Zimbabwe apologises for weekend incursion at tourist sites

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Zimbabwe apologizes for weekend incursion at tourist sites http://www.monstersandcritics.com/ Jan 24, 2011, 13:10 GMT Harare – Member’s of Zimbabwe’s Zanu (PF) party on Monday apologized for militants who forcefully entered a series of lakeside private boat clubs and tourist lodges over the weekend, according to tour operator groups. The incidents, along Lake Chivero, 20 kilometres …

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Police drive Mugabe supporters out of tourist resort

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Police Drive Mugabe Supporters Out Of Tourist Resorts http://www.radiovop.com 24/01/2011 16:04:00 HARARE, January 24, 2011-Zimbabwean police drove out scores of so-called war veterans and supporters of President Robert Mugabe after they declared themselves new owners of several tourist resorts, a minister and media reports said Monday. The seizures on Saturday near Lake Chivero, west of …

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NOCZIM – the chickens have come home to roost

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NOCZIM – the chickens have come home to roost By Clifford Chitupa Mashiri, Political Analyst, London 22/01/11 In my view, the fuel problems being experienced in some parts of Zimbabwe are due to what I would call 50 -50, meaning 50 percent NOCZIM’s management fault and 50 percent politicians’ or government’s fault. We all know …

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Zimbabwe lakeside leasure resort targeted by militants under Mugabe empowerment drive

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Zimbabwe lakeside leisure resort targeted by militants under Mugabe empowerment drive Associated Press By Angus Shaw (CP) – 2 hours ago HARARE, Zimbabwe — As Zimbabwe tried to spruce up its tourism image, militants of President Robert Mugabe’s party launched raids at boating clubs and tourism lodges on the shores of the capital’s main fishing …

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War veterans invade bird sanctuary

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War veterans invade bird sanctuary http://www.dailynews.co.zw By Thelma ChikwanhaSaturday, 22 January 2011 19:03 HARARE – War veterans have invaded the bird sanctuary, Kuimba Shiri, on the shores of Lake Chivero  in Mashonaland West, ostensibly to make way for President Robert Mugabe’s nephew Patrick Zhuwao. Garry Stafford, the founder and owner of the flourishing  bird garden, …

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Diesel shortage hits Harare

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Diesel shortage hits Harare http://www.newzimbabwe.com 22/01/2011 00:00:00    by Staff Reporter LONG queues have resurfaced in Harare as a shortage of diesel threatens to cripple business operations in the country. Motorists waited patiently in meandering queues stretching two kilometres in places for a chance to be served at the few filling stations that still had diesel …

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Kunzvi Dam construction to start April: Nkomo

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Kunzvi construction to start April: Nkomo http://www.zimonline.co.za by Own Correspondent     Saturday 22 January 2011 HARARE – Construction of Kunzvi Dam which will augment Harare’s water supply is due to start in April while the government has allocated the initial $4 million to kick-start a long-delayed multi-million-dollar project to pipe water to the second largest city …

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As rains pile up Zimbabwe authority warns residents near Kariba Dam

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As Rains Pile Up, Zimbabwe Authorities Warn Residents Near Kariba Dam http://www.voanews.com/ Civil Protection Department Director Madzudzo Pawadyira said his agency had warned authorities that it may need assistance in the event of flooding and has already started issuing tents and supplies to vulnerable areas Marvellous Mhlanga-Nyahuye | Washington  21 January 2011 With heavy rainfall …

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Zimbabwe: Invasion of tourism facility near Harare

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MEDIA RELEASE                                                                 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 23 January 2011   Zimbabwe:  Invasion of tourism facilities near Harare   In what looks to be the start of the next phase of state-sponsored property heists in Zimbabwe, over 20 tourism facilities have been invaded in Lake Chivero Recreational Park (formerly Lake Mcllwaine), 37 km south west of …

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Zimbabwean farmers and Nigerian agriculture

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Zimbabwean farmers and Nigerian Agriculture (1) http://www.independentngonline.com  Nigeria Wed Jan, 19 2011 By Abdul Raufu Mustapha Agriculture in colonial Nigeria was dominated by smallholder peasants. Though this sector was the motor for the economy, very little was done to improve peasant productivity. Efforts by Nigerian governments in the 1950s and 1960s to bring ‘development’ to …

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