Minister pushes for GMO food to avert hunger in Zimbabwe

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Minister pushes for GMO food to avert hunger in Zimbabwe http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Sunday, 30 October 2011 13:59 BY CAIPHAS CHIMHETE SCIENCE and Technology minister Heneri Dzinotyiweyi (pictured  right) says government must lift the ban on genetically modified (GMOs) foods insisting they have been scientifically proven to be safe for human consumption. His call comes at a time when …

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Prisons boss Zimondi dragged to court

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Prisons boss Zimondi dragged to court http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Sunday, 30 October 2011 12:16 BY NQABA MATSHAZIPRISONS boss, Paradzai Zimondi has been sucked into an ownership wrangle over a conservancy in Kariba, amid allegations that he was benefitting financially, despite not being a director or a shareholder. A retired army colonel, Thomas Ngwenya claims that Zimondi and other directors of …

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Biti: Cabinet ministers among failed farmers

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Biti: Cabinet ministers among failed farmers http://www.newzimbabwe.com 29/10/2011 00:00:00 by Staff Reporter FINANCE Minister Tendai Biti has defended his agriculture funding record insisting criticism of his policies was only coming from failed farmers, among them ministers in the country’s coalition government. Bit has come under fire from cabinet colleagues accusing him of undermining the country’s land reforms by …

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SA envoy breaks mould on invasions

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SA envoy breaks mould on invasions http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 27 October 2011 18:31 Vincent Kahiya SOUTH African Ambassador to Zimbabwe Vusi Mavimbela (pictured) has sought to break the mould by speaking out strongly against the treatment of his country’s farmers by President Robert Mugabe’s government.Mavimbela’s candid approach has, however, only helped to incense Mugabe’s government which official sources said had …

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Parliament flexes muscles on evasive Made

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Parliament flexes muscles on evasive Made http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 27 October 2011 18:19 Paidamoyo Muzulu PARLIAMENT has flexed its muscles by slapping Agriculture minister Joseph Made with contempt of parliament charges for deliberately skirting questions about the creation of the US$600 million Chisumbanje-based Green Fuels project through a partnership between the Agricultural Rural Development Authority (Arda) and Ratings. Made told …

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EMA striving to protect Zimbabwe’s environment

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EMA striving to protect Zimbabwe’s environment Origins of EMA Wednesday, 29 June 2011 01:00 The Environmental Management Agency is a statutory body which was established in terms of the Environmental Management Act [Chapter 20:27] of 2002. It is a parastatal in the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Management and was established to ensure sustainable …

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Zimbabwe Allocates $45 Million to Small Farmers For 2011-2012 Season

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Zimbabwe Allocates $45 Million to Small Farmers For 2011-2012 Season http://www.voanews.com/ 26 October 2011 Investment Minister Tapiwa Mashakada said although the funds are limited, the input scheme will go a long way to help struggling farmers Gibbs Dube & Violet Gonda | Washington The Zimbabwean government has earmarked $45 million for financially strapped small farmers and poor …

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Hundreds march through Bulawayo to protest ZESA failures

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Hundreds march through Bulawayo to protest ZESA failures http://www.swradioafrica.com/ Tichaona Sibanda27 October 2011 Hundreds of protesters marched through the streets of Bulawayo on Thursday, venting their anger at the country’s utility company ZESA, for its catalogue of failures that have impacted so badly on residents Demonstrators hoisted signs and chanted: ‘ZESA is raping us,’ ‘No ZESA No money.’ …

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‘Zim secures $300m Brazil farm loan’

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‘Zim secures $300m Brazil farm loan’ http://www.iol.co.za/ October 27 2011 at 03:49pm Zimbabwe has secured a $300 million loan from Brazil to finance agriculture and boost crop production after successive years of food deficits, state media reported on Thursday. The loan is part of Brazil’s aid programme for Africa, the state-controlled Herald newspaper said. Agriculture Minister Joseph Made …

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