Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Housing schemes affect urban farming http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Rapid urban expansion, demand for housing and growth of the informal market means land used for urban farming will be compromised, according to town planners.05.09.1210:43amby Tonderayi Matonho “More people are buying land in urban and peri-urban communities, the so-called in-fills” said a senior official responsible for planning in the City of Harare, Dombo …
Green Fuel dispute political: ARDA boss http://www.newzimbabwe.com/ 05/09/2012 00:00:00by Brian Paradza THE dispute over the US$600 million Green Fuel project is political, ARDA boss Basil Nyabadza has said, adding the MDC-T was determined to see the company to collapsing because they believe it is a Zanu PF project. Production at the firm’s Chisumbanje ethanol plant stopped several …
Zim poachers poison vultures to cover tracks http://www.timeslive.co.za Sapa | 05 September, 2012 08:31 Poachers in Zimbabwe recently poisoned 183 vultures in a single event, in an attempt to cover their tracks, according to a report on Wednesday. Beeld reported that the vultures died after the poachers killed an elephant and smeared poison on the carcass in …
Constitution Watch of 3rd September 2012 [What is the Future of the COPAC Draft Constitution?] CONSTITUTION WATCH 2012 [3rd September 2012] What is the Future of the COPAC Draft Constitution? ZANU-PF have rejected the COPAC draft constitution They have produced a redraft of it which has altered the COPAC one to such an extent that …
Zimbabwe’s Man-Made Food Crisis http://thinkafricapress.com Zimbabwe’s poor harvest is not only the result of drought, but years of failed agricultural policy. ARTICLE | 4 SEPTEMBER 2012 – 5:34PM | BY ANDREW MAMBONDIYANI Zimbabwean pupils planting maize in 2009. Photograph by Peter Morgan/Sustainable Sanitation. Mutare, Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe is facing severe and widespread food shortages. 1.7 …
Chiefs want conservancy seizure reversed http://www.newzimbabwe.com 03/09/2012 00:00:00by Staff Reporter CHIREDZI chiefs have demanded that the government reverse the controversial indigenisation of Save Valley Conservancy which has sparked public clashes between cabinet ministers and drawn threats of aid cuts by the European Union. Environment minister Francis Nhema recently directed that owners of the prized 3,400 square-kilometre wildlife reserve in …
Seizure of Save Valley Conservancy, time to draw the line Clifford Chitupa Mashiri, 3rd September 2012. The goings on at Save Valley Conservancy are disturbing and it is time the coalition government drew the line before the country loses its endangered species and direct foreign investment The GNU should know that the whole world is watching how …
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Youth farming initiative facing closure after war vets’ invasion http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell03 September 2012 The invasion of a farm in Matabeleland South by a group of war vets has resulted in the seizure and possible closure of a farming initiative, which provides free training to local youths. The Ebenezer Agricultural Training Centre forms part of the …
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EU urged to renew Zim sanctions over Save Conservancy invasion http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell03 September 2012 The European Union (EU) is under pressure to consider renewing the targeted measures it recently lifted off members of the ZANU PF regime, because of the invasion of the Save Valley Conservancy. The Conservancy has been under threat for many months …
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Residents angry with Zesa estimate bills http://www.dailynews.co.zw Sunday, 02 September 2012 10:08HARARE – Harare Residents’ Trust (HRT) in the public interest and in the fulfilment of its vision of a free and prosperous citizenry continued to receive reports from residents owing to the continued use of estimated billing instead of actual meter readings to reflect actual consumption. Residents …