Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
CONSTITUTION WATCH 2012 [3rd February 2012] Drafters Complete Preliminary Draft of 18 Chapters of New Constitution On 23rd January the three lead drafters completed their work on the preliminary draft of the new Constitution in accordance with their instructions from COPAC and handed the draft over to COPAC. They had started on the 5th December. …
Mwanga Lodge Baby Elephant Dies FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE ZIMBABWE NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (ZNSPCA)156 Enterprise Road, Harare, ZimbabweTel: +263 4 4497574 znspca.org.zw 31 January 2012Harare, Zimbabwe, 31st January 2012 It is with much sadness that we report the death of the orphaned maleelephant calf rescued on the 8th January 2012. …
Conservancies in battle against poachers, settlers http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Wildlife and vegetation are under threat in the Chiredzi district due to the influx of poachers and migration of illegal settlers, says a wildlife and environment expert.01.02.1211:58amby Tonderayi Matonho “The depletion of wildlife and vegetation has been greatly affected by poachers who have been killing elephants and rhino for their ivory …
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RBZ limits instant cash withdrawals http://www.newzimbabwe.com 01/02/2012 00:00:00 by Gilbert Nyambabvu THE central bank has slapped a US$10,000 limit on instant cash withdrawals and introduced notice periods for larger transactions as the country battles to contain a worsening liquidity crisis. Presenting his monetary policy statement Tuesday, RBZ chief Gideon Gono said: “In order to facilitate country-wide smooth payment …
Five Zimbabwe banks risk closure (AFP) – 3 hours ago HARARE — Zimbabwe’s central bank said on Wednesday it has given five undercapitalised banks two weeks to raise cash or face closure, after several banks were forced to shut because of the economic crisis. At the end of last year five of the country’s 25 banks did …
Zanu thugs slaughter Lowveld elephants The Commercial Farmers Union is investigating the slaughter of two young elephants in the Lowveld, allegedly by marauding Zanu (PF) supporters targeting wildlife conservancies in the area. 09.07.1101:27pm56 by Vusimusi BhebheEmailFacebookTwitterPrint The union said in a notice to members last week that the elephants had their heads hacked off and …
Court Watch 1/2012 [Opening of the 2012 Legal Year] COURT WATCH 1/2012 [January 2012] Opening of the 2012 Legal Year With the opening of the new legal year there is a Supreme Court and High Court Calendar ready for 2012 and also a Labour Court Calendar for 2012, both published in the Government Gazette. …
Hell for migrant farm workers http://www.dailynews.co.zw By Legal MonitorTuesday, 31 January 2012 11:27 HARARE – Farm workers, most of them migrant labourers, left destitute by the chaotic land reform programme are having their “inhuman and degrading treatment” under the spot-light again. Mozambican descendent Binias Yolamu came to Zimbabwe as a young 24-year-old in 1964 and has been a …
Shortages of Fertilizer Jeopardize Zimbabwe 2012 Maize Crop Yields http://www.voanews.com/ 30 January 2012 Ammonium nitrate manufacturers – Sable Chemicals and Zimbabwe Fertilizer Company, both subsidiaries of Chemplex Corporation Limited – said that production is hampered by a lack of operating funds Gibbs Dube | Washington Zimbabwean farmers who managed to get a maize crop in the ground …
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Zim crops failing after Mugabe’s land ‘reforms’ http://www.iol.co.za January 30 2012 at 11:59amBy JAN RAATH . Harare – Zimbabweans in 2011consumed some 1.67 million hectolitres of beer, the highest ever sales. But as beer drinking soared, the output from the country’s farms sank to its worst since independence in 1980 (bar 2008 when inflation hit 500 billion percent.) …