Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Zim farmer conciliatory on land grab http://www.iol.co.za May 4 2012 at 01:27pmBy SAPA Johannesburg – A Zimbabwean farmer who was told 10 days ago his farm had been confiscated, now says it looks as though the issue could swing in his favour, Beeld newspaper reported on Friday. Henry Jackson’s widely publicised, conciliatory stance to the occupation of his …
GMB set for restructuring http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 03 May 2012 14:51 Gamma Mudarikiri THE Grain Marketing Board (GMB) is this year set to restructure operations which will see the separation of the Strategic Grain Reserve (SGR) function from commercial activities and staff retrenchment to a maximum of 1 300 workers.GMB chairman Charles Chikaura said the separation would see the establishment …
Point-of-output subsidy will boost farming http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 03 May 2012 16:15 Taurai Chinyamakobvu AS Zimbabwe faces hunger and possible starvation due to massive grain shortages this farming season, there is need to reflect and change the present agricultural subsidy model to boost production and food security. For as long as I can remember, the Zimbabwean government has …
Bishop Kunonga calls for more farm invasions http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Tererai Karimakwenda03 May 2012 Excommunicated Bishop Nolbert Kunonga has made headlines again, after reportedly unleashing a hateful, verbal attack, describing Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and the MDC-T as “satanic”, while praising Robert Mugabe as a “Holy” man and encouraging more farm invasions. According to The Zimbabwean newspaper, Kunonga made …
Drought: Zimbabwe needs new agro model http://www.newzimbabwe.com 02/05/2012 00:00:00 by Tafirenyika Makunike I HAVE the privilege of writing from Zimbabwe where I am spending a couple of days. Once you have survived the Animal Farm chaos of entering the country through BeitBridge, you can really have an exciting and memorable visit. If half our politicians just experienced a …
Chief Defies Charumbira Over Farm Seizure http://www.radiovop.com Harare, May 02, 2012-A Zimbabwean traditional leader has defied a rebuke by Chiefs Council president Fortune Charumbira to vacate a farm which he invaded in Mashonaland Central province. According to a memorandum written by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP)’s Internal Security and Intelligence (PISI), Chief Chiweshe recently seized Heyshot farm in the …
African farmers grow trees as a natural crop fertilizer http://www.csmonitor.com In Africa, planting trees along with corn in soil that is low in nitrogen can substantially increase corn production without expensive fertilizers. In a decade, the number of small farmers using Fertilizer Tree Systems has ballooned from a few hundred to more than 250,000. …
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Ethanol plant to sack 4,500 workers http://www.newzimbabwe.com 01/05/2012 00:00:00 by Staff Reporter UP to 4,500 workers at the US$600 million ethanol plant in Chisumbanje could lose their jobs as Energy Minister Elton Mangoma continues to resist pressure to introduce compulsory blending of petrol. Green Fuel has already ceased ethanol production after exhausting storage capacity at the Chisumbanje plant …
Dis-array in Zimbabwe Court Case- Lawyers, witnesses dump Zanu PF Heavyweights in court Friday, 20 April 2012 06:56 administrator CHIREDZI – Prominent Zanu PF politicians, Retired Colonel Claudius William Makova, self-styled war veteran Francis Zimuto, Sharon Musakwa and thirteen other applicants had a bad day at the Chiredzi Magistrates Courts when a lawyer renounced agency …
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Mugabe and Tsvangirai to receive draft constitution on Wednesday http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Tichaona Sibanda01 May 2012 Principals to the GPA will receive a draft copy of the new constitution on Wednesday, COPAC-co-chairman Douglas Mwonzora said on Tuesday. ‘We managed to resolve some issues on devolution, death penalty and citizenship,’ Mwonzora said, adding that the country …
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