Failed scheme leaves 50 families landless

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Failed scheme leaves 50 families landless http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk An ambitious irrigation scheme, championed by Vice President Joyce Mujuru in 2006, has collapsed, leaving scores of families who were forced off their farmland stranded.01.08.1201:30pmby Tawanda Majoni The Dotito Irrigation Scheme in Mount Darwin West, Mujuru’s constituency, was the brainchild of journalist-turned-businessman, Edwin Moyo. Fifty families accuse him of misleading them into …

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Zim sitting on ivory worth $55 million

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Zim sitting on ivory worth $55 million http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority has 55,000 kg of ivory in its national storeroom.01.08.1201:28pmby Zwanai Sithole Harare Customs officials around the world seize tons of smuggled ivory every year. Customs officials around the world seize tons of smuggled ivory every year. The Authority’s spokesperson, Caroline Washaya Moyo, …

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A Guide to the Constitutional Draft

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A Guide to the Constitutional Draft   http://www.mdc.co.zw/     Monday, 30 July 2012 11:54 by Hon Douglas Mwonzora (MP)IntroductionThe draft constitution is a product of two key processes. The first process was the outreach programme where views of Zimbabweans were enlisted. The second process was a negotiation that was either as a result of …

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Good times roll for tobacco farmers

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Good times roll for tobacco farmers http://www.thestandard.co.zw Sunday, 29 July 2012 11:34 BY CAIPHAS CHIMHETE AND TAWANDA MARWIZITHE tobacco selling season ended last week with agricultural experts and farmers describing it as a success as the rebound in production of the golden leaf continues.Tobacco production had dipped following the chaotic land reform programme to 48 million kg in …

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Buhera South not suitable for habitation — DA

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Buhera South not suitable for habitation — DA http://www.thestandard.co.zw Sunday, 29 July 2012 12:11 BY SOFIA MAPURANGARELOCATION to agriculturally productive areas is the only long-term solution for some communities in Buhera South district that experience perennial food shortages, a government official said last week. Speaking on the sidelines of a training workshop organised by the World Food Programme …

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Anti-stock theft campaign boosts national herd

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Anti-stock theft campaign boosts national herd http://www.thestandard.co.zw Sunday, 29 July 2012 11:24 BY NQOBANI NDLOVUBULAWAYO — The country’s anti-stock theft campaign launched seven years ago, has resulted in a 17% drop in cattle rustling, police confirmed. Anti-stock theft national coordinator, police assistant commissioner, Bernard Dumbura, last week told stakeholders during a re-launch of the Matabeleland North anti-stock theft campaign, …

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High Court in landmark ruling

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High Court in landmark ruling http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ July 27, 2012 in News Staff Writer THE High Court has ruled a commercial bank should reimburse its client money deposited in a foreign currency account (FCA), which was later raided by the Reserve Bank as it tried to prop up government during the hyperinflation era.High Court judge Justice Francis Bere made …

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‘Cotton growers being ripped-off’

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‘Cotton growers being ripped-off’ http://www.bnltimes.com Friday, 27 July 2012 07:31Thom Khanje A Zimbabwean cotton merchant has described the prices at which Malawian cotton farmers are being paid for their produce as a “rip-off” on the part of local ginners. The Cotton Ginners Association of Malawi and the Ministry of Agriculture have, however, defended the local cotton prices, saying …

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Government Intervenes in Cotton Pricing War

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Government Intervenes in Cotton Pricing War http://www.voanews.com 26 July 2012 Tatenda Gumbo | Washington After months of holding out, Zimbabwe’s cotton farmers may soon be back at the market if ginners comply with a government order raising the buying price from US$0.29 to 77 cents for the lowest grade per kilogram. Grade A cotton will fetch 84 …

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1.6 million people will need food assistance in Zimbabwe next year – UN report

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1.6 million people will need food assistance in Zimbabwe next year – UN report   http://www.un.org       In Zimbabwe, WFP is working to combat food insecurity by providing general food distributions to the at-risk populations. Photo: WFP/R. Lee 27 July 2012 – An estimated 1.6 million people are likely to need food assistance …

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