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Mutambara leads Ethanol plant rescue bid http://www.newzimbabwe.com/ 21/08/2012 00:00:00by Business Reporter DEPUTY Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara is now leading a new cabinet effort to rescue the US$600 million Green Fuel project which teeters on the brink of collapse after struggling to secure government backing. The company, once touted as a solution to the country’s fuel supply problems, ceased …
Mugabe’s Chief Seizes Farm, Evicts 31 New Farmers http://www.radiovop.com/ By Professor Matodzi Harare, August 21, 2012 – A traditional leader in President Robert Mugabe’s home province has seized a farm which was under occupation by 31 “new farmers” since 2001. Stanley Mhondoro, the reigning Chief Zvimba, has taken over Lion Kopje farm in Mashonaland West Province after officials …
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SADC Summit Seeks to Redefine Tribunal’s Jurisdiction Posted by Gillian Higgins on Monday, August 20, 2012 · Leave a Comment (Edit) Introduction On 17th and 18th August 2012, the 32nd Session of the Summit of the Heads of State and Government (“Summit”) of the Southern African Development Community (“SADC”) took place in Maputo, Mozambique. The delegation addressed the issue of the …
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Stray lions feast on villagers’ beasts http://www.thestandard.co.zw August 19, 2012 in Community News BY TATENDA CHITAGUCHIVI — Several villagers in Chivi have lost their livestock to a pride of lions believed to have escaped from a nearby conservancy over three weeks ago.The villagers said they had since limited their movements especially at night, for fear for their lives.One …
‘Illegal logging costs Zim millions of dollars’ http://www.thestandard.co.zw August 20, 2012 in Environment By Tonderayi MatonhoZIMBABWE is losing several millions of dollars annually through illegal logging, a senior official with the Forestry Commission of Zimbabwe (FCZ) has said.Bernard Chiparange, a senior manager with FCZ, said some of the plundered timber — mostly hardwood, was being sold in neighbouring …
Harare Agric Show kicks-off http://www.financialgazette.co.zw Monday, 20 August 2012 13:49 Farming ReporterTHE biggest show on the country’s calendar opens its gates today for the 102nd edition of the Harare Agricultural Show, with an improved security system to monitor all criminal activities within the show grounds. The Closed-Circuit Tel-evision (CCTV), which will be operating during this year’s Harare Agricul-tural …
Cattle dying in numbers in Matabeleland http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ August 20, 2012 in Local NQOBANI NDLOVU BULAWAYO — Scores of cattle are dying every week in Matabeleland, a region dependent on livestock farming, owing to lack of pasture and water caused by the poor rains last season.Matabeleland South is the hardest hit with worst affected districts being Gwanda, Kezi, Mangwe …
Anger as Zim land invader seeks Canadian residency http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell20 August 2012 There has been an angry reaction to news that a Zimbabwean land invader who has successfully led the prosecution of a white farmer in Chegutu is now applying for permanent residency in Canada. ZANU PF official Timothy Mudavanhu is believed to have already …
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SADC leaders clamp down on human rights court http://www.swradioafrica.com By Tererai Karimakwenda20 August 2012 SADC heads of state who met in Maputo for the annual summit over the weekend have been accused of “shutting the doors” to the SADC Tribunal to the region’s citizens, following a decision to limit the court’s Protocol to dealing only with conflicts between …