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Diaspora Zimbos snub constitution-making http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Wednesday, 20 April 2011 21:18 Wongai Zhangazha ZIMBABWEANS in the diaspora have always vociferously complained about being deliberately excluded from national processes by virtue of their physical absence.They have held night vigils in prominent world capitals demonstrating against human rights abuses in Zimbabwe by the government and Zanu PF supporters. They have also tried …
Elephant meat for hungry prisoners http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Wednesday, 20 April 2011 21:15 Wongai Zhangazha PRISONERS in the country’s overcrowded jails may soon be fed with elephant meat if a proposal by the Justice and Legal Affairs ministry to curb the shortage of protein in prisons is accepted by government.The ministry is proposing the culling of the “over-populated” elephants …
Africa Hunting : Zimbabwe: Girl (9) survives elephant attack on 2011/4/19 5:46:20 (146 reads) NINE YEAR OLD Kariba girl is lucky to be alive after a stray elephant pierced one of her legs with its tusks in a nerve wrecking incident that continues to elicit sympathy in the town. Moira Madziya sustained a broken …
Farming is business — Official Sunday, 10 April 2011 21:30 Seed Co head of marketing Mr Ivan Craig Agriculture Reporter Farmers should treat farming as a business that needs both human and capital investment, Seed Co head of marketing Mr Ivan Craig has said. Mr Craig made the remarks while addressing farmers at a conservation …
Experts carrying out research on GMOs Thursday, 31 March 2011 21:43 Agriculture Reporter Zimbabwe is yet to adopt genetic modification technologies on a commercial basis pending the outcome of consultations with stakeholders. Experts are carrying out research and trials on GMOs. Presenting a paper at the Agriculture Market Linkage working group seminar in Harare on …
Govt projects grain surplus Wednesday, 20 April 2011 21:44 Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Joseph Made Herald Reporter GOVERNMENT is projecting a harvest of over 1 877 700 tonnes of grain this year, surpassing the national annual cereal requirement of 1,8 million, a Cabinet Minister revealed yesterday. This comes at a time when …
Pivotal regional rail system is in the doldrums http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Written by John BatwellMonday, 18 April 2011 20:50 John Batwell reviews Zimbabwe’s strategic rail system in Southern Africa 30 years after independence…… Three decades ago, the fledgling Southern African independent state of Zimbabwe inheritedfrom its “colonial masters” one of the continent’s finest railway systems – once a vitallyimportant, seamless …
Cotton prices increased by 200% http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Written by Ngoni ChanakiraWednesday, 20 April 2011 12:01 HARARE – ZIMBABWE’S struggling cotton farmers are smiling all the way to their commercial banks after the Minister of Agriculture, Dr Joseph Made gave them a 200 percent hike for their “white gold”. Cotton prices have been increased from the paltry US$0,30 per …
SADC Tribunal review upholds unlawful land grab judgement http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Alex Bell19 April 2011 A controversial review of the role and functions of the regional human rights Tribunal has defended the court’s findings in the legal battle against land seizures in Zimbabwe. The Tribunal of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) ruled in 2008 that Robert Mugabe’s land …
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Tycoon riles villagers over land http://www.dailynews.co.zw By Business WriterMonday, 18 April 2011 17:03 HARARE – Tycoon Billy Rautenbach’s lowveld investment companies have reportedly clashed with villagers in Chipinge over land rights. Through Macdom and Rating Investments, the business magnate entered into a joint venture with the Agricultural Rural Development Authority, Arda, to build a US$600 million ethanol plant, …