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Zimbabwe rejects calls to ratify ICC treaty
Zimbabwe rejects calls to ratify ICC treaty http://www.newzimbabwe.com 25/10/2011 00:00:00 by Staff Reporter ZIMBABWE has ruled out ratifying the Rome Statute establishing the International Criminal Court (ICC), accusing the body of targeting Africans. Ratifying the Statute was one of the 179 recommendations made at the end of the 12th Session of the United Nations’ Universal Periodic Review …
Zim plant generates controversy
Zim plant generates controversy http://www.iol.co.za/ October 26 2011 at 12:58pm Zimbabwe’s first green power plant produces ethanol from sugarcane and could help the country achieve energy independence. But its detractors say it has one big drawback: it has displaced local cotton farmers. The Green Fuel Private Limited ethanol plant sits about 500 kilometres south of Harare near the …
Fertiliser industry stuck with 300 000t
Fertiliser industry stuck with 300 000t http://www.herald.co.zw/ Tuesday, 25 October 2011 00:00 Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter ZIMBABWE’S fertiliser industry is reportedly stuck with 300 000 tonnes of the commodity as farmers do not have money to buy. Many farmers are preparing for the summer cropping season, but there has not been any meaningful change in the uptake …
Zim fails to meet tobacco sales target
Zim fails to meet tobacco sales target http://www.dailynews.co.zw By Roadwin Chirara, Business WriterMonday, 24 October 2011 09:28 HARARE – Zimbabwe’s failure to meet its tobacco sales by 40 million kilogrammes (kg) has also affected its revenue collections in the third quarter, Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) chairman Sternford Moyo has said. The country auctioned off 140 million kg’s during …
Diesel shortage hits Harare
Diesel shortage hits Harare http://www.dailynews.co.zw By Gugulethu Nyazema, Senior WriterMonday, 24 October 2011 08:56 HARARE – Harare has been hit by a shortage of diesel that has affected various sectors of the economy. A snap survey by the Daily News yesterday revealed that most service stations did not have the precious commodity. Fuel attendants told the Daily …
Zesa fears collapse
Zesa fears collapse http://www.dailynews.co.zw By Everson Mushava, Staff WriterMonday, 24 October 2011 08:01 HARARE – The Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority, Zesa risks a gradual shut down if it continues to charge sub-economic tariffs. Josh Chifamba, Zesa’s chief executive said the 31 percent tariff hike in September this year was justified as it was necessitated by the need …
Govt, private sector lacks financial resources
Govt, private sector lacks financial resources http://www.dailynews.co.zw By Diana Chisvo, Staff WriterSunday, 23 October 2011 05:18 HARARE – The government and private sector lack the required financial resources to bankroll this year’s agriculture planting season. The Commercial Farmers’ Union, (CFU) said the upcoming agricultural season was the worst since 2000, in terms of preparedness. Charles Taffs, CFU …
SundayOpinion: Zanu PF, aliens colluding in poaching syndicates
SundayOpinion: Zanu PF, aliens colluding in poaching syndicates http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Sunday, 23 October 2011 11:39 In March this year, Richard Emslie, chief scientific officer for the Species Survival Commission of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and head of African Rhino Specialist Group (AfRSG), told a meeting of top rhino experts gathered in South Africa that poachers …
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Farm invasion spat pits SA against Zim
Farm invasion spat pits SA against Zim http://mg.co.za RAY NDLOVU Oct 21 2011 14:20 Vusi Mavimbela, South Africa’s ambassador to Zimbabwe, has attacked President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu-PF over its continued invasion of South African-owned farms and over the mounting rhetoric about the seizure of foreign-owned mining companies under the indigenisation law. Observers see the tough talk of Mavimbela, …