Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Conservation: Answer to farming woes http://www.thestandard.co.zw January 20, 2013 in Environment, Opinion It would seem efforts by the government and other stakeholders to make available inputs in a desperate bid to boost the agricultural sector in the country have all but gone to waste. Column by Chipo Masara With the exception of the tobacco industry which has …
Floods, lightning claim 124 lives http://nehandaradio.com/ on January 19, 2013 at 6:40 amEighty-six people have drowned while 38 others were struck by lightning across the country since the beginning of the rainy season. The heavy rains have also destroyed 180 houses in Tsholotsho, leaving most of the families homeless. Floods, lightning claim …
No Earth Shattering Changes To Draft Constitution: Crisis In Zimbabwe Coalition http://www.radiovop.com Harare, January 19, 2013 – Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition says there have been no earth shattering changes to the draft constitution finalised by the principals to the Global Political Agreement (GPA) on Thursday. The organisation said this after meeting the Constitution Parliamentary Select Committee (COPAC) co-chairperson …
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Mazoe Citrus fears revenue loss after ‘invasion’ by Grace Mugabe http://www.swradioafrica.com By Tererai Karimakwenda18 January 2013 The company that owns Zimbabwe’s well-known Mazoe Citrus Estate has warned of a possible 30% loss of revenue, following the recent takeover of a large portion of their property by Grace Mugabe, who reportedly wants to expand her orphanage nearby. Robert Mugabe’s …
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Floods Displace Hundreds in Masvingo Region http://www.voazimbabwe.com Tatenda Gumbo17.01.2013 WASHINGTON — Some 150 families have been evacuated from their homes after heavy rains in Chiredzi on Wednesday night caused massive flooding. The families, many of them Triangle Limited employees, are now in tents set up by the sugar manufacturing firm and the local civil aviation authority. The families …
Land grabs: The new ‘hard work’ http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ January 18, 2013 in Opinion YESTERDAY Zimbabwe woke up to disturbing news that President Robert Mugabe’s wife, Grace, had seized an estate owned by ZSE-listed Interfresh Holdings backed by a piece of paper signed by Mashonaland Central governor Martin Dinha, a lawyer by profession, known as an offer letter. Zimbabwe Independent …
More farmers take up tobacco farming http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ January 18, 2013 in Business MORE Zimbabwean farmers have taken up tobacco growing in the current season, as the golden leaf promises to fetch high prices on the international markets. Report by Taurai Mangudhla Leading US-based farming publication, the Tobacco Farmer Newsletter (TFN), recently noted a likely improvement in tobacco prices …
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Tobacco farmers pollute rivers http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk 16.01.13 by Christopher Mahove The discharge of pesticides into the country’s water sources by tobacco farmers is posing a danger to aquatic life and villagers, according to the Environmental Management Agency. The EMA Environmental Quality Manager, Silvia Yomisi, said fish deaths had been reported in the Mazowe area and the EMA organic laboratory was …
Heavy rains bring chaos to Manicaland http://www.swradioafrica.com By Tichaona Sibanda17 January 2013 Heavy rains for the past three weeks have swelled rivers and cut-off bridges and traffic to many parts of Manicaland province, the deputy director-general of the Civil Protection Unit (CPU) said on Thursday. Weeks of heavy rain have left large parts of the province under …