla Analysts have said the discordant land tenure system ushered in after the reforms remains an albatross around the …
Trade deficit to widen to US$3 billion http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ May 24, 2013 in Business EARLY signs show that Zimbabwe’s trade deficit will widen to more than US$3 billion this year from US$2,6 billion in 2012, an economist has warned. Staff Writer UZ Economics lecturer Professor Tony Hawkins said this was because the country was over-consuming and excess demand …
West moves to re-engage Zimbabwe http://www.newzimbabwe.com/ 21/05/2013 00:00:00 by blackvoicenews.com WITH several low-key, but unmistakable gestures, the United States, the European Union block and other western countries have signaled that it is moving toward normalising relations with Zimbabwe after years of frosty relations. In March, former United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young was dispatched by the Obama administration to meet …
Mugabe signs new constitution into law http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Tichaona Sibanda22 May 2013 President Robert Mugabe has signed into law a new constitution, which was approved by a large majority in a referendum in March this year. The adoption of the new charter, which was published in the Government Gazette hours after Mugabe assented to it, is seen …
MAX DU PREEZ’S FANTASIES ON ZIMBABWE Anti-apartheid journalist and apologist for South Africa’s democratic dispensation Max Du Preez has been caught short with his latest efforts to justify the unjustifiable. In a Natal Mercury piece (30.4.13), du Preez tells us we can “learn from Zimbabwe’s flourishing farms”, and goes on to laud a new book …
99-YEAR BANKABLE LEASES ON THE CARDS Chronicle Reporter/Harare Bureau 11 December 2012 A revised, bankable 99-year lease is ready and is expected to be discussed in Cabinet before the end of this month, the ZanuPF Central Committee Report issued last week says. The Government has for some time been working on a …
Ultimatum for foreign shops http://www.herald.co.zw/ Saturday, 18 May 2013 01:05 Lloyd Gumbo Herald Reporter GOVERNMENT has given all businesses operating in reserved sectors of the economy under the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act a six-month ultimatum to apply for indigenisation compliance certificates. According to the Act, reserved sectors are agriculture (primary production of food and cash crops), transportation, …
Villagers, urban developers clash over land http://www.thestandard.co.zw May 19, 2013 in Local, News Villagers from Goromonzi’s Yafele area have said their livelihoods are under threat following the encroachment of urban developments into their area. Report by Jennifer Dube The residents have formed Simukai Rural Residents Trust, a platform through which they were fighting for land allocation and …
Ten years in jail for stealing Zesa transformer oil http://www.thestandard.co.zw May 19, 2013 in Local, News CHIPINGE — Two notorious oil dealers, who have been wreaking havoc in and around Chipinge draining electricity transformer oil, finally met their fate last week when they were jailed for an effective 10 years. REPORT BY OUR CORRESPONDENT The duo, Michael …
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