Hre Residents Trust: ZESA Rates Hike Unacceptable

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Hre Residents Trust: ZESA Rates Hike Unacceptable Harare- The Harare Residents’ Trust (HRT) has been battling to convince residents to be patient with the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) over the intended increase in tariffs by 31 percent with effect from 01 September 2011, as approved by the Zimbabwe Electricity Regulatory Commission (ZERC). The ZERC authorized the ZESA to …

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CZI set for showdown with Zesa

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CZI set for showdown with Zesa http://www.dailynews.co.zw By Diana Chisvo, Business WriterWednesday, 31 August 2011 11:20 HARARE – The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) is preparing a lawsuit against Zesa Holdings in a bid to force the power company to reverse its tariff increase which it says has far reaching consequences on business and the economy. Zesa, through …

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Farmers fail to pay labourers

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Farmers fail to pay labourers http://www.financialgazette.co.zw Wednesday, 24 August 2011 21:21 Tabitha Mutenga, Farming Reporter FARMERS are failing to pay their workers the minimum general agricultural wage of US$44 per month, citing high production costs which they say have already affected the viability of their operations. Farmers at the ongoing Harare Agricultural Show told The Financial Gazette that …

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Mugabe hails farm recovery

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Mugabe hails farm recovery http://www.zimonline.co.za by Own Correspondent     Monday 29 August 2011 HARARE – President Robert Mugabe at the weekend said Zimbabwe’s agriculture sector was on the rebound after a decade of decline blamed on the veteran leader’s chaotic and often violent seizure of white-owned farmland for redistribution to blacks. Addressing the Harare agricultural show that ended Saturday …

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Police led farm invasion leaves hundreds homeless

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Police led farm invasion leaves hundreds homeless http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Alex Bell29 August 2011 Another farm invasion, this time in the Chegutu area, has left hundreds of people homeless, as the campaign to seize the remaining commercial land in Zimbabwe continues. Farmer Ken Bartholomew was forced off his property over the weekend while awaiting an urgent court appeal to …

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Poachers devise new tricks to evade detection

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Poachers devise new tricks to evade detection http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Sunday, 28 August 2011 10:55 BY CHIPO MASARAFrom fresh reports of illegal hunting in Zimbabwe, it would appear as though the poachers are adamant on wiping out all wildlife and as long as the authorities, whose job is to protect the natural resource neglect to fulfil their mandate, the country’s …

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How a General stole a farm: My family’s story – Guy Watson-Smith (2004)

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How a General stole a farm: My family’s story – Guy Watson-Smith (2004)   http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/6958#more-6958 August 25th, 2011 This narrative was written by Zimbabwean farmer Guy Watson-Smith in 2004, recounting his experiences at the hands of General Solomon Mujuru. We are re-printing it as he wrote it at that time. General Mujuru died in a …

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CFU returns to Harare Agric Show

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CFU returns to Harare Agric Show http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Commercial farmers have returned to this year’s Harare Agricultural Show, nearly a decade after they pulled out of the annual exhibition in protest at the state-sponsored farm invasions that began in 2000.24.08.1111:58amby Vusimusi Bhebhe “We have not had a stand at the show for a number of years, for obvious reasons, …

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