Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Water scarcity fears in Mat, Midlands http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Saturday, 28 January 2012 19:01 BY NQOBANI NDLOVU BULAWAYO – Cities and towns in Matabeleland and Midlands regions are facing serious water shortages owing to dwindling water levels in dams and collapsing water treatment infrastructure. A snap survey by The Standard last week established that Bulawayo, Gweru, Gwanda and Zvishavane are …
Wildlife Experts Distraught as Record Rhino Killings Plague South Africa http://www.voanews.com/ January 21, 2012 The killing of rhinos in South Africa for their horns has reached an all-time high. The country is home to most of the world’s remaining white and black rhinos – about 20,000 animals. Conservationists say the recent huge increase in …
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Zimbabwe farmers turn back to tradition as rainfall changes http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/zimbabwe-farmers-turn-back-to-tradition-as-rainfall-changes 28 Jan 2012 07:38 Source: Alertnet // Madalitso Mwando In this 2005 file photo, Zimbabwe peasant farmer Loyce Nkala stands amid her drought-devastated maize crop in Filabusi, southwest Zimbabwe. REUTERS/Howard Burditt By Madalitso Mwando ESIGODINI, Zimbabwe – Whether rotating her crops, sowing seed from …
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Land grabs move to Harare http://mg.co.za JASON MOYO HARARE, ZIMBABWE – Jan 27 2012 09:48 Just past one of Harare’s wealthiest northern suburbs, the road empties quickly into the squalor. On one side of the road in the Hatcliff area a Zanu-PF flag flies over a makeshift home, one of hundreds being illegally built by the party’s supporters …
Zim wildlife facing poaching ‘horror story’ http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell27 January 2012 Zimbabwe’s wildlife is facing another destructive year, with poaching on the rise, land being destroyed and no government support for conservation efforts. Elephants, rhinos and hundreds of other animals are at risk and conservationists in the country have warned of a potential ‘disaster’. Johnny Rodrigues, the Chairman …
Crop hectarage diminishes http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 26 January 2012 16:11 Paul Nyakazeya PRELIMINARY assessments by the Zimbabwe Farmers Union (ZFU) show that the area planted for major crops diminished this agricultural season owing to a poor start to the season and inadequate inputs. Without giving the hectarage, ZFU said in its weekly market guide the area planted for major …
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Govt intervenes on liquidity crisis http://www.dailynews.co.zw/ By Roadwin Chirara, Business WriterThursday, 26 January 2012 10:52 HARARE – Finance Minister Tendai Biti says that government is withdrawing $110 million from the Zimbabwe General SDR Allocation from the International Monetary Fund to ease the current liquidity crisis inmarket. Of the amount,only $20 million will be availed to the Reserve …
Zim piles on more debt http://www.dailynews.co.zw/ By ReutersThursday, 26 January 2012 15:09 HARARE – Zimbabwe is having to bolster its $4 billion 2012 budget with $110 million from an 2009 emergency IMF fund, a measure of the extent of an acute foreign exchange shortage in the southern African nation. Finance minister Tendai Biti, who has previously opposed …
Biti hints on duty U-turn http://www.dailynews.co.zw By Gift Phiri, Senior WriterThursday, 26 January 2012 15:17 HARARE – Finance minister Tendai Biti has been forced to take steps to slash the shock 25 percent hike of surtax on imports of food and other basics. Biti admitted at a news conference in Harare yesterday that he had come under …