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Magistrate faces stock theft charge http://www.newzimbabwe.com/ 20/03/2013 00:00:00 by Richard Muponde I NewsDay NKAYI provincial magistrate Thabekhulu Dube on Monday appeared in court in Bulawayo on allegations of stealing a beast from a Nkayi villager seven years ago. Dube, who resides at the Justice Ministry quarters in Nkayi but is currently attending a local university, was not asked …
Zimbabweans approve new constitution http://www.swradioafrica.com By Tichaona Sibanda19 March 2013 Zimbabwe’s new constitution received overwhelming approval from voters in a referendum on Saturday, according to final results released by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) on Tuesday. Nearly 95 percent of voters approved the constitution, compared with 5.5 percent who voted No, and the total votes cast has turned …
Zimbabwe: Why Is One of the World’s Least-Free Economies Growing So Fast? Policy Analysis – Cato Institute By Craig J. Richardson March 18, 2013 Between 2009 and 2011, Zimbabwe’s GDP growth averaged an impressive 7.3 percent, making it one of the world’s fastest-growing countries. Yet World Bank governance indicators place Zimbabwe’s government among …
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Zanu PF wants to grab my farm — Mutinhiri http://www.dailynews.co.zw Friday, 15 March 2013 10:33 HARARE – Ex-Zanu PF Women’s League political commissar and legislator Tracy Mutinhiri claims her former comrades are moving in to grab her farm as preparations for elections gain momentum. Mutinhiri, who is now a member of the MDC, nearly lost her farm …
ZLHR pre-referendum statment 15 March 2013PRE-REFERENDUM STATEMENTZimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR), in accordance with its mandate of promoting a culture of human rights and constitutionalism in Zimbabwe, has, since the formation of the Inclusive Government (IG), been carefully scrutinising the general environment ahead of the National Referendum on the draft constitution, set for Saturday 16 March 2013. It …
The proposed constitution gives legal sanction to government land grabs http://online.wsj.com March 14, 2013, 4:24 p.m. ET Zimbabwe Approaches the Falls By CRAIG RICHARDSON Zimbabwe, since its independence in 1980, has seemed perpetually either on the precipice of disaster or primed for great success. Over the years, it has been called the “jewel of Africa” for its …
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Grim food security outlook for Zimbabwe* http://www.irinnews.org Photo:IITA Image Library One in five people in rural Zimbabwe need food assistance, according to WFP HARARE, 14 March 2013 (IRIN) – Laina Tavengwa, 34, from Wedza District in Zimbabwe’s Mashonaland East Province, no longer sees a point in farming her family’s four-hectare plot. When …
Shot in arm for conservation http://www.herald.co.zw/ Tuesday, 12 March 2013 00:00 Golden Sibanda in BERLIN, Germany COUNTRIES constituting the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area including the newly installed chair Zimbabwe, received about US$20 million from the German government last week in support of conservation, sustainable tourism and job creation initiatives. KAZA is made up of Zimbabwe, Zambia, Angola, Namibia …
Not So Much A Surprise That The Sadc Tribunal Was Disbanded But That It Was Formed At All http://www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org 11 March, 2013 Nicole Fritz On Friday, 1 March, Judge Ariranga Pillay, former Judge President of the SADC Tribunal, Professor Laurie Nathan of the Centre for Mediation in Africa at the University of Pretoria and I participated in …
Outrage as lion that killed woman as she made love to boyfriend is shot http://www.telegraph.co.uk Conservationists have reacted in outrage to the shooting of a wild lioness and her two cubs in northwestern Zimbabwe after they killed two local people last week. By Peta Thornycroft in Harare and Aislinn Laing in Johannesburg 5:30PM GMT 10 Mar 2013 Sharai …
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