Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Met Office issues flood warning http://www.herald.co.zw/ Thursday, 14 February 2013 00:00 Agriculture Reporter The Meteorological Services Department has warned people in the Mashonaland, Manicaland and Matabeleland North provinces to brace for heavy rains and violent thunderstorms expected from yesterday up to Saturday.The warning comes in the wake of recent heavy rains in these areas.Met Department head; public …
Judge Agonises Over Seized Farm http://www.radiovop.com By Professor Matodzi Harare, February 14, 2013- A high court judge has broken his silence about his agony over the seizure of his farm by supporters loyal to President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF party.Justice Francis Bere revealed his anguish about the seizure of his farm by new farmers, who grabbed land under …
Land reform: the way forward http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk 13.02.13 by Dr Admos Chimhowu Fast Track Land Reform is fast becoming an interesting area of intellectual and policy exchange as more empirical evidence of its outcomes emerges. The most recent event, aptly titled Land Reform in Zimbabwe Revisited: A Qualified Success?, took place at Chatham House at the end of January. …
Headman causes storm over cattle tax fines http://www.dailynews.co.zw/ Wednesday, 13 February 2013 13:20HARARE – A storm is brewing in Mashonaland East’s Chikomba District where farmers and villagers accuse a local headman of milking them through unjustifiable cattle fines. Villagers say headman Oscar Munengwa Ranga under chief Neshangwe is forcing them to pay $5 per family for evading cattle …
Zimbabwe eyes big tobacco crop as black farmers cash in (AFP) – 4 hours agoHARARE — Zimbabwe expects tobacco revenue to increase by 16 percent this year as new landowning black farmers turn to the valuable export crop, an industry official said on Wednesday.“We are expecting the total deliveries to reach 170 million kilograms or more and earnings …
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Another look at the indigenisation legislation – an analysis by N.M.Willsmer http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe FEB 12, 2013 John Robertson, a Zimbabwe based econonomist, has circulated an analysis of the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act by Mr Willsmer, a Harare lawyer: Frequent suggestions have been made that the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act is so poorly …
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Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights analysis of Draft Constitution See it here – http://www.swradioafrica.com/Documents/ZLHR%20Analysis%20of%20COPAC%20Draft%20Constitution%20Feb%202013%20Final.pdf
Zimbabwe Faces Crayfish Crisis In Water Ecosystem Feb 12, 9:12 AM EST BY ANGUS SHAWASSOCIATED PRESS HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Scientists in Zimbabwe say a fresh water crayfish brought from Australia is breeding out of control in the northern Lake Kariba, devouring the food sources of other fish and putting the nation’s entire aquatic ecosystem at risk. Officials …
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Zimbabwe Farmers to Stop Selling Maize to GMB http://www.voazimbabwe.com/ Gibbs Dube11.02.2013 WASHINGTON DC — Some communal farmers, who have not yet been paid by the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) for maize delivered last agricultural season, say they will not sell any grain to the GMB this year unless the state-owned entity settles all outstanding payments. Disgruntled farmers in …
Zimbabwe’s tobacco sales rise http://www.iol.co.za February 11 2013 at 06:05pm Johannesburg – Tobacco merchants in Zimbabwe expect sales to increase by 21 percent this year as cotton farmers switch crops to capitalise on higher prices for the leaves, the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board said. Sales at the auctions, which begin on February 13, are expected to …