Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Electricity Supply and Service Delivery by the Hon. Minister of Energy and Power DevelopmentElton Mangoma Preamble The essence of this press conference is to acquaint you with the position of the electricity supply situation, service delivery by the power utility, setting the record straight on the disconnection of non-paying customers, position of electricity imports and the general relationship …
Desperate farmers resort to substitutes http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Desperate farmers in Matabeleland, whose maize crop has wilted due to the current dry spell, are now trying substitutes such as sunflowers and soya beans.21.02.1205:04pmby Zwanai Sithole Harare Maize in most parts of the region is now a write-off because of the persistent dry conditions. Gwanda, Inyathi, Beitbridge, Nkayi and Binga are badly …
Dozens of People Face Eviction From Zimbabwe Farms http://www.voanews.com February 21, 2012 Sebastian Mhofu | Harare, Zimbabwe Family members of evicted farm workers cook breakfast on the side of the road outside Mvurwi village, about 130 kilometers west of Harare, May 2008. (file photo)Photo: ReutersFamily members of evicted farm workers cook breakfast on the side of the road …
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Another court delay leaves elderly farmer behind bars http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell21 February 2012 An elderly farmer, arrested more than a week ago over his attempts to hang onto his home, will remain locked up until Thursday after another court delay. 74 year old Peter Hingeston was meant to appear for a bail hearing on Tuesday after previous …
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Zesa mum on chefs’ electricity bills http://www.dailynews.co.zw/ By Sharon Muguwu, Staff WriterMonday, 20 February 2012 14:31 HARARE – State power utility Zesa Holdings has refused to explain its stratification that has seen cabinet ministers and other top government officials owing thousands of dollars in electricity bills exempt from disconnections. There seems to be a conspiracy of silence between …
National Parks slammed for involvement in elephant deaths http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell20 February 2012 Zimbabwe’s National Parks Authority has been slammed for its involvement in recent elephant killings, after it emerged that Parks staff killed three of the animals within a conservancy last week. The employees from Chipinda Pools went to Chiredzi River Conservancy last Thursday and shot …
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Former commercial farmer remains detained http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Alex Bell20 February 2012 A former commercial farmer in Zimbabwe has remained locked up over the weekend, over the ongoing legal wrangle for his home. 74 year old Peter Hingeston was arrested more than a week ago after failing to appear in court for medical reasons. He has been held …
Sadly the invasions within the Chiredzi River Conservancy have been going on for 12 years now not just since last year. It is only now that someone is actually listening, lets hope there will be some positive action soon. 12 years of killing, 12 years of destroying the environment. No one has gained, even for …
Invaders plunder Nature Conservancy assisted by National Parks staff By Business Reporter Published: February 19, 2012 Comment Despite a statement by a government minister to protect the Chiredzi River Conservancy(CRC), a protectorate for animal and plant life, ZANU PF backed invaders have defied all warnings and this week moved in to demarcate land for resettlement …
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80 families evicted from Mazowe farm http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Sunday, 19 February 2012 13:53 BY JENNIFER DUBEA humanitarian crisis is looming after government evicted 80 households from a farm in Mazowe and dumped them by the roadside near Caesar Mine in Mashonaland Central province, where there are no shelter or ablution facilities.The families, who were forcibly moved from Arnold farm …