Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Banket farmer lucky to be alive after ‘assassination attempt’ http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Alex Bell18 December 2012 A farmer in Mashonaland West insists he escaped a deliberate ‘hit’ on his life, after he was shot in the face on his property on Monday night. Piet Zwanikken, a Dutch national who has been farming on his Riverhead farm for 15 …
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Zimbabwe Inclusive Government Watch: The most breached clauses of the Global Political Agreement http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe Sokwanele : 16 December 2012 [Download full Report (547 Kb)] Zimbabwe’s controversial power-sharing Agreement, termed the “Global Political Agreement” (GPA), was signed by President Mugabe’s ZANU PF party and the two Movement for Democratic Change formations – led by Morgan Tsvangirai …
Kasukuwere, KFC in chicken war http://www.dailynews.co.zw By Ndakaziva Majaka, Staff WriterSunday, 16 December 2012 14:10 HARARE – One of the world’s most popular chicken franchises, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC)’s bid to fly back into Zimbabwe is facing huge challenges. Indegenisation minister Saviour Kasukuwere has slammed Kevin James, the franchise holder for the fast-food giant for opting for …
Residents resist agro-forestry project http://www.thestandard.co.zw December 16, 2012 in Community News Dzivaresekwa 3 residents in Harare are resisting a reforestation and land rehabilitation project in the area. REPORT BY CHRISTOPHER MAHOVE A social welfare organisation is facing opposition after it signed a 25-year lease agreement that will result in 10 000 trees being planted on the 60-hectare stretch …
Alone but together http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk 15.12.12 by Obert Gutu It will get worse before it gets better. Prophets of doom and gloom are running amok; like people possessed. Opportunists, chancers as well as political low lives are cleverly positioning themselves. Fencesitters are busy gazing into the open space; not exactly sure which ship to jump onto. These are very exciting …
Police burn war veterans’ homes http://www.dailynews.co.zw Saturday, 15 December 2012 12:45MASVINGO – Heavily-armed police in Masvingo torched over 30 homesteads belonging to war veterans who invaded black-owned farms on Thursday. The war veterans said they invaded the farms because the new owners were leasing land to white farmers who were chucked out during the chaotic 2000 land grabs. …
Zimbabwe to Start Registering New Voters Next Month http://www.voazimbabwe.com Irwin Chifera14.12.2012 HARARE — The government says it will embark on a massive voter registration exercise next month as it starts preparations for a constitutional referendum and elections sometime next year. But officials said it will depend mainly on when the new draft constitution is finalized. The plan to …
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‘I’ll fight until Mugabe pays for the farm he stole from my family’ http://www.standard.co.uk/ Lindsay Watling14 December 2012 A Londoner forced off her 3,600-acre farm in Zimbabwe vowed today to keep the pressure on Robert Mugabe’s regime as it admitted illegally seizing land. In a landmark statement, the ruling Zanu PF party this week acknowledged for the first …
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Employ youths, save agriculture: CFU http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk 12.12.12 by Edgar Gweshe The government needs to put measures in place to ensure youth participation in agriculture as a way of guaranteeing the future of the sector, the President of the Zimbabwe’s Commercial Farmers Union, Charles Taffs, said. The involvement of young people in farming activities remains low. Taffs made the …
Land not the economy http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ December 14, 2012 in Opinion PROGRESSIVE nations are beginning to employ strategic human resources (HR) concepts to address perculiar national challenges. OPINION BY BRETT CHULU A case in point is the government of Singapore who happen to be a member of a highly respected strategic HR institute. Singapore has a very low fertility …