Category: Newspaper Articles

Security of tenure imperative in reviving agriculture sector http://www.thestandard.co.zw February 10, 2013 in Business SECURITY of land tenure and opening-up of new markets are key imperatives in reviving Zimbabwe’s faltering agricultural sector, Finance minister Tendai Biti has said. STAFF REPORT Speaking at a recent Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) symposium in Harare recently, Biti said the land audit …

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Maize or myth: Zimbabwe farming bounces back? http://www.reuters.com/ By Ed CropleyJOHANNESBURG | Fri Feb 8, 2013 9:01am EST Feb 7 (Reuters) – More than a decade after the chaotic and violent seizure of white-run farms by allies of President Robert Mugabe, food production in Zimbabwe is returning to 1990s levels as the new owners get to grips …

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Ostrich farm invaded http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/ 06.02.13 by Pamenus Tuso The multi-million-dollar ostrich and crocodile breeding Dollar Bubi (Pvt) project in Matabeleland North is in danger following the recent the invasion of the business. The Indonesian owners, who are covered by the Bilateral Investment Protection Agreement, have abandoned the project following the disruptions. Dollar Bubi started operating in 1997 and owns …

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Grace Mugabe — Philanthropist or self-aggrandiser? http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ February 8, 2013 in News AWAY from the usual hustle and bustle of politics, the Harare International Conference Centre last Friday hosted an evangelical fellowship conference of Christian women from all parts of the country to deal with issues affecting women. Report by Herbert Moyo One preacher exhorted women parishioners to …

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