Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Farming season in disarray http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 17 November 2011 18:05 Paul Nyakazeya WHEN heavy downpours hit most parts of Zimbabwe in early October, farmers began preparing their land for the traditional planting season despite not having enough inputs. But faltering weather patterns in the region are creating uncertainty about when the best time to plant crops is, forcing farmers …
Zimbabwe embarks on eco friendly fuel project http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 17 November 2011 16:22 Paul Nyakazeya ZIMBABWE through Green Fuel has joined a growing list of world economies taking up the call to reduce carbon emission while enjoying local benefits of a homegrown solution to fuel independence. Green Fuel ethanol is produced locally from sugar cane grown in Chisumbanje. …
Zesa drops Sino Hydro deal http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 17 November 2011 19:03 Paidamoyo Muzulu ZESA has renounced the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) clandestinely signed between treasury and Chinese conglomerate Sino Hydro for the expansion of the Kariba South hydroelectric power project opting for a more transparent tender process. Kariba presently generates 750 megawatts of power at its peak and the …
No trees in 50 years http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/ Time to take action16.11.1101:27pmby Fungai Kwaramba Harare A cocktail of power cuts, ad hoc deforestation and veld fires has seen the loss of 330 000 hectares of trees annually, while Forestry Commission sapling nurseries wither through lack of investment from the cash-strapped parastatal. Philip Mataranyika, from Friends of the Environment, told The …
Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority Says No End to Blackouts in Sight http://www.voanews.com/ 15 November 2011 Zesa increased tariffs by 31 percent in September and recent reports said it was planning another increase of 47 percent on top of that Jonga Kandemiiri The Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority warned this week that consumers and businesses should must brace for …
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Youths invade Byo factory premises http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk A group of suspected Zanu (PF) youths invaded a disused factory building in Bulawayo’s Belmont industrial area last week.11.11.1105:35pmby Zwanai Sithole Harare The building, owned by Kenny Lameck who now lives in South Africa, was invaded by youths under the leadership of a Retired Major Sibanda. Workers at Locos Seed Manufacturing Company, …
Msipa Jnr faces fraud charges http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Sunday, 13 November 2011 13:39 BY EDGAR GWESHECEPHAS Mandlhenkosi Msipa (Jnr), the son to former Midlands governor and Zanu PF politburo member Cephas Msipa, will stand trial for trying to fraudulently acquire a piece of land in Harare’s Borrowdale area. Msipa Jnr, who for the past years has been embroiled in …
Beef price shoots up at Botswana deal ends http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Beef prices here have shot up drastically following the lapsing of the deal between the Botswana government and the Cold Storage Company last month.11.11.1108:29amby Zwanai Sithole Harare Most residents in Bulawayo have now resorted to chicken and dried fish due to the prohibitive price of beef. Most residents …
Bumpy ride for Zimbabwe’s Green Fuel http://www.businesslive.co.za 12 November, 2011 20:12SIMPLICIUS CHIRINDABusiness Times Zimbabwean motorists started filling their vehicles with an ethanol fuel blend from Green Fuel’s Chisumbanje ethanol plant this week. But villagers living near the plant in Chisumbanje want to shut the operation down, accusing the owners of taking away their farming land. Green Fuel …