Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe power crisis to ease next year: minister http://www.timeslive.co.za/ Sapa | 14 July, 2011 06:46 The crippling electricity crisis in Zimbabwe is likely to normalise next year, says Energy and Power Development Minister Elton Mangoma. He said that government was working on a comprehensive programme to increase power output by exploiting methane gas reserves in Lupane for …
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4 tons per ha – from land dry enough to smelt iron http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk The soil on which Pastor Leephat Chinyange farms is beautiful soil – red clay, hard – in fact hard enough to smelt iron and to make the beautiful clay pots one sees for sale along the sides of the Masvingo-Beitbridge road. …
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Hwange power station now working at full capacity http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Lance Guma12 July 2011 The was some good news for Zimbabweans this week following reports that Hwange Power Station (HPS) is now operating at full capacity, for the first time in 10 years. All six generators at the plant are said to be working at ‘full throttle’. A …
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Transfrontier conservancy hit by rampant poaching http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell11 July 2011 The Zimbabwe section of the world’s largest inter-regional conservation park has been hit by rampant poaching, with at least 20 elephants being slaughtered in recent months. The Gonarezhou National Park, which is part of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area, has seen an alarming upsurge in cross-border …
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ZANU PF deputy Minister under siege from party mob http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Tichaona Sibanda11 July 2011 The ZANU PF MP for Marondera East and deputy Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Tracy Mutinhiri, had to seek police protection from a ZANU PF mob that was threatening to take over her Tapiwanashe farm on Saturday. Mutinhiri, best known for …
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Mutinhiri’s farm invaded http://www.dailynews.co.zw/ By Bridget Mananavire, Staff WriterSunday, 10 July 2011 15:50 HARARE – Tracy Mutinhiri, the Zanu PF deputy minister for Labour and Social Welfare, says she is marked for death, as hundreds of people she described as “Zanu PF militia sent by Sydney Sekeramayi” invaded her farm yesterday. Over 20 police officers in riot …
Tobacco deliveries decline http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Sunday, 10 July 2011 12:58 BY KUDZAI CHIMHANGWA TOBACCO deliveries at the country’s three auction floors have substantially declined as most small-scale farmers have sold their crop amid fears that the 170 million target set at the beginning of the selling season may not be achieved. The slow deliveries have also raised concern that …
Zimbabwe buys FMD infected cattle http://www.thestandard.co.zw/ Sunday, 10 July 2011 11:57 BY NQOBILE BHEBHE BULAWAYO — The Botswana government has admitted that it is selling cattle suspected to have the contagious Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) to Zimbabwe.The neighbouring country is culling 45 000 herd of cattle but says those found to be in “a good state will be …
‘World should stop election losers from ruling’ http://www.dailynews.co.zw/ By Godfrey Mtimba in BelgiumSaturday, 09 July 2011 13:58 BRUSSELS – Joint African Pacific Caribbean and European Union (ACP-EU) Parliament co-president David Matongo says the world should stop election losers from refusing to leave office and seeking comfort in coalition governments. Matongo, a Zambian, gave President Robert Mugabe as an …
Rolling blackouts warning http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk The Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC), a subsidiary of the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA), has warned of more rolling blackouts as the utility struggles to meet demand on the back of collapsing infrastructure and sub-economic tariffs.08.07.1104:19pmVusimusi Bhebhe ZPC chairman Richard Maasdorp said load shedding would “remain a way of life until we expand generation at …