Zimbabwe nets USD95 million from tobacco exports

Zimbabwe nets USD95 million from tobacco exports http://www.afriquejet.com Harare, Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe earned US$95 million from tobacco exports in the first half of the year, an industry representative group said on Saturday. In a statement, the Tobacco Industry Marketing Board said the bulk of the crop was exported to China, with South Africa in second place. It said …

Transcript: Douglas Cartwright on Behind the Headlines

Transcript: Douglas Cartwright on Behind the Headlines   http://www.swradioafrica.com Mob invades farm previously invaded by Tracy Mutinhiri and ex-husband Lance Guma speaks to Douglas Cartwright, the son of the late Guy Cartwright whose family was violently evicted from their farm by former ZANU PF MP for Marondera East Tracy Mutinhiri and her ex-husband Brigadier Ambrose …

Wildlife worth millions killed

Wildlife worth millions killed http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk An estimated 151 wild animals, worth $5,294,000, were killed by poachers between January and April this year, the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority has revealed.06.06.1212:56pmby Zwanai Sithole Harare The authority’s Public Relations Manager, Caroline Washaya Moyo, told The Zimbabwean that one white and 10 black rhinos worth$360 000 were killed in both national …

Zim-Zambia partnership could ease ZESA woes

Zim-Zambia partnership could ease ZESA woes http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Zimbabwe’s power supply is hoped to improve following a partnership the country entered into with Zambia to develop the electricity generation capacity of the Batoka gorge.06.06.1203:30pmby Sofia Mapuranga The project, already captured in the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) Infrastructure Investment prospectus, will see the country exploring means to develop the Batoka …

ZINARA’s U-turn irks motorists

ZINARA’s U-turn irks motorists http://www.thezimbabwemail.com By Staff Reporter 23 hours 28 minutes ago THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration Authority (ZINARA) has with immediate effect cancelled the vehicle licensing disc deadline which had been extended to the 30th of June and says motorists who have not complied risk having their vehicles impounded. Motorists who failed to licence their vehicles …

ZINARA deadline scrapped

Zinara deadline scrapped Wednesday, 06 June 2012 00:00 Tendai Mugabe Senior Reporter THE Zimbabwe National Roads Administration has scrapped the June 30 vehicle licensing deadline extension hardly a week after granting the respite. Motorists who fail to display new licence discs will be fined starting today. The deadline was extended following a public outcry from …

The Poverty Trap – The Economics Of Communal Land Use

The Poverty Trap – The Economics Of Communal Land Use   http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/7675 June 5th, 2012 By Dale Doré, a discussion paper in the Zimbabwe Land Series Executive Summary This paper recounts how the blossoming of smallholder agriculture in the mid-1980s began to fade when unsustainable costs began to mount. It tries to show that no amount …

ZESA Angers Glen Norah Residents

ZESA Angers Glen Norah Residents http://www.swradioafrica.com HRT Membership Desk 4 June 2012, Glen Norah – ZESA has adopted punitive measures to defaulting residents here who have not been paying their electricity bills consistently by embarking in wide spread electricity disconnections. Residents in the area have various reasons why they have not been settling their monthly electricity bills.  Residents feel …