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Demand for Zim tobacco balloons http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ February 1, 2013 in Business Zimbabwe must increase its tobacco production to meet increasing demand in the United States and other international markets, Zimbabwe Tobacco Association president Adrian Swales said. Fidelity Mhlanga At a Blackfordby College of Agriculture open day recently, Swales said there was increasing demand for locally-produced tobacco internationally, adding this …
January rains wreak havoc on crop yields http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ February 1, 2013 in Business Tobacco yields for the 2012-13 marketing season are expected to slump by 40% owing to serious damage to the crop by heavy rains in January, the Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers Union (ZCFU) said this week. Report by Gamma Mudarikiri ZCFU president Wonder Chabikwa told businessdigest …
New provisions dilute Land Commission’s effectiveness http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ February 1, 2013 in Politics THE proposed constitutional provision for a Land Commission to fall under the Lands ministry would hinder its independence, raising doubts over its effectiveness. Report by Wongai Zhangazha The changes were introduced in the final draft constitution agreed to by the unity government principals two weeks ago. …
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Biti urges ‘finality’ to land reforms http://www.newzimbabwe.com 31/01/2013 00:00:00by Brian Paradza FINANCE Minister Tendai Biti has urged an end to the country’s land reform disputes such as compensation white former farmers, warning that, unless a solution is found, agriculture will continue to underperform and hamper economic turnaround efforts. Speaking at a one day Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) …
Property rights, discrimination and the new Zimbabwe Constitution OPEN LETTER FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SADC Tribunal Rights Watch 30 January 2013 We have all waited long for Zimbabwe’s new constitution. I wish to focus on a fundamental and principle part of this long and wordy document which, at 164 pages, stretches to the length of a short novel. …
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Discrimination & land grabs enshrined in new constitution http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell30 January 2013 The new constitution, that is set to be ‘adopted’ on Thursday by the parliamentary team responsible for it, is facing serious criticism for enshrining into law discrimination and illegal land seizures. The COPAC team, which spent years fighting over the document, have indicated they …
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Moving Offices Please be advised that we are busy with our final move to the new offices at 42 Bates Road, Milton Park. We will be moving out of Agriculture House on Thursday 31 January 2013 and hope to be fully operational by Monday 4 February 2013. The email system at the …
Tinks Zietsman – Nigerian Scam We publish this in the hope that it will assist Mrs Tinks Zietsman whose tragic story is being so callously used as part of a Nigerian scam. We wish to discourage recipients of this email from responding to it and can verify that Mrs Tinks Zietsman has not written or sent out …
Flash flooding strikes Zimbabwe’s dry areas http://www.irinnews.org HARARE, 29 January 2013 (IRIN) – Flash flooding across Zimbabwe’s Masvingo and Matabeleland provinces, normally dry areas, has caused substantial damage to infrastructure. While more than 4,000 people across the country are in need of humanitarian assistance following heavy rains. “Our area is normally dry, and we were caught unawares by …